INDIANA QMA STATE EXAM PAPER PRACTICE SOLUTION ACCURATE RESPONSES
• Medications . Answer: Are substances or mixture used to diagnose, treat or
prevent disease or illness
• Sources of Medication . Answer: plants, animals, minerals, chemicals
• Semi-Synthetic Drugs . Answer: Man-made, plants, animals, or minerals
• Adverse Effects (ADR) . Answer: An undesired side effect or toxicity
• Allergic Effect . Answer: Can be life threatening or simple reactions
• Allergic Effect . Answer: If a resident has breathing problems or a skin rash a
medication was administered, the nurse must be notified immediately
• Side Effect . Answer: Outcome that are not intended; the action or effect of a
medication other than that desired. Commonly undesirable, such as nausea,
headache, insomnia, etc
• Toxic Effect . Answer: Occurs when too much of a medication is absorbed by the
body
• Toxic Effect . Answer: Can be life threatening
, • Cumulative Effect . Answer: Build up of a substance that could lead to toxicity
• Ointments . Answer: Must be soft enough to spread at room temperature and melt
at the body temperature
• Ointment . Answer: When used for the eye must be marked "ophthalmic"
(Examples- zinc, oxide ointment, and Vaseline)
• Half Life . Answer: The time it takes half of the medication to leave the
bloodstream
• Short Half Life . Answer: The more often a medication must be given to maintain
a constant action
• Half Life . Answer: If two hours then 50% of the medication will be gone from
the bloodstream in two hours
• Tinnitus . Answer: ringing in the ears
• Antianxiety . Answer: anxiolytics are often referred to as (an) ______
medication-primary treat nervousness & anxiety.
• Aldomet . Answer: Adrenergic blocker and is used to treat hypertension
• Aricept . Answer: treats dementia of Alzheimer's
• Dilantin . Answer: treat complex partial seizures
• Medications . Answer: Are substances or mixture used to diagnose, treat or
prevent disease or illness
• Sources of Medication . Answer: plants, animals, minerals, chemicals
• Semi-Synthetic Drugs . Answer: Man-made, plants, animals, or minerals
• Adverse Effects (ADR) . Answer: An undesired side effect or toxicity
• Allergic Effect . Answer: Can be life threatening or simple reactions
• Allergic Effect . Answer: If a resident has breathing problems or a skin rash a
medication was administered, the nurse must be notified immediately
• Side Effect . Answer: Outcome that are not intended; the action or effect of a
medication other than that desired. Commonly undesirable, such as nausea,
headache, insomnia, etc
• Toxic Effect . Answer: Occurs when too much of a medication is absorbed by the
body
• Toxic Effect . Answer: Can be life threatening
, • Cumulative Effect . Answer: Build up of a substance that could lead to toxicity
• Ointments . Answer: Must be soft enough to spread at room temperature and melt
at the body temperature
• Ointment . Answer: When used for the eye must be marked "ophthalmic"
(Examples- zinc, oxide ointment, and Vaseline)
• Half Life . Answer: The time it takes half of the medication to leave the
bloodstream
• Short Half Life . Answer: The more often a medication must be given to maintain
a constant action
• Half Life . Answer: If two hours then 50% of the medication will be gone from
the bloodstream in two hours
• Tinnitus . Answer: ringing in the ears
• Antianxiety . Answer: anxiolytics are often referred to as (an) ______
medication-primary treat nervousness & anxiety.
• Aldomet . Answer: Adrenergic blocker and is used to treat hypertension
• Aricept . Answer: treats dementia of Alzheimer's
• Dilantin . Answer: treat complex partial seizures
