Personal Care Home Administrator Competency Exam Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
Medication Self Administration - Answers home shall provide residents as needed with meds prescribed
for self admin
can remind them of schedule
resident assessment must identify if resident can self administer (review after 90 days)
Where do you keep self administration medications - Answers Keep in resident room locked and in safe
and secure location to protect against contamination, spillage and theft
What does a resident need to be able to do in order to self adminster meds? - Answers 1. be able to
recognize and distinguish medication
2. know how much is to be taken
3. know when medication is to be taken
Steps to medication administration - Answers 1. identify the correct resident
2. if indicated by prescribers, take vital signs
3. remove the medication from the original container
4. crush or split medication if ordered
5. place med in cup or container, or in hand
6. place medicaine in hand, mouth or other route of administration
7. complete documentation according to medical records
When can you remove medication from the container - Answers not more than 2 hours prior to
adminstration. Sterile liquids and insulin is right before
what should be on the container label for medication - Answers 1. name
2. name of medication
3. date issued
4. dosage and admin instructions
5. title and name of prescriber
medication records shouold include for each resident... - Answers 1. name
, 2. drug allergies
3. name of med
4. strength
5. dosage form
6. dose
7. route of admin
8. frequency of admin
9. admin times
10. duration of therapy
11. precautions
12. iagnosis or purpose
13. date and time of admin
14. name and initials of staff person
what are some medication errors? - Answers failure to administer medication, admin of the wrong med,
admin of wrong amount, failure to admin at correcct time, admin to wrong resident, admin through
wrong route
what should homes do in order to assist in reporting medication errors? - Answers create a suystem to
identify and document medication errors and notice patterns of error.
what do you do with an adverse reaction? - Answers if a resident has a suspected adverse reaction,
home should consult PCP
how should you modify or eliminate a behavior? - Answers positive interventions including improving
communication, reinforcing approprate behavior, ppraise, redirection, conflict resolution, violence
prevention etc.
the following procedures are prohibited... - Answers 1. seculsion
2. adverse conditioning
3. pressure point techniques
4. chemical restraint
5. mechincal restraint (unless for body position)
Medication Self Administration - Answers home shall provide residents as needed with meds prescribed
for self admin
can remind them of schedule
resident assessment must identify if resident can self administer (review after 90 days)
Where do you keep self administration medications - Answers Keep in resident room locked and in safe
and secure location to protect against contamination, spillage and theft
What does a resident need to be able to do in order to self adminster meds? - Answers 1. be able to
recognize and distinguish medication
2. know how much is to be taken
3. know when medication is to be taken
Steps to medication administration - Answers 1. identify the correct resident
2. if indicated by prescribers, take vital signs
3. remove the medication from the original container
4. crush or split medication if ordered
5. place med in cup or container, or in hand
6. place medicaine in hand, mouth or other route of administration
7. complete documentation according to medical records
When can you remove medication from the container - Answers not more than 2 hours prior to
adminstration. Sterile liquids and insulin is right before
what should be on the container label for medication - Answers 1. name
2. name of medication
3. date issued
4. dosage and admin instructions
5. title and name of prescriber
medication records shouold include for each resident... - Answers 1. name
, 2. drug allergies
3. name of med
4. strength
5. dosage form
6. dose
7. route of admin
8. frequency of admin
9. admin times
10. duration of therapy
11. precautions
12. iagnosis or purpose
13. date and time of admin
14. name and initials of staff person
what are some medication errors? - Answers failure to administer medication, admin of the wrong med,
admin of wrong amount, failure to admin at correcct time, admin to wrong resident, admin through
wrong route
what should homes do in order to assist in reporting medication errors? - Answers create a suystem to
identify and document medication errors and notice patterns of error.
what do you do with an adverse reaction? - Answers if a resident has a suspected adverse reaction,
home should consult PCP
how should you modify or eliminate a behavior? - Answers positive interventions including improving
communication, reinforcing approprate behavior, ppraise, redirection, conflict resolution, violence
prevention etc.
the following procedures are prohibited... - Answers 1. seculsion
2. adverse conditioning
3. pressure point techniques
4. chemical restraint
5. mechincal restraint (unless for body position)
