Medication Aide quizzes and tests from all units Over 250 Questions and Answers (2022/2023) (Verified Answers)

Medication Aide quizzes and tests from all units Over 250 Questions and Answers (2022/2023) (Verified Answers) True or False? Med aides may only give a PRN if the nurse has specifically delegated the task for the specific resident and drug? True. Med aide can't assess the need for a PRN, this must be done by a nurse Med aides can't do what? Give first doses of new meds Factors affecting drug actions include what? Weight, age, metabolic rate, and tolerance What are the six rights of med administration? The right drug, the right person, the right documentation, the right route, the right dose, and the right time Before you work as a med aide, you? Must pass course exams, complete and demonstrate skills As a med aide in your facility, you should what? Work within the legal limits of your role You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is a what? boundary violation A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits of your role. You do what? Refuse to follow the nurses order and explain why You're not sure whether you should give a certain drug, You should do what? Ask the Nurse In order to assess a person, the nurse decides to give the person the oral drugs that you usually give. You do what? Understand this is the best decision for the person at the time. The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You have not done this task before. You do what? Tell the nurse you have not done the task before and ask for help When you agree to perform a delegated task. You what? Must complete the task safely A nurse asks you to perform a task. You do the following except what? restate or clarify what is expected of you, know how to contact the nurse if theres an emergency, document the care given, or do the task even though you have not been trained? Do the task even though you have not been trained What step can the nurse delegate to you? Give certain drugs The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the power to do the following except what? Determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs before marketing, ensure that manufacturers meet labeling requirements, ensure advertising standards are met when manufacturers market drugs, or determine who gives drugs to patients or residents? Determine who gives drugs to patients or residents If you fail to do something that a reasonable and careful person would have done, you are what? Negligent Invasion of privacy occurs if you what? Violate a persons right to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs made public without giving consent You suspect a persons being abused. You should what? Share your concerns with your supervisor Schedule 11 drugs may lead to what? Severe psychological or physical dependence According to the text, when you touch a persons body without his or her consent its called a what? Battery The intentional mistreatment or harm of another person is what? Abuse Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct is called what? Ethics Which statement about an ethical person is true? An ethical person behaves in the right way You display ethical behavior by what? Keeping the persons property safe To protect yourself from assault and battery, you what? Get the persons consent before doing a procedure A nurse gives the wrong dosage of a drug to a person. This is what? malpractice You gave a drug to the wrong person. This is what? Negligence You trick a person into taking a drug. This is called what? Fraud You scold an older person for refusing to take ordered drugs This is what? Verbal abuse Violating or failing to comply with the Controlled Substance Act can result in a what? Fine and Prison term Pain and nausea are examples of what? Subjective Data What observations should you report at once? Complaints of sudden severe pain Cancer and diabetes are examples of what? Medical Diagnosis A person is eating. How long should you wait before taking an oral temperature? 15 to 20 minutes A person has a blood pressure of 118/78. This is what? Within normal range Good communication occurs when you what? Give information in a logical and orderly manner A drug is ordered for 1700. The time to give the drug is what? 5:00 PM Symptoms are an example of what? Subjective Data Which of the following is not objective data? A persons respiratory rate, the color of a persons urine, a persons blood pressure, or pain felt by a person? Pain felt by a person When should you record that you gave a person a drug? After giving the drug You are giving a person his drugs. What observation should you report at once? The person refused to take a drug The basic unit of body structure is what? A cell The integumentary system ? Covers the body The white of the eye is the what? Sclera The external or (outer part) is called the what? pinna or auricle Digestion begins where? In the oral cavity The master gland is the what? Pituitary A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart is what? Artery A person feels the need to urinate when the bladder contains how much? About 250 mL of urine The thyroid hormone regulates what? Metabolism Which statement about insulin is false? It is secreted by the pancreas, it is needed for sugar to enter the cells, it regulates the amount of sugar in the blood available for use by the cells, or it is secreted by the stomach? It is secreted by the stomach The generic name of a drug is the what? Drugs common name Drugs that interact with a receptor to cause a response are what? Agonists Absorption is the what? Process by which a drug is transferred from its site of body entry to circulating body fluids for distribution an enteral drug is given? Throuhg the oral, rectal, and naso-gastric routes The primary routes of excretion for a drug are what? Elimination through urine and feces An idiosyncratic reaction is what? Something unusual or abnormal that happens when a drug is first given A drug interaction occurs when The action of one drug is altered by the action of another drug Another term for urticaria is what? Hives A severe, life threatening sensitivity to an antigen is what? Anaphylaxis The rate of absorption depends on the following except what? The clinical indications for using a drug A prescription drug needs what? A doctors order Most drugs are metabolized in what? In the liver Symptoms of anaphylaxis include the following except what? Warm, dry skin Which factor enhances topical drug absorption in older persons? Decreasing skin thickness Which oral drug form may be crushed? Tablets When giving a drug to a child, you should what? Open capsules and sprinkle contents on small amounts of food An older person is at risk for drug interactions or drug toxicity because of what? Chronic illnesses When assisting an older person with taking her drugs, you should what? Report swallowing difficulties to the nurse The process by which a drug is transferred from its site of body entry to blood for distribution is what? Absorption The elimination of a drug from the body is called what? Excretion The process by which the body inactivates drugs is what? Metabolism A tablet is too large for a person to swallow. What do you do? Ask the nurse's permission to crush it As kidney function decreases, the doctor may what? Decrease drug dosages Therapeutic drug monitoring is what? Done to measure a drugs concentration in body fluids You assist with monitoring the effects of drug therapy by doing what? Reporting abnormal vital signs at once To assist an older person with drug therapy, you should what? Use drug organizers and calendars to help the person know when to take drugs Drug distribution is likely to be greater in what? Infants Therapeutic drug monitoring is done to measure what? A drugs concentration in the body A tablet is scored. This means what? The tablet can be broken in half A doctor begins to give you a telephone order. You do what? Politely give your name and title and ask the doctor to wait for a nurse Your moms friend is a client where you work. You're not giving care to that person, but you read the persons chart. This is called what? Invasion of Privacy A person asks you for his or her chart. What do you do? Report the request to the nurse After giving the drug, you record it on the what? MAR Which order requires the drug to be given at once and only one time? STAT order Which order allows the nurse to decide when to give the drug based on the persons needs? PRN order One tablespoon is how many teaspoons? Three The following statements are about prescription labels. Which is false? Always read the label carefully, If a label is not complete tell the nurse at once, check the expiration date, or you may give the drug after the expiration date You may give the drug after the expiration date A drug is ordered q.i.d. the drug should be given when? 4 times a day A drug is ordered q8h. The drug should be given when? Every 8 hours A drug is ordered p.c. The drug is given when? After meals A prescription label is not complete. You should what? Tell the nurse Before giving a drug, you must do what? Check the persons allergies A person was discharged and you need to dispose of a drug. What do you do? Ask someone to watch you dispose of the drug Before giving any drug, you compare the exact spelling of the drug against the what? MAR A drug is ordered for 9:00 AM. You may give the drug between when? 8:30 am and 9:30 am To make sure you have the right person when giving a drug, you use at least what? Two identifiers A person has difficulty swallowing his or her drugs. What do you do? Tell the nurse A sublingual drug is given where? Under the tongue