MEDICATION AIDE EXAM 1 QUESTION AND A+

MEDICATION AIDE EXAM 1 QUESTION AND A+GRADED ANSWERS Medication aides are responsible for: A) Administering prescription and nonprescription medications to residents according to physicians' orders and under a nurse's supervision. B) Administering only nonprescription medications to residents according to physicians' orders and under a nurse's supervision. C) Determining which residents need assistance taking medications and helping those residents. D) Deciding the amount of medication to administer to a resident based on observation. Ans A) Administering prescription and nonprescription medications to residents according to physicians' orders and under a nurse's supervision. Another name for "medication aide" is: A) Pharmacology technician. B) Medication assistant. C) Medication coordinator. D) Pharmacist's assistant. - Ans B) Medication assistant. Providing person-centered care includes: A) Providing medication updates to a resident's family members. B) Supervising other medication aides. C) Treating all residents exactly the same. D) Treating all residents as individuals. - Ans D) Treating all residents as individuals. For a medication aide, behaving professionally involves: A) Arriving on time and leaving early. B) Delegating tasks to other members of the care team. C) Doing only assigned tasks that the MA is trained to do. D) Choosing which facility policies to follow. - Ans C) Doing only assigned tasks that the MA is trained to do. What should a medication aide do if she is assigned to perform a task she has not been trained to do? A) The MA should refuse the task and explain why she must refuse it. B) The MA should delegate the task to someone who knows how to perform it. C) The MA should take initiative and perform the task. D) The MA should ignore the assignment. - Ans A) The MA should refuse the task and explain why she must refuse it. In which of the following cases might the medication aide be held liable for harming a resident? A) The resident experiences pain during the night after the MA would not provide a nonprescription painkiller requested by the resident. The medication was not ordered by a licensed practitioner. B) A resident's condition worsens after he refuses his evening medications. The MA had documented the refusal and reported it to the supervisor. C) The medication aide administers an established medication - Ans D) The medication aide crushes a medication that is labeled DO NOT CRUSH and sprinkles it on applesauce to make it easier for the resident to swallow. The resident's heart rate and blood pressure drop to dangerously low levels. When communicating with a resident who is difficult to understand the MA should: A) Pretend she understands the r Medication aides are responsible for: A) Administering prescription and nonprescription medications to residents according to physicians' orders and under a nurse's supervision. B) Administering only nonprescription medications to residents according to physicians' orders and under a nurse's supervision. C) Determining which residents need assistance taking medications and helping those residents. D) Deciding the amount of medication to administer to a resident based on observation. Ans A) Administering prescription and nonprescription medications to residents according to physicians' orders and under a nurse's supervision. Another name for "medication aide" is: A) Pharmacology technician. B) Medication assistant. C) Medication coordinator. D) Pharmacist's assistant. - Ans B) Medication assistant. Providing person-centered care includes: A) Providing medication updates to a resident's family members. B) Supervising other medication aides. C) Treating all residents exactly the same. D) Treating all residents as individuals. - Ans D) Treating all residents as individuals. For a medication aide, behaving professionally involves: A) Arriving on time and leaving early. B) Delegating tasks to other members of the care team. C) Doing only assigned tasks that the MA is trained to do. D) Choosing which facility policies to follow. - Ans C) Doing only assigned tasks that the MA is trained to do. What should a medication aide do if she is assigned to perform a task she has not been trained to do? A) The MA should refuse the task and explain why she must refuse it. B) The MA should delegate the task to someone who knows how to perform it. C) The MA should take initiative and perform the task. D) The MA should ignore the assignment. - Ans A) The MA should refuse the task and explain why she must refuse it. In which of the following cases might the medication aide be held liable for harming a resident? A) The resident experiences pain during the night after the MA would not provide a nonprescription painkiller requested by the resident. The medication was not ordered by a licensed practitioner. B) A resident's condition worsens after he refuses his evening medications. The MA had documented the refusal and reported it to the supervisor. C) The medication aide administers an established medication - Ans D) The medication aide crushes a medication that is labeled DO NOT CRUSH and sprinkles it on applesauce to make it easier for the resident to swallow. The resident's heart rate and blood pressure drop to dangerously low levels. When communicating with a resident who is difficult to understand the MA should: A) Pretend she understands the r