Virginia Medication Aide Prep with Complete Solutions

Virginia Medication Aide Prep with Complete Solutions




Right Resident - (ANSWERS)Identify resident to assure you are giving the
medication to the right resident who is supposed to receive the medication and using
procedure required by the facility.

Right Medication - (ANSWERS)The name of the medication ordered by the
physician; ALWAYS USE THE THREE CHECKS

Right Dose - (ANSWERS)The amount of medication ordered

Right Route - (ANSWERS)The method of medication administration

Right Time - (ANSWERS)When the resident is ordered to receive the medication

Right Documentation - (ANSWERS)The process of writing down that a medication
was a administered to the resident on the MAR or if a medication was not
administered and the reason it was omitted.

Medication errors - (ANSWERS)when a medication is administered in any way
other than how it was prescribed

Otic - (ANSWERS)ear

Ophthalmic - (ANSWERS)eye

ADR - (ANSWERS)adverse drug reaction

MAR - (ANSWERS)medication administration record

Window to pass meds - (ANSWERS)1 hour before or 1 hour afterwards



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Tab - (ANSWERS)tablet

Cap - (ANSWERS)capsule

Sol - (ANSWERS)solution

Syr - (ANSWERS)syrup

Oint - (ANSWERS)ointment

Crm - (ANSWERS)cream

Supp - (ANSWERS)suppository

Inhal - (ANSWERS)inhaler

10cc - (ANSWERS)10ml

20cc - (ANSWERS)20ml

30cc - (ANSWERS)30ml

1 tsp to ml - (ANSWERS)5ml

A cubic centimeter is equal to one _____________ - (ANSWERS)milliliter (ml)

1 tbsp = _____tsp - (ANSWERS)3 tsp

3 tsp =____ml - (ANSWERS)15ml