SimChart 34 Post-Case Quiz
True or false? The first step a medical assistant should take in safely
calculating drug dosage is reading the label accurately. - -True
-The physician orders 500 mg of an antibiotic STAT. The label states that the
dosage strength is 250 mg/2 mL. How much should the patient receive?
A. 2 mg
B. 2 mL
C. 4 mL
D. 4 mg - -C. 4 mL
-The physician orders 50 mg of Imitrex to be given stat for a patient with a
severe migraine. The label states "25 mg/tab" How many tablets should the
patient receive?
A. Two tablets
B. Four tablets
C. One tablet
D. Three tablets - -A. Two (2) tablets
-True or false? The medical assistant does not need to know the category a
particular drug or its primary use as long as he or she is following the
physician order. - -False
-What is the difference between administering, prescribing and dispensing
medication?
A. None of the above.
B. Administering a medication is giving a patient is a hand-written or
electronic prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, prescriptions are given to
patients at the office for them to take home, and dispensed medications are
given to a patient to take at the office.
C. Administering a medication is giving a patient a hand-written or electronic
prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, prescriptions are given to a patient to
take at the office, and dispensed medications are given to patients at the
office for them to take home.
D. Administering a medication is giving a medication to a patient to take at
the office, physicians prescribe medications to patients with a hand-written
or electronic prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, and dispensed
medications are given to patients at the office for them to take - -D.
Administering a medication is giving a medication to a patient to take at the
office, physicians prescribe medications to patients with a hand-written or
electronic prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, and dispensed medications
are given to patients at the office for them to take home.
True or false? The first step a medical assistant should take in safely
calculating drug dosage is reading the label accurately. - -True
-The physician orders 500 mg of an antibiotic STAT. The label states that the
dosage strength is 250 mg/2 mL. How much should the patient receive?
A. 2 mg
B. 2 mL
C. 4 mL
D. 4 mg - -C. 4 mL
-The physician orders 50 mg of Imitrex to be given stat for a patient with a
severe migraine. The label states "25 mg/tab" How many tablets should the
patient receive?
A. Two tablets
B. Four tablets
C. One tablet
D. Three tablets - -A. Two (2) tablets
-True or false? The medical assistant does not need to know the category a
particular drug or its primary use as long as he or she is following the
physician order. - -False
-What is the difference between administering, prescribing and dispensing
medication?
A. None of the above.
B. Administering a medication is giving a patient is a hand-written or
electronic prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, prescriptions are given to
patients at the office for them to take home, and dispensed medications are
given to a patient to take at the office.
C. Administering a medication is giving a patient a hand-written or electronic
prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, prescriptions are given to a patient to
take at the office, and dispensed medications are given to patients at the
office for them to take home.
D. Administering a medication is giving a medication to a patient to take at
the office, physicians prescribe medications to patients with a hand-written
or electronic prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, and dispensed
medications are given to patients at the office for them to take - -D.
Administering a medication is giving a medication to a patient to take at the
office, physicians prescribe medications to patients with a hand-written or
electronic prescription to be filled at a pharmacy, and dispensed medications
are given to patients at the office for them to take home.
