QMA PRACTICE EXAM
Qma'svcarevcprohibitedvcfrom:vc-vcanswer--
Callingvcavcphysician,vcassessingvcavcresident,vcadminisiteringvcavcstagevcIIvctreatment,vca
dministeringvcmedsvcthroughvcavcnasgastricvctube
ThevcQmavcscopevcofvcpracticevcincludes:vc-vcanswer--
Observevcandvcreportvctovcavcnursevcreactionsvcandvcsidevceffectsvcofvcmeds,vctakevcvitalvcsi
gnsvcpriorvctovcsomevcmedications,vcpersonallyvcsetvcupvcandvcgivevcmedicationsvcthatvcyo
uvcwerevctrainedvcon,vcnotvcdocumentvcwhatvcanothervcpersonvcgavevcavcresident
WhenvcgivingvcavcPRNvcmedication,vcthevcnursevcmustvccosignvcthevcclinicalvcrecordvc-
vcanswer--True
ThevcQmavcisvcallowedvctovctreatvcavcsecondvcdegreevcburnvcifvcyouvcfollowvcthevcordervcexa
ctlyvc-vcanswer--False
ThevcQmavcmustvcdocumentvcinvcthevcclinicalvcrecordvcanyvcandvcallvcobservationsvcandvcw
hatvcisvcreportedvcbyvcthevcresidentvc-vcanswer--True
Whatvcisvcassaultvcandvcbattery?vc-vcanswer--Avcverbalvcthreatvcthatvcisvccarriedvcout
Leavingvcavcresidentvcalonevcinvcthevcshowervcroom,vcfailingvctovcreportvcanvcobservationvco
rvcoccurrencevctovcthevcnurse,vccausingvcinjuryvcbyvcusingvcbrokenvcequipmentvcwouldvcbevc
anvcexamplevcof:vc-vcanswer--Negligence
Whatvcdescribesvc"painlessvckillingvcofvcavcpatientvcsufferingvcfromvcanvcincurablevcdisease
"?vc-vcanswer--Euthanasia
Medicationvcerrorsvccanvcbevccausedvcby:vc-vcanswer--
Lackvcofvcconcentration,vclackvcofvcknowledge,vcpoorvccommunication,vcperformingvcoutsi
devcyourvcscopevcofvcpractice
Ifvcyouvchavevcavcmedicationvcerror,vcyouvcreportvcitvctovcthevcdoctorvcimmediatelyvc-
vcanswer--False
Undesirablevcmedicationvceffectsvccouldvcbevc-vcanswer--Vomiting,vcdizziness,vchives/
drowsiness,vcdifficultvcbreathing
Reportvcallvcsuspectedvcabusevctovcthevcnursevc__________________.vc-vcanswer--
Immediately
ThevcQmavcisvcexemptvcfromvcperformingvcthevcinitialvcandvcfinalvcstepsvccreatedvcforvcCna'
svc-vcanswer--False
Whatvcisvcverbalvccommunication?vc-vcanswer--Writtenvcorvcspokenvcwords
, Whatvccanvccausevcpermanentvccognitivevcimpairment?vc-vcanswer--
Severevcheadvctrauma
Stroke
Brainvcdisease
Whatvcisvcsundowning?vc-vcanswer--
Increasedvcconfusionvcandvcrestlessnessvcinvclatevcafternoon
Whenvcinteractingvcwithvcanvcanxiousvcresidentvcyouvcshould:vc-vcanswer--
Providevcavcquiet,vccalmvcenvironmentvcawayvcfromvcgroups
Whenvcinteractingvcwithvcavccombativevcresidentvcyouvcshould:vc-vcanswer--
Remainvccalmvcandvcinvccontrol
Whatvcisvcnosocomialvcinfection?vc-vcanswer--Anvcinfectionvcsquiredvcwhilevcinvcavcfacility
Whatvcisvchepatitis?vc-vcanswer--Avccontagiousvclivervcdisease
Ifvcyouvchavevcavcspillvconvcthevcfloor,vcyouvcmustvcuse:vc-vcanswer--
Gloves,vcpapervctowels,vcwetvcfloorvcsign
Whenvcdovcyouvccleanvcupvcavcspill?vc-vcanswer--Immediately
Invcthevceventvcofvcavcfire,vcwhatvcdoesvcthevcRvcstandvcfor?vc-vcanswer--Removevcresidents
Tovcusevcavcfirvcextinguisher,vcwhatvcdoesvcthevcPvcstandvcfor?vc-vcanswer--Pullvcthevcpin
Medications:vcthevctrade/brandvcnamevcisvcalways:vc-vcanswer--Capitalvcletters
Syntheticvcmedicationsvcare:vc-vcanswer--Man-made
Thevcsystemicvceffectvcofvcavcmedicationvc_______________.vc-vcanswer--
Effectsvcthevcentirevcbody
Thevceffectsvcofvcmedicationvcisvc________________.vc-vcanswer--
Thevcobservablevcresultsvcofvcchangesvcinvcthevcbody
Anvcantagonisticvceffectvcisvc_________________.vc-vcanswer--
Negativevceffectvcthatvconevcchemicalvchavevcwithvcanothervcchemical
WhatvcisvcADR?vc-vcanswer--Anvcundesiredvcsidevceffectvcorvctoxicity
Whatvcorganvcexcretesvcmostvcmedications?vc-vcanswer--Kidneys
Whatvcarevclegendvcmedications?vc-vcanswer--
Medicationvcthatvccanvconlyvcbevcobtainedvcwithvcavcprescription
Qma'svccanvctakevcphonevcordersvcifvctheyvcrepeatvcthevcordervcbackvctovcthevcdoctorvcforvca
ccuracy.vc-vcanswer--False
Qma'svcarevcprohibitedvcfrom:vc-vcanswer--
Callingvcavcphysician,vcassessingvcavcresident,vcadminisiteringvcavcstagevcIIvctreatment,vca
dministeringvcmedsvcthroughvcavcnasgastricvctube
ThevcQmavcscopevcofvcpracticevcincludes:vc-vcanswer--
Observevcandvcreportvctovcavcnursevcreactionsvcandvcsidevceffectsvcofvcmeds,vctakevcvitalvcsi
gnsvcpriorvctovcsomevcmedications,vcpersonallyvcsetvcupvcandvcgivevcmedicationsvcthatvcyo
uvcwerevctrainedvcon,vcnotvcdocumentvcwhatvcanothervcpersonvcgavevcavcresident
WhenvcgivingvcavcPRNvcmedication,vcthevcnursevcmustvccosignvcthevcclinicalvcrecordvc-
vcanswer--True
ThevcQmavcisvcallowedvctovctreatvcavcsecondvcdegreevcburnvcifvcyouvcfollowvcthevcordervcexa
ctlyvc-vcanswer--False
ThevcQmavcmustvcdocumentvcinvcthevcclinicalvcrecordvcanyvcandvcallvcobservationsvcandvcw
hatvcisvcreportedvcbyvcthevcresidentvc-vcanswer--True
Whatvcisvcassaultvcandvcbattery?vc-vcanswer--Avcverbalvcthreatvcthatvcisvccarriedvcout
Leavingvcavcresidentvcalonevcinvcthevcshowervcroom,vcfailingvctovcreportvcanvcobservationvco
rvcoccurrencevctovcthevcnurse,vccausingvcinjuryvcbyvcusingvcbrokenvcequipmentvcwouldvcbevc
anvcexamplevcof:vc-vcanswer--Negligence
Whatvcdescribesvc"painlessvckillingvcofvcavcpatientvcsufferingvcfromvcanvcincurablevcdisease
"?vc-vcanswer--Euthanasia
Medicationvcerrorsvccanvcbevccausedvcby:vc-vcanswer--
Lackvcofvcconcentration,vclackvcofvcknowledge,vcpoorvccommunication,vcperformingvcoutsi
devcyourvcscopevcofvcpractice
Ifvcyouvchavevcavcmedicationvcerror,vcyouvcreportvcitvctovcthevcdoctorvcimmediatelyvc-
vcanswer--False
Undesirablevcmedicationvceffectsvccouldvcbevc-vcanswer--Vomiting,vcdizziness,vchives/
drowsiness,vcdifficultvcbreathing
Reportvcallvcsuspectedvcabusevctovcthevcnursevc__________________.vc-vcanswer--
Immediately
ThevcQmavcisvcexemptvcfromvcperformingvcthevcinitialvcandvcfinalvcstepsvccreatedvcforvcCna'
svc-vcanswer--False
Whatvcisvcverbalvccommunication?vc-vcanswer--Writtenvcorvcspokenvcwords
, Whatvccanvccausevcpermanentvccognitivevcimpairment?vc-vcanswer--
Severevcheadvctrauma
Stroke
Brainvcdisease
Whatvcisvcsundowning?vc-vcanswer--
Increasedvcconfusionvcandvcrestlessnessvcinvclatevcafternoon
Whenvcinteractingvcwithvcanvcanxiousvcresidentvcyouvcshould:vc-vcanswer--
Providevcavcquiet,vccalmvcenvironmentvcawayvcfromvcgroups
Whenvcinteractingvcwithvcavccombativevcresidentvcyouvcshould:vc-vcanswer--
Remainvccalmvcandvcinvccontrol
Whatvcisvcnosocomialvcinfection?vc-vcanswer--Anvcinfectionvcsquiredvcwhilevcinvcavcfacility
Whatvcisvchepatitis?vc-vcanswer--Avccontagiousvclivervcdisease
Ifvcyouvchavevcavcspillvconvcthevcfloor,vcyouvcmustvcuse:vc-vcanswer--
Gloves,vcpapervctowels,vcwetvcfloorvcsign
Whenvcdovcyouvccleanvcupvcavcspill?vc-vcanswer--Immediately
Invcthevceventvcofvcavcfire,vcwhatvcdoesvcthevcRvcstandvcfor?vc-vcanswer--Removevcresidents
Tovcusevcavcfirvcextinguisher,vcwhatvcdoesvcthevcPvcstandvcfor?vc-vcanswer--Pullvcthevcpin
Medications:vcthevctrade/brandvcnamevcisvcalways:vc-vcanswer--Capitalvcletters
Syntheticvcmedicationsvcare:vc-vcanswer--Man-made
Thevcsystemicvceffectvcofvcavcmedicationvc_______________.vc-vcanswer--
Effectsvcthevcentirevcbody
Thevceffectsvcofvcmedicationvcisvc________________.vc-vcanswer--
Thevcobservablevcresultsvcofvcchangesvcinvcthevcbody
Anvcantagonisticvceffectvcisvc_________________.vc-vcanswer--
Negativevceffectvcthatvconevcchemicalvchavevcwithvcanothervcchemical
WhatvcisvcADR?vc-vcanswer--Anvcundesiredvcsidevceffectvcorvctoxicity
Whatvcorganvcexcretesvcmostvcmedications?vc-vcanswer--Kidneys
Whatvcarevclegendvcmedications?vc-vcanswer--
Medicationvcthatvccanvconlyvcbevcobtainedvcwithvcavcprescription
Qma'svccanvctakevcphonevcordersvcifvctheyvcrepeatvcthevcordervcbackvctovcthevcdoctorvcforvca
ccuracy.vc-vcanswer--False
