DDS MEDICATION CERTIFICATION TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS -
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TRAINING
re-certification
is done every two years with a exam and a pass and pour
medication therapy
the use of substance to cure like antibiotics for infection analgesics. for pain prevent
disease are vaccines or diagnosis a disease
medication comes from 4 source
plants -made from flowers leaves Barks
animals - made from secretions of animals
minerals- mined out of the ground and ocean
synthetics- made in laboratory
name of medications
chemical ,generic and brand
Chemical name
the actual chemical composition of the medication
,Generic names
a shortened more simple name of the chemical name
Trade name
known as the brand name
Control drug
they must be kept in a locked cabinet separate from non control medications and a non-
removable lockbox (should have 2 locks with different keys)
Receipt disposition sheet
record for controlled drugs give by pharmacy
Documentation of controlled drug count
shift to shift Med count sheet
Factors medication effects
age ,weight ,gender , diseases nutrition, routes (RAW GUN)
Effect of medication
,THERAPEUTICS EFFECT -the desired effect.
NO APPARENT EFFECT -the drug doses not treat the health problem.
SIDE EFFECTS- any effects of a drug other than the one for which it is administered ( mild
but predictable)
ADVERSE EFFECT- severe ,side effects or toxicity caused by the administration of
medication.
ALLERGIC REACTION- hypersensitivity to particular allergens that usually involve skin
mucous membranes and bronchial tube.
ANAPHYLAXIS (anaphylactic)- acute systemic allergic reaction (life threatening).
Antagonistic Reaction
decrease the action of another medication.
Synergistic Reaction
increase the action of another medication.
Food to Medication
1 hour before or 2 hours after
qd
every day or once a day
, qid
4 times a day
q2h
every 2 hours
ac
before meals
prn
as needed
bid
twice a day
q
every
q4h
every 4 hours
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TRAINING
re-certification
is done every two years with a exam and a pass and pour
medication therapy
the use of substance to cure like antibiotics for infection analgesics. for pain prevent
disease are vaccines or diagnosis a disease
medication comes from 4 source
plants -made from flowers leaves Barks
animals - made from secretions of animals
minerals- mined out of the ground and ocean
synthetics- made in laboratory
name of medications
chemical ,generic and brand
Chemical name
the actual chemical composition of the medication
,Generic names
a shortened more simple name of the chemical name
Trade name
known as the brand name
Control drug
they must be kept in a locked cabinet separate from non control medications and a non-
removable lockbox (should have 2 locks with different keys)
Receipt disposition sheet
record for controlled drugs give by pharmacy
Documentation of controlled drug count
shift to shift Med count sheet
Factors medication effects
age ,weight ,gender , diseases nutrition, routes (RAW GUN)
Effect of medication
,THERAPEUTICS EFFECT -the desired effect.
NO APPARENT EFFECT -the drug doses not treat the health problem.
SIDE EFFECTS- any effects of a drug other than the one for which it is administered ( mild
but predictable)
ADVERSE EFFECT- severe ,side effects or toxicity caused by the administration of
medication.
ALLERGIC REACTION- hypersensitivity to particular allergens that usually involve skin
mucous membranes and bronchial tube.
ANAPHYLAXIS (anaphylactic)- acute systemic allergic reaction (life threatening).
Antagonistic Reaction
decrease the action of another medication.
Synergistic Reaction
increase the action of another medication.
Food to Medication
1 hour before or 2 hours after
qd
every day or once a day
, qid
4 times a day
q2h
every 2 hours
ac
before meals
prn
as needed
bid
twice a day
q
every
q4h
every 4 hours
