Practice for Proxy Caregiver Medication Assistant
Training Study Guide 2023 with complete solution
MAR stands for
Medication Administration Record
Oral
taken by mouth and swallowed
Buccal
placed between cheek and gum
Sublingual
placed under the tongue
Eye
placed in the pocket of the eye created when the lower eyelid is gently pulled down
Ear
placed in the ear canal created when the external ear is pulled up and back
Nasal
placed in the nostril
Inhalant
inhaled into the lungs
Transdermal
placed and affixed to the skin
Topical
applied to the skin or hair
vaginal
inserted into the vagina
Rectal
inserted into the rectum
subcutaneous
injected into the fat with a syringe
6 rights of medication administration
right resident, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation
Respect
Do not interrupt a resident when he/she is eating, do not awaken a resident, inform
resident the procedures that will occur, and answer residents questions abut the
medication(s).
Refusal
Never force a resident to take a medication, follow the facility's policy when a resident
refuses.
Privacy
being away from the public
Knock on closed doors before entering
Do not administer medications when resident is receiving personal care or in the
bathroom.
Side effects include but are not limited to the following...
Training Study Guide 2023 with complete solution
MAR stands for
Medication Administration Record
Oral
taken by mouth and swallowed
Buccal
placed between cheek and gum
Sublingual
placed under the tongue
Eye
placed in the pocket of the eye created when the lower eyelid is gently pulled down
Ear
placed in the ear canal created when the external ear is pulled up and back
Nasal
placed in the nostril
Inhalant
inhaled into the lungs
Transdermal
placed and affixed to the skin
Topical
applied to the skin or hair
vaginal
inserted into the vagina
Rectal
inserted into the rectum
subcutaneous
injected into the fat with a syringe
6 rights of medication administration
right resident, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation
Respect
Do not interrupt a resident when he/she is eating, do not awaken a resident, inform
resident the procedures that will occur, and answer residents questions abut the
medication(s).
Refusal
Never force a resident to take a medication, follow the facility's policy when a resident
refuses.
Privacy
being away from the public
Knock on closed doors before entering
Do not administer medications when resident is receiving personal care or in the
bathroom.
Side effects include but are not limited to the following...
