QMA PRACTICE EXAM

QMA PRACTICE EXAM

Qma'svcarevcprohibitedvcfrom:vc-vcanswer--
Callingvcavcphysician,vcassessingvcavcresident,vcadminisiteringvcavcstagevcIIvctreatment,vca
dministeringvcmedsvcthroughvcavcnasgastricvctube

ThevcQmavcscopevcofvcpracticevcincludes:vc-vcanswer--
Observevcandvcreportvctovcavcnursevcreactionsvcandvcsidevceffectsvcofvcmeds,vctakevcvitalvcsi
gnsvcpriorvctovcsomevcmedications,vcpersonallyvcsetvcupvcandvcgivevcmedicationsvcthatvcyo
uvcwerevctrainedvcon,vcnotvcdocumentvcwhatvcanothervcpersonvcgavevcavcresident

WhenvcgivingvcavcPRNvcmedication,vcthevcnursevcmustvccosignvcthevcclinicalvcrecordvc-
vcanswer--True



ThevcQmavcisvcallowedvctovctreatvcavcsecondvcdegreevcburnvcifvcyouvcfollowvcthevcordervcexa
ctlyvc-vcanswer--False

ThevcQmavcmustvcdocumentvcinvcthevcclinicalvcrecordvcanyvcandvcallvcobservationsvcandvcw
hatvcisvcreportedvcbyvcthevcresidentvc-vcanswer--True

Whatvcisvcassaultvcandvcbattery?vc-vcanswer--Avcverbalvcthreatvcthatvcisvccarriedvcout

Leavingvcavcresidentvcalonevcinvcthevcshowervcroom,vcfailingvctovcreportvcanvcobservationvco
rvcoccurrencevctovcthevcnurse,vccausingvcinjuryvcbyvcusingvcbrokenvcequipmentvcwouldvcbevc
anvcexamplevcof:vc-vcanswer--Negligence

Whatvcdescribesvc"painlessvckillingvcofvcavcpatientvcsufferingvcfromvcanvcincurablevcdisease
"?vc-vcanswer--Euthanasia

Medicationvcerrorsvccanvcbevccausedvcby:vc-vcanswer--
Lackvcofvcconcentration,vclackvcofvcknowledge,vcpoorvccommunication,vcperformingvcoutsi
devcyourvcscopevcofvcpractice

Ifvcyouvchavevcavcmedicationvcerror,vcyouvcreportvcitvctovcthevcdoctorvcimmediatelyvc-
vcanswer--False



Undesirablevcmedicationvceffectsvccouldvcbevc-vcanswer--Vomiting,vcdizziness,vchives/
drowsiness,vcdifficultvcbreathing

Reportvcallvcsuspectedvcabusevctovcthevcnursevc__________________.vc-vcanswer--
Immediately

ThevcQmavcisvcexemptvcfromvcperformingvcthevcinitialvcandvcfinalvcstepsvccreatedvcforvcCna'
svc-vcanswer--False

Whatvcisvcverbalvccommunication?vc-vcanswer--Writtenvcorvcspokenvcwords

, Whatvccanvccausevcpermanentvccognitivevcimpairment?vc-vcanswer--
Severevcheadvctrauma
Stroke
Brainvcdisease

Whatvcisvcsundowning?vc-vcanswer--
Increasedvcconfusionvcandvcrestlessnessvcinvclatevcafternoon

Whenvcinteractingvcwithvcanvcanxiousvcresidentvcyouvcshould:vc-vcanswer--
Providevcavcquiet,vccalmvcenvironmentvcawayvcfromvcgroups

Whenvcinteractingvcwithvcavccombativevcresidentvcyouvcshould:vc-vcanswer--
Remainvccalmvcandvcinvccontrol

Whatvcisvcnosocomialvcinfection?vc-vcanswer--Anvcinfectionvcsquiredvcwhilevcinvcavcfacility

Whatvcisvchepatitis?vc-vcanswer--Avccontagiousvclivervcdisease

Ifvcyouvchavevcavcspillvconvcthevcfloor,vcyouvcmustvcuse:vc-vcanswer--
Gloves,vcpapervctowels,vcwetvcfloorvcsign

Whenvcdovcyouvccleanvcupvcavcspill?vc-vcanswer--Immediately

Invcthevceventvcofvcavcfire,vcwhatvcdoesvcthevcRvcstandvcfor?vc-vcanswer--Removevcresidents

Tovcusevcavcfirvcextinguisher,vcwhatvcdoesvcthevcPvcstandvcfor?vc-vcanswer--Pullvcthevcpin

Medications:vcthevctrade/brandvcnamevcisvcalways:vc-vcanswer--Capitalvcletters

Syntheticvcmedicationsvcare:vc-vcanswer--Man-made

Thevcsystemicvceffectvcofvcavcmedicationvc_______________.vc-vcanswer--
Effectsvcthevcentirevcbody

Thevceffectsvcofvcmedicationvcisvc________________.vc-vcanswer--
Thevcobservablevcresultsvcofvcchangesvcinvcthevcbody

Anvcantagonisticvceffectvcisvc_________________.vc-vcanswer--
Negativevceffectvcthatvconevcchemicalvchavevcwithvcanothervcchemical

WhatvcisvcADR?vc-vcanswer--Anvcundesiredvcsidevceffectvcorvctoxicity

Whatvcorganvcexcretesvcmostvcmedications?vc-vcanswer--Kidneys

Whatvcarevclegendvcmedications?vc-vcanswer--
Medicationvcthatvccanvconlyvcbevcobtainedvcwithvcavcprescription

Qma'svccanvctakevcphonevcordersvcifvctheyvcrepeatvcthevcordervcbackvctovcthevcdoctorvcforvca
ccuracy.vc-vcanswer--False