Qma practice exam
Qma's are prohibited from: - Question and answersCalling a physician, assessing a
resident, adminisitering a stage II treatment, administering meds through a nasgastric
tube
The Qma scope of practice includes: - Question and answersObserve and report to a
nurse reactions and side effects of meds, take vital signs prior to some medications,
personally set up and give medications that you were trained on, not document what
another person gave a resident
When giving a PRN medication, the nurse must cosign the clinical record - Question
and answersTrue
The Qma is allowed to treat a second degree burn if you follow the order exactly -
Question and answersFalse
The Qma must document in the clinical record any and all observations and what is
reported by the resident - Question and answersTrue
What is assault and battery? - Question and answersA verbal threat that is carried out
Leaving a resident alone in the shower room, failing to report an observation or
occurrence to the nurse, causing injury by using broken equipment would be an
example of: - Question and answersNegligence
What describes "painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable disease"? -
Question and answersEuthanasia
Medication errors can be caused by: - Question and answersLack of concentration, lack
of knowledge, poor communication, performing outside your scope of practice
If you have a medication error, you report it to the doctor immediately - Question and
answersFalse
Undesirable medication effects could be - Question and answersVomiting, dizziness,
hives/drowsiness, difficult breathing
Report all suspected abuse to the nurse __________________. - Question and
answersImmediately
The Qma is exempt from performing the initial and final steps created for Cna's -
Question and answersFalse
What is verbal communication? - Question and answersWritten or spoken words
, What can cause permanent cognitive impairment? - Question and answersSevere head
trauma
Stroke
Brain disease
What is sundowning? - Question and answersIncreased confusion and restlessness in
late afternoon
When interacting with an anxious resident you should: - Question and answersProvide a
quiet, calm environment away from groups
When interacting with a combative resident you should: - Question and answersRemain
calm and in control
What is nosocomial infection? - Question and answersAn infection squired while in a
facility
What is hepatitis? - Question and answersA contagious liver disease
If you have a spill on the floor, you must use: - Question and answersGloves, paper
towels, wet floor sign
When do you clean up a spill? - Question and answersImmediately
In the event of a fire, what does the R stand for? - Question and answersRemove
residents
To use a fir extinguisher, what does the P stand for? - Question and answersPull the pin
Medications: the trade/brand name is always: - Question and answersCapital letters
Synthetic medications are: - Question and answersMan-made
The systemic effect of a medication _______________. - Question and answersEffects
the entire body
The effects of medication is ________________. - Question and answersThe
observable results of changes in the body
An antagonistic effect is _________________. - Question and answersNegative effect
that one chemical have with another chemical
What is ADR? - Question and answersAn undesired side effect or toxicity
What organ excretes most medications? - Question and answersKidneys
Qma's are prohibited from: - Question and answersCalling a physician, assessing a
resident, adminisitering a stage II treatment, administering meds through a nasgastric
tube
The Qma scope of practice includes: - Question and answersObserve and report to a
nurse reactions and side effects of meds, take vital signs prior to some medications,
personally set up and give medications that you were trained on, not document what
another person gave a resident
When giving a PRN medication, the nurse must cosign the clinical record - Question
and answersTrue
The Qma is allowed to treat a second degree burn if you follow the order exactly -
Question and answersFalse
The Qma must document in the clinical record any and all observations and what is
reported by the resident - Question and answersTrue
What is assault and battery? - Question and answersA verbal threat that is carried out
Leaving a resident alone in the shower room, failing to report an observation or
occurrence to the nurse, causing injury by using broken equipment would be an
example of: - Question and answersNegligence
What describes "painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable disease"? -
Question and answersEuthanasia
Medication errors can be caused by: - Question and answersLack of concentration, lack
of knowledge, poor communication, performing outside your scope of practice
If you have a medication error, you report it to the doctor immediately - Question and
answersFalse
Undesirable medication effects could be - Question and answersVomiting, dizziness,
hives/drowsiness, difficult breathing
Report all suspected abuse to the nurse __________________. - Question and
answersImmediately
The Qma is exempt from performing the initial and final steps created for Cna's -
Question and answersFalse
What is verbal communication? - Question and answersWritten or spoken words
, What can cause permanent cognitive impairment? - Question and answersSevere head
trauma
Stroke
Brain disease
What is sundowning? - Question and answersIncreased confusion and restlessness in
late afternoon
When interacting with an anxious resident you should: - Question and answersProvide a
quiet, calm environment away from groups
When interacting with a combative resident you should: - Question and answersRemain
calm and in control
What is nosocomial infection? - Question and answersAn infection squired while in a
facility
What is hepatitis? - Question and answersA contagious liver disease
If you have a spill on the floor, you must use: - Question and answersGloves, paper
towels, wet floor sign
When do you clean up a spill? - Question and answersImmediately
In the event of a fire, what does the R stand for? - Question and answersRemove
residents
To use a fir extinguisher, what does the P stand for? - Question and answersPull the pin
Medications: the trade/brand name is always: - Question and answersCapital letters
Synthetic medications are: - Question and answersMan-made
The systemic effect of a medication _______________. - Question and answersEffects
the entire body
The effects of medication is ________________. - Question and answersThe
observable results of changes in the body
An antagonistic effect is _________________. - Question and answersNegative effect
that one chemical have with another chemical
What is ADR? - Question and answersAn undesired side effect or toxicity
What organ excretes most medications? - Question and answersKidneys
