Medication Aide
A ____________ is a mobile medication storage system from which a medication aide
passes and documents medication administration? - ANS - Medication cart
a buccal medication is placed where? - ANS - Against the residents cheek
a contraindication is____________________________? - ANS - a reason a certain
medication should not be taken by a particular resident or should be taken with caution.
a medication aide can help promote safety in a facility by? - ANS - keeping keys to
medication storage areas and carts secure
a medication aide is never allowed to... - ANS - receive medication orders by phone.
A medication aide should perform hand hygiene _____ handling medications of any
type and ______ residents. - ANS - before:between
a sublingual medication is placed where? - ANS - underneath the tongue
Administration of medication by which route requires the resident to be in the dorsal
recumbent position? - ANS - vaginal
an MA looking for reliable information about a drug they have never administered before
should _____________? - ANS - Use the facility's drug reference book.
another common term for blister pack - ANS - bubble pack
Another name for a "medication aide" is... - ANS - Medication Technician
Controlled substance - ANS - A drug that has the potential for addiction and abuse
Documenting - ANS - Keeping a careful record of the medications residents take,
including time and amount of medication.
drug tolerance occurs when - ANS - The drug no longer produces the desired
response.
, Ethics - ANS - the knowledge of right and wrong
For a medication aide, behaving professionally involves - ANS - Doing only assigned
tasks that the MA is trained to do
how can a medication aide use effective communication skills to help promote resident
safety? - ANS - The medication aide can listen to the residents concerns and report
their questions to the nurse
how far inside the vagina of the resident should a medication applicator be inserted? -
ANS - 2-3 inches
How many mL are in a teaspoon? - ANS - 5 mL
how might a residents gender affect the way a medication works within the persons
body? - ANS - medication generally remains in a women's body for a longer period of
time.
how should the resident be positioned to receive medication administered by the otic
route? - ANS - on her back with her head turned to the side
If a Ma arrives to administer a dose of medication requiring an empty stomach and
learns the resident has just eaten they should - ANS - not administer the drug, report it
to the nurse, and document the reason for not administering the medication
if a medication aide realizes he has made a mistake, when is the best time to report it? -
ANS - Immediately
if a medication aide uses a tongue blade as an application device for administering a
medication by the topical route he should - ANS - discard if after use
if the resident ___________ during administeration of a medication by the real route the
medication aide should stop and report it to the nurse. - ANS - reports pain.
in medicine, toxicity is what? - ANS - a poisoning effect caused by a medication
in the metric system liquids are measured in what? - ANS - milliliters
law - ANS - Rules made by parliament and enforceable by the courts
A ____________ is a mobile medication storage system from which a medication aide
passes and documents medication administration? - ANS - Medication cart
a buccal medication is placed where? - ANS - Against the residents cheek
a contraindication is____________________________? - ANS - a reason a certain
medication should not be taken by a particular resident or should be taken with caution.
a medication aide can help promote safety in a facility by? - ANS - keeping keys to
medication storage areas and carts secure
a medication aide is never allowed to... - ANS - receive medication orders by phone.
A medication aide should perform hand hygiene _____ handling medications of any
type and ______ residents. - ANS - before:between
a sublingual medication is placed where? - ANS - underneath the tongue
Administration of medication by which route requires the resident to be in the dorsal
recumbent position? - ANS - vaginal
an MA looking for reliable information about a drug they have never administered before
should _____________? - ANS - Use the facility's drug reference book.
another common term for blister pack - ANS - bubble pack
Another name for a "medication aide" is... - ANS - Medication Technician
Controlled substance - ANS - A drug that has the potential for addiction and abuse
Documenting - ANS - Keeping a careful record of the medications residents take,
including time and amount of medication.
drug tolerance occurs when - ANS - The drug no longer produces the desired
response.
, Ethics - ANS - the knowledge of right and wrong
For a medication aide, behaving professionally involves - ANS - Doing only assigned
tasks that the MA is trained to do
how can a medication aide use effective communication skills to help promote resident
safety? - ANS - The medication aide can listen to the residents concerns and report
their questions to the nurse
how far inside the vagina of the resident should a medication applicator be inserted? -
ANS - 2-3 inches
How many mL are in a teaspoon? - ANS - 5 mL
how might a residents gender affect the way a medication works within the persons
body? - ANS - medication generally remains in a women's body for a longer period of
time.
how should the resident be positioned to receive medication administered by the otic
route? - ANS - on her back with her head turned to the side
If a Ma arrives to administer a dose of medication requiring an empty stomach and
learns the resident has just eaten they should - ANS - not administer the drug, report it
to the nurse, and document the reason for not administering the medication
if a medication aide realizes he has made a mistake, when is the best time to report it? -
ANS - Immediately
if a medication aide uses a tongue blade as an application device for administering a
medication by the topical route he should - ANS - discard if after use
if the resident ___________ during administeration of a medication by the real route the
medication aide should stop and report it to the nurse. - ANS - reports pain.
in medicine, toxicity is what? - ANS - a poisoning effect caused by a medication
in the metric system liquids are measured in what? - ANS - milliliters
law - ANS - Rules made by parliament and enforceable by the courts
