CHAPTER 1 MEDICATION AIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
what are ethical standards? CORRECT ANSWER - they are guides to moral behavior
what is the guiding principle of ethics in health care? CORRECT ANSWER - if we are unable to
do good. we should at least do no harm
what are legal standards? CORRECT ANSWER - they are guides to legal behavior
what are the purpose of legal and ethical standards? CORRECT ANSWER - 1. to guarantee that
residents receive safe and competent care
2.to protect the medication aide
what happens when the medication aide violates a legal or ethical standard? CORRECT ANSWER
- 1. loss of registration
2. loss of eligibility to work in an assisted living facility
3. disciplinary action by the facility and/or the Board of Nursing
medication aide must: CORRECT ANSWER - 1. must work within his/her scope of practice
2. performs only those acts which she/he is trained to do
3. keeps skills and knowledge up to date
4. requests help before taking action in a questionable position
5. always protect the safety and well-being of the resident
6. performs his/her job according to facility policy
, what are the clients rights regarding medications and treatment decisions? CORRECT ANSWER -
1. right to be informed of rights, responsibilities, policies, and rules
2. rights to participate in planning personal medical treatments
3. right to refuse medical treatment
4. right to privacy during medical treatment including the administering of medications
5.right to take only medications prescribed by a personal HCP
6. right to refuse to participate in research or experimentation
7.right to choose physicians and other health care providers
8.the right to move around freely (free from chemical restraint)
what are the clients rights regarding confidentiality? CORRECT ANSWER - 1. right that only staff
members providing care to a client may have access to the client's medical records
2. right to approve or refuse to release personal records to an individual outside the facility
(except as otherwise provided by law)
what are the implications for facility stand regarding clients medication, treatment decisions,
and confidentiality? CORRECT ANSWER - 1. must make rights, responsibilities, and rules known
to the client
2. must not restrict any client rights
3. must train staff to implement client rights EX) provide staff and client with a written
statement of client rights and responsibilities
what is the drug control act of Virginia? CORRECT ANSWER - they authorize unlicensed persons
to administer medication in assisted living facilities
statutes and regulations of the Virginia board of nursing CORRECT ANSWER - they define the
requirements to be registered as medication aide
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
what are ethical standards? CORRECT ANSWER - they are guides to moral behavior
what is the guiding principle of ethics in health care? CORRECT ANSWER - if we are unable to
do good. we should at least do no harm
what are legal standards? CORRECT ANSWER - they are guides to legal behavior
what are the purpose of legal and ethical standards? CORRECT ANSWER - 1. to guarantee that
residents receive safe and competent care
2.to protect the medication aide
what happens when the medication aide violates a legal or ethical standard? CORRECT ANSWER
- 1. loss of registration
2. loss of eligibility to work in an assisted living facility
3. disciplinary action by the facility and/or the Board of Nursing
medication aide must: CORRECT ANSWER - 1. must work within his/her scope of practice
2. performs only those acts which she/he is trained to do
3. keeps skills and knowledge up to date
4. requests help before taking action in a questionable position
5. always protect the safety and well-being of the resident
6. performs his/her job according to facility policy
, what are the clients rights regarding medications and treatment decisions? CORRECT ANSWER -
1. right to be informed of rights, responsibilities, policies, and rules
2. rights to participate in planning personal medical treatments
3. right to refuse medical treatment
4. right to privacy during medical treatment including the administering of medications
5.right to take only medications prescribed by a personal HCP
6. right to refuse to participate in research or experimentation
7.right to choose physicians and other health care providers
8.the right to move around freely (free from chemical restraint)
what are the clients rights regarding confidentiality? CORRECT ANSWER - 1. right that only staff
members providing care to a client may have access to the client's medical records
2. right to approve or refuse to release personal records to an individual outside the facility
(except as otherwise provided by law)
what are the implications for facility stand regarding clients medication, treatment decisions,
and confidentiality? CORRECT ANSWER - 1. must make rights, responsibilities, and rules known
to the client
2. must not restrict any client rights
3. must train staff to implement client rights EX) provide staff and client with a written
statement of client rights and responsibilities
what is the drug control act of Virginia? CORRECT ANSWER - they authorize unlicensed persons
to administer medication in assisted living facilities
statutes and regulations of the Virginia board of nursing CORRECT ANSWER - they define the
requirements to be registered as medication aide
