Medication Aide in Virginia Exam Questions and Ready
Answers
ac - accurate answers-before meals
ADLs - accurate answers-Activities of Daily Living.
ad lib - accurate answers-as desired
ADR - accurate answers-Adverse Drug Reaction.
ALF - accurate answers-Assisted Living Facility.
A.M. - accurate answers-morning
amb - accurate answers-ambulate
APS - accurate answers-Adult Protective Services.
bid - accurate answers-twice a day
BM - accurate answers-Bowel Movement.
BON - accurate answers-Board of Nursing.
BOP - accurate answers-Board of Pharmacy.
BP - accurate answers-Blood Pressure.
BR - accurate answers-Bathroom.
BRP - accurate answers-Bathroom Privileges.
BSC - accurate answers-Bedside Commode.
buc - accurate answers-buccal
,BUN - accurate answers-Blood Urea Nitrogen. a measure of the kidney's
ability to excrete urea, the chief waste product of protein breakdown.
C - accurate answers-with
cap - accurate answers-capsule
cc - accurate answers-cubic centimeter
CE - accurate answers-Continuing Education. Educational requirement to
maintain a license or certificate.
CHF - accurate answers-Congestive Heart Failure; a disease of the heart most
commonly referred to as "heart failure".
cm - accurate answers-centimeter
c/o - accurate answers-complaints of
COPD - accurate answers-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; a condition
of the respiratory system in which breathing is difficult.
CVA - accurate answers-Cerebrovascular Accident or stroke.
dc - accurate answers-discontinue or discharge
DEA - accurate answers-Drug Enforcement Administration, a federal agency
which regulates and enforces laws on drugs in Schedules I-V.
DON - accurate answers-Director of Nurses.
DSS - accurate answers-Department of Social Services.
ETOH - accurate answers-Alcohol.
FDA - accurate answers-Food & Drug Administration, the federal agency
which enforces the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
GI - accurate answers-Gastrointestinal.
, gm - accurate answers-gram
gtt - accurate answers-drop
H2O - accurate answers-water
HOH - accurate answers-Hard of Hearing.
HTN - accurate answers-Hypertension.
I&O - accurate answers-Intake and Output.
Inh - accurate answers-Inhalation
ISP - accurate answers-Individualized Service Plan, a document required by
the DSS which outlines the plan of care for clients in assisted living facilities.
IV - accurate answers-Intravenous.
kg - accurate answers-killogram
lb - accurate answers-pound
liq - accurate answers-liquid
m - accurate answers-meter
meds - accurate answers-medication
meq - accurate answers-milliequivalent
mg - accurate answers-milligram
MI - accurate answers-Myocaedial Infraction.
ml - accurate answers-milliliter
NDA - accurate answers-No Drug Allergies.
Answers
ac - accurate answers-before meals
ADLs - accurate answers-Activities of Daily Living.
ad lib - accurate answers-as desired
ADR - accurate answers-Adverse Drug Reaction.
ALF - accurate answers-Assisted Living Facility.
A.M. - accurate answers-morning
amb - accurate answers-ambulate
APS - accurate answers-Adult Protective Services.
bid - accurate answers-twice a day
BM - accurate answers-Bowel Movement.
BON - accurate answers-Board of Nursing.
BOP - accurate answers-Board of Pharmacy.
BP - accurate answers-Blood Pressure.
BR - accurate answers-Bathroom.
BRP - accurate answers-Bathroom Privileges.
BSC - accurate answers-Bedside Commode.
buc - accurate answers-buccal
,BUN - accurate answers-Blood Urea Nitrogen. a measure of the kidney's
ability to excrete urea, the chief waste product of protein breakdown.
C - accurate answers-with
cap - accurate answers-capsule
cc - accurate answers-cubic centimeter
CE - accurate answers-Continuing Education. Educational requirement to
maintain a license or certificate.
CHF - accurate answers-Congestive Heart Failure; a disease of the heart most
commonly referred to as "heart failure".
cm - accurate answers-centimeter
c/o - accurate answers-complaints of
COPD - accurate answers-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; a condition
of the respiratory system in which breathing is difficult.
CVA - accurate answers-Cerebrovascular Accident or stroke.
dc - accurate answers-discontinue or discharge
DEA - accurate answers-Drug Enforcement Administration, a federal agency
which regulates and enforces laws on drugs in Schedules I-V.
DON - accurate answers-Director of Nurses.
DSS - accurate answers-Department of Social Services.
ETOH - accurate answers-Alcohol.
FDA - accurate answers-Food & Drug Administration, the federal agency
which enforces the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
GI - accurate answers-Gastrointestinal.
, gm - accurate answers-gram
gtt - accurate answers-drop
H2O - accurate answers-water
HOH - accurate answers-Hard of Hearing.
HTN - accurate answers-Hypertension.
I&O - accurate answers-Intake and Output.
Inh - accurate answers-Inhalation
ISP - accurate answers-Individualized Service Plan, a document required by
the DSS which outlines the plan of care for clients in assisted living facilities.
IV - accurate answers-Intravenous.
kg - accurate answers-killogram
lb - accurate answers-pound
liq - accurate answers-liquid
m - accurate answers-meter
meds - accurate answers-medication
meq - accurate answers-milliequivalent
mg - accurate answers-milligram
MI - accurate answers-Myocaedial Infraction.
ml - accurate answers-milliliter
NDA - accurate answers-No Drug Allergies.
