NEBRASKA QUESTIONS &
ACCURATE CORRECT ANSWERS
5 rights correct answer - right drug, right resident, right dose, right route, right time
4 reasons to give medication correct answer - 1. treat disease or condition 2. prevent disease
or condition 3. diagnose 4. replacement for chemical missing in the body
drops correct answer - gtt.
OU correct answer - both eyes
OS correct answer - left eye
OD correct answer - right eye
pc correct answer - after meals
bid correct answer - twice daily
quid correct answer - four times per day
NPO correct answer - nothing by mouth
, po correct answer - by mouth, orally
subl or sl correct answer - under the tongue
suspension correct answer - A mixture in which particles can be seen and easily separated by
settling or filtration (you have to shake well) ex: antacids
abuse correct answer - (intentional) the physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of
one person by another
neglect correct answer - (unintentional) Failure to provide the person with the goods or
services needed (ex: telling a resident you will be back and then forgetting to come back, not
providing medications)
substance control correct answer - need two people to do count, start and end, kept in double
locked med room and own box
ointment correct answer - oint. or ung.
tablets correct answer - tabs
dram correct answer - dr
ounces correct answer - oz
roman numerals 1/2 correct answer - ss
drug action correct answer - describes how a drug produces changes within the body