CMT MO STATE TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

CMT MO STATE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS



CMT - ANSWER A nursing assistant who has completed a medication
administration course approved by the department of Health and Senior
Services (DHSS)

Conduct - ANSWER One's overall behavior; actions

Custom - ANSWER An established practice of long standing; an accepted
behavior

Ideal - ANSWER a standard of perfection or excellence

Ophthalmic - ANSWER Pertaining to the eye

Otic - ANSWER pertaining to the ear (aural)

Aural - ANSWER Pertaining to the ear (otic)

Parenteral - ANSWER A route of drug administration other than the alimentary
canal. Examples include: intravenous (IV), subcutaneous (subcut),
Intramuscular (IM), mucosal

Subcutaneous - ANSWER Injected into the tissue under the skin, dermis

Sublingual - ANSWER Under the tongue, without liquid

First step in med pass - ANSWER Wash Hands

,Abuse - ANSWER Infliction of physical, sexual, verbal, mental, or emotional
harm or damage. Example: Forcing a resident to take medication

Assault - ANSWER Threat or attempt to injure another in an unlawful manner.
Example: Telling a resident, "If you don't be quiet, I'll tie your hands down"

Battery - ANSWER Unlawful application of force to the body of another.
Example: Following through with a threat

Invasion of privacy - ANSWER A civil wrong that unlawfully publishes
awareness of any domestic or personal facts without the awareness of the
aggrieved party.

False imprisonment - ANSWER Unwarranted confinement of a person.
Example: Restricting a competent resident from leaving a facility.

Libel - ANSWER A false and malicious written communication about a person
or group to a third party.

Malpractice - ANSWER Neglectful or improper care of a resident or patient
which results in injury or harm. Example: The CMT gives medications to the
wrong resident and does not notify the nurse of the error.

Neglect - ANSWER Failure of the individual in charge of a person to provide
services necessary to the physical and mental health of the person, when the
failure presents an imminent or probable peril or death to the person. Example:
leaving a resident's bedside without putting up the side rails when side rail use is
physician-ordered and included in the care plan.

Negligence - ANSWER Not acting in a reasonably prudent manner or by
accepted health care standards. Example: Failure to deliver medications to a
resident as ordered by the physician.

Steps for nasal cannula - ANSWER Wash hands
Verify MAR with order, check allergies

, Gather equipment: o2 tank, nasal cannula, humidifier, no smoking sign, sterile
distilled water
If humidifier, fill w/ sterile water. Not required if less than 3L/min
Knock on door and wait for permission
Identify self and state purpose
Identify res. by name and ID
Set up O2
Take vital signs
Post no smoking sign
Monitor frequently
Report and record

Slander - ANSWER To utter any oral defamatory false statement about
another; spoken words that tend to injure the reputation of another

Unethical - ANSWER Not ethical; not typical of ideal behavior

Addiction - ANSWER Physical or emotional dependence on a drug beyond
voluntary control.

Controlled drugs/substances - ANSWER Drugs listed under the Federal and
State Controlled Substance Acts

Physical dependence - ANSWER a physical state in which the body adapts to a
drug and manifests symptoms of withdrawal when the drug is abruptly stopped,
or the dosage is drastically lowered. Physical dependence is a normal result of
the use of certain drugs and rarely leads to addiction.

Psychological dependence - ANSWER A craving to use a drug, typically for its
mood-altering effects, obsession with obtaining and using a drug. May lead to
addiction.

Lethal dose - ANSWER Dose of a drug that will cause death.