Med Tech License Study Guide - State of North Carolina
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1. administer to give out, insert, or apply medication to a person
2. what is a controlled sub- medications that have the potential to be addictive and used in a
stance? way other than prescribed
3. why is a system needed for to account for the receipt, administration, and disposition of each
controlled substances? medication
4. what does 'dispense' mean preparing and packaging a prescription medication in a container
in pharmacy? with required information by law.
5. when is medication consid- anytime more than one dose of medication from a supply is placed
ered 'dispensed'? in another container, labeled, and provided to a patient.
6. dispensing practioner a licensed health professional who has the authority to dispense
medications; a pharmacist is the dispensing practitioner you may
be the most familiar with
7. document to record or wrtie; documentation of the administration of medica-
tions is required on the medication administration record (MAR)
8. label information on the medication package; referred to also as med-
ication label or prescription label
9. what does MAR stand for? Medication Administration Record
10. what information does the all medications ordered for the resident, including routine and PRN
MAR list? medications
11. what is the purpose of the to document the administration of medications
MAR?
12. medication/drug another word used for drug; a substance r mixture of substances
used in the diagnosis, cure treatment or prevention of disease
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13. medication pass scheduled time of the day when medications are administered to
residents
14. non-controlled medications all other prescription medications that are not listed as controlled
substances
15. OTC medications over the counter or non-prescription medications; medications
which can be purchased or obtained without a prescription; how-
ever, you need a physician's order to administer them
16. prescription medications medications that can only be obtained or purchased through an
order or prescription written by a physician or prescribing practi-
tioner
17. PRN as needed or if necessary; PRN medications are not scheduled to
be administered at specific times
18. prescribing practitioner refers to a licensed health care professional who is authorized to
prescribe or order a medication; people are most familiar with
physicians or a doctor. other prescribing practitioners include
physician assistants family nurse practitioners and dentists
19. report to make known, to give information about something
20. side effects any effect other than the desired effect; unwanted effects or ad-
verse reactions from a medication
21. transcribe to transfer written information from one place to another; informa-
tion on the physician's order must be transcribed to the medication
administration record (MAR)
22. vital signs measurement of a person's heartbeat, blood pressure, breathing
and temperature
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_f9yf6u
1. administer to give out, insert, or apply medication to a person
2. what is a controlled sub- medications that have the potential to be addictive and used in a
stance? way other than prescribed
3. why is a system needed for to account for the receipt, administration, and disposition of each
controlled substances? medication
4. what does 'dispense' mean preparing and packaging a prescription medication in a container
in pharmacy? with required information by law.
5. when is medication consid- anytime more than one dose of medication from a supply is placed
ered 'dispensed'? in another container, labeled, and provided to a patient.
6. dispensing practioner a licensed health professional who has the authority to dispense
medications; a pharmacist is the dispensing practitioner you may
be the most familiar with
7. document to record or wrtie; documentation of the administration of medica-
tions is required on the medication administration record (MAR)
8. label information on the medication package; referred to also as med-
ication label or prescription label
9. what does MAR stand for? Medication Administration Record
10. what information does the all medications ordered for the resident, including routine and PRN
MAR list? medications
11. what is the purpose of the to document the administration of medications
MAR?
12. medication/drug another word used for drug; a substance r mixture of substances
used in the diagnosis, cure treatment or prevention of disease
1/5
, Med Tech License Study Guide - State of North Carolina
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_f9yf6u
13. medication pass scheduled time of the day when medications are administered to
residents
14. non-controlled medications all other prescription medications that are not listed as controlled
substances
15. OTC medications over the counter or non-prescription medications; medications
which can be purchased or obtained without a prescription; how-
ever, you need a physician's order to administer them
16. prescription medications medications that can only be obtained or purchased through an
order or prescription written by a physician or prescribing practi-
tioner
17. PRN as needed or if necessary; PRN medications are not scheduled to
be administered at specific times
18. prescribing practitioner refers to a licensed health care professional who is authorized to
prescribe or order a medication; people are most familiar with
physicians or a doctor. other prescribing practitioners include
physician assistants family nurse practitioners and dentists
19. report to make known, to give information about something
20. side effects any effect other than the desired effect; unwanted effects or ad-
verse reactions from a medication
21. transcribe to transfer written information from one place to another; informa-
tion on the physician's order must be transcribed to the medication
administration record (MAR)
22. vital signs measurement of a person's heartbeat, blood pressure, breathing
and temperature
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