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Medication Aide Exam Practice Questions and Answers
Pathogen - ✔️✔️organism causing disease
What are the 3 types of pathogens that travel through the mucus membranes? -
✔️✔️virus, bacteria and fungus
What are Standard Precautions? - ✔️✔️Steps to take to reduce the chance of
contracting disease caused by blood borne pathogens.
What are the steps for Standard Precautions? - ✔️✔️Handwashing, Gloves,
Masks/Eye Protection, Face Shields, Gowns
Standard Precautions are also known as? - ✔️✔️Universal Preautions
What is the use for a Sharps Box? - ✔️✔️To dispose of needles, syringes and small
glass items.
How is a Sharps Box label? - ✔️✔️Red biohazard label
What is PPE? - ✔️✔️Personal Protective Equipment to be worn in danger of splashing
bodily fluids.
PPE includes what items - ✔️✔️Mask, Gloves, Gowns and Googles
What vaccine can be used to protect yourself? - ✔️✔️Hepitatis B - 3 shot series that
must be taken on schedule. If not, you will have to start again
Define Aspectic - ✔️✔️Free from living germs. A means without
Define Standard - ✔️✔️A rule or principle that is used as the basis for judgment
Define Ethics - ✔️✔️Guides to moral behavior ... A system of moral principles
Define Legal - ✔️✔️Guides to legal behavior ... permitted by law
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, ©PREP4EXAMS@2024[REAL EXAM DUMPS] Thursday, July 25, 2024 6:51 PM
Examples of ethical standards - ✔️✔️Life is valuable, every person deserves respect,
every person has their own beliefs, personal information is private, as medical
personnnel - do not harm.
Examples of legal issues - ✔️✔️Know your scope of practice, perform only what you
are trained to do, keep up-to-date with skills/knowledge, client safety/well being
comes first, know your job description, know facility policies, ask for help if you are
unsure
Violation of ethical and/or legal standards could cause the following ... - ✔️✔️lose of
your job, lose your MA registration, be ineligible to work in health care, be
disciplined by the Virginia Board of Nursing
Violation of HIPPA could result in the following. - ✔️✔️fines, litigation and/or jail
time.
What is the importance of The Drug Control Act of Virginia? - ✔️✔️MA's to give meds
in ALF, VA BON to make regulations for MA's, VA BON to register MA's,
MA's may only give meds that clint could self-administer, Prohibits MA's from
transmitting verbal orders for new prescriptions by phone or fax to a pharmacy
What is the role of the VA Board of Nursing? - ✔️✔️Regulate nursing practices
True or False - The VA BON establishes registration test or competency exam. -
✔️✔️True
What is the role of the VA Board of Pharmacy? - ✔️✔️It regulates pharmacy practices
in the state of VA and regulates the use of the "stat" boxes.
True or False - MA's are allowed to use "stat" boxes. - ✔️✔️False. MA's are not
allowed to use the "stat" box
What four functions can MA's perform - ✔️✔️1. Administer meds in ALF licensed by
DSS
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Medication Aide Exam Practice Questions and Answers
Pathogen - ✔️✔️organism causing disease
What are the 3 types of pathogens that travel through the mucus membranes? -
✔️✔️virus, bacteria and fungus
What are Standard Precautions? - ✔️✔️Steps to take to reduce the chance of
contracting disease caused by blood borne pathogens.
What are the steps for Standard Precautions? - ✔️✔️Handwashing, Gloves,
Masks/Eye Protection, Face Shields, Gowns
Standard Precautions are also known as? - ✔️✔️Universal Preautions
What is the use for a Sharps Box? - ✔️✔️To dispose of needles, syringes and small
glass items.
How is a Sharps Box label? - ✔️✔️Red biohazard label
What is PPE? - ✔️✔️Personal Protective Equipment to be worn in danger of splashing
bodily fluids.
PPE includes what items - ✔️✔️Mask, Gloves, Gowns and Googles
What vaccine can be used to protect yourself? - ✔️✔️Hepitatis B - 3 shot series that
must be taken on schedule. If not, you will have to start again
Define Aspectic - ✔️✔️Free from living germs. A means without
Define Standard - ✔️✔️A rule or principle that is used as the basis for judgment
Define Ethics - ✔️✔️Guides to moral behavior ... A system of moral principles
Define Legal - ✔️✔️Guides to legal behavior ... permitted by law
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, ©PREP4EXAMS@2024[REAL EXAM DUMPS] Thursday, July 25, 2024 6:51 PM
Examples of ethical standards - ✔️✔️Life is valuable, every person deserves respect,
every person has their own beliefs, personal information is private, as medical
personnnel - do not harm.
Examples of legal issues - ✔️✔️Know your scope of practice, perform only what you
are trained to do, keep up-to-date with skills/knowledge, client safety/well being
comes first, know your job description, know facility policies, ask for help if you are
unsure
Violation of ethical and/or legal standards could cause the following ... - ✔️✔️lose of
your job, lose your MA registration, be ineligible to work in health care, be
disciplined by the Virginia Board of Nursing
Violation of HIPPA could result in the following. - ✔️✔️fines, litigation and/or jail
time.
What is the importance of The Drug Control Act of Virginia? - ✔️✔️MA's to give meds
in ALF, VA BON to make regulations for MA's, VA BON to register MA's,
MA's may only give meds that clint could self-administer, Prohibits MA's from
transmitting verbal orders for new prescriptions by phone or fax to a pharmacy
What is the role of the VA Board of Nursing? - ✔️✔️Regulate nursing practices
True or False - The VA BON establishes registration test or competency exam. -
✔️✔️True
What is the role of the VA Board of Pharmacy? - ✔️✔️It regulates pharmacy practices
in the state of VA and regulates the use of the "stat" boxes.
True or False - MA's are allowed to use "stat" boxes. - ✔️✔️False. MA's are not
allowed to use the "stat" box
What four functions can MA's perform - ✔️✔️1. Administer meds in ALF licensed by
DSS
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