QMA Indiana State Test EXAM GRADED
A 300 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is dementia? - CORRECT ANSWERS A term for several symptoms related to
a decline in thinking skills
You should attempt gradual dose reduction on what class/type of med - CORRECT
ANSWERS Antipsychotic
How do you count pulse/respiration - CORRECT ANSWERS Together
When do you do the Heimlich Maneuver - CORRECT ANSWERS When choking.
Can't speak or couch
How do you know a G-Tube is in the correct place - CORRECT ANSWERS Check
with auscultation
Debridement med can only be applied by who - CORRECT ANSWERS Licensed
personell
Voltaren common adverse affect - CORRECT ANSWERS G.I. Bleed
What is a nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWERS Infection acquired in a
facility
,What do you need to do to mess to administer them via G-Tube - CORRECT
ANSWERS Crush and dilute with water
Depakote is what type of med - CORRECT ANSWERS Anticonvulsant
30 cc = - CORRECT ANSWERS 1 ounce
If an inhaler holds 300 doses and is ordered to be given 2 puffs QID, how many
days will it last - CORRECT ANSWERS 37.5
What do you never do if someone is having a seizure - CORRECT ANSWERS Hold
them down or place anything in their mouth
What should be checked before administering meds through a G-Tube - CORRECT
ANSWERS Check for compatibility whether the med can be crushed and diluted
with water
The process by which a med is changed into a form so it can be excreted -
CORRECT ANSWERS Metabolized
Otic means - CORRECT ANSWERS Ear
Blurred vision and yellow-green halls are side effects of what drug - CORRECT
ANSWERS Digoxin
A symptom of hyperglycemia - CORRECT ANSWERS Extreme thirst
,What affects med absorption - CORRECT ANSWERS Route, dosage, chemical
composition form
What is the average adult respiration rate - CORRECT ANSWERS 12-20
B/p dropping after standing up is a side effect of what - CORRECT ANSWERS
Sinemet
What type of med is used to treat thrombophlebitis - CORRECT ANSWERS
Coumadin, blood thinners
How is Micronase classified - CORRECT ANSWERS Hypoglycemia
What are anti-inflammatory med used for - CORRECT ANSWERS Decrease
swelling and pain
What class of med is aldactone - CORRECT ANSWERS Diuretic
What three things do you observe a resident for that is receiving steroid meds -
CORRECT ANSWERS Infection, weight gain, osteoporosis
What is a common adverse effect of vasotec - CORRECT ANSWERS Dizziness,
weakness, dry cough
Mixture with a fat base - CORRECT ANSWERS Emulsion
, Cortisporin otic is used to treat what - CORRECT ANSWERS Ear infection (otitis
media)
What do you need to observe/monitor for when administering anticoagulants -
CORRECT ANSWERS Bleeding
How is prednisone classified - CORRECT ANSWERS Anti inflammatory
How is Thorazine classified - CORRECT ANSWERS Antipsychotic
What might a person have after taking nitroglycerin - CORRECT ANSWERS
Flushing and palpitation
What type or class of med is used to treat glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWERS Beta
blockers
What do you give to someone with menieres disease - CORRECT ANSWERS
Meclizine, antivert
Fruity smelling breath is a sign of what - CORRECT ANSWERS High blood sugar
(hyperglycemia)
What is cardiac arrythmia - CORRECT ANSWERS Abnormal heart rate
Amphojel - CORRECT ANSWERS Antacid
A 300 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is dementia? - CORRECT ANSWERS A term for several symptoms related to
a decline in thinking skills
You should attempt gradual dose reduction on what class/type of med - CORRECT
ANSWERS Antipsychotic
How do you count pulse/respiration - CORRECT ANSWERS Together
When do you do the Heimlich Maneuver - CORRECT ANSWERS When choking.
Can't speak or couch
How do you know a G-Tube is in the correct place - CORRECT ANSWERS Check
with auscultation
Debridement med can only be applied by who - CORRECT ANSWERS Licensed
personell
Voltaren common adverse affect - CORRECT ANSWERS G.I. Bleed
What is a nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWERS Infection acquired in a
facility
,What do you need to do to mess to administer them via G-Tube - CORRECT
ANSWERS Crush and dilute with water
Depakote is what type of med - CORRECT ANSWERS Anticonvulsant
30 cc = - CORRECT ANSWERS 1 ounce
If an inhaler holds 300 doses and is ordered to be given 2 puffs QID, how many
days will it last - CORRECT ANSWERS 37.5
What do you never do if someone is having a seizure - CORRECT ANSWERS Hold
them down or place anything in their mouth
What should be checked before administering meds through a G-Tube - CORRECT
ANSWERS Check for compatibility whether the med can be crushed and diluted
with water
The process by which a med is changed into a form so it can be excreted -
CORRECT ANSWERS Metabolized
Otic means - CORRECT ANSWERS Ear
Blurred vision and yellow-green halls are side effects of what drug - CORRECT
ANSWERS Digoxin
A symptom of hyperglycemia - CORRECT ANSWERS Extreme thirst
,What affects med absorption - CORRECT ANSWERS Route, dosage, chemical
composition form
What is the average adult respiration rate - CORRECT ANSWERS 12-20
B/p dropping after standing up is a side effect of what - CORRECT ANSWERS
Sinemet
What type of med is used to treat thrombophlebitis - CORRECT ANSWERS
Coumadin, blood thinners
How is Micronase classified - CORRECT ANSWERS Hypoglycemia
What are anti-inflammatory med used for - CORRECT ANSWERS Decrease
swelling and pain
What class of med is aldactone - CORRECT ANSWERS Diuretic
What three things do you observe a resident for that is receiving steroid meds -
CORRECT ANSWERS Infection, weight gain, osteoporosis
What is a common adverse effect of vasotec - CORRECT ANSWERS Dizziness,
weakness, dry cough
Mixture with a fat base - CORRECT ANSWERS Emulsion
, Cortisporin otic is used to treat what - CORRECT ANSWERS Ear infection (otitis
media)
What do you need to observe/monitor for when administering anticoagulants -
CORRECT ANSWERS Bleeding
How is prednisone classified - CORRECT ANSWERS Anti inflammatory
How is Thorazine classified - CORRECT ANSWERS Antipsychotic
What might a person have after taking nitroglycerin - CORRECT ANSWERS
Flushing and palpitation
What type or class of med is used to treat glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWERS Beta
blockers
What do you give to someone with menieres disease - CORRECT ANSWERS
Meclizine, antivert
Fruity smelling breath is a sign of what - CORRECT ANSWERS High blood sugar
(hyperglycemia)
What is cardiac arrythmia - CORRECT ANSWERS Abnormal heart rate
Amphojel - CORRECT ANSWERS Antacid
