NC Medication Aide (Med Tech) Exam With Verified Correct Answers (A+ GRADED) 2022/2023

NC Medication Aide (Med Tech) Exam With Verified Correct Answers (A+ GRADED) 2022/2023 Hour of sleep or bedtime - ANS HS or qhs Twice a day - ANS bid or BID Subcutaneous - ANS sq. or SQ Every other day - ANS qod or QOD Once a day - ANS qd or QD gram - ANS gm milligram - ANS mg after meals - ANS pc OTC - ANS over-the-counter by mouth - ANS po q - ANS every ac - ANS before meals qid or QID - ANS four times a day tsp - ANS teaspoonful prn or PRN - ANS as needed Tbsp - ANS Tablespoonful tid or TID - ANS Three times a day ml - ANS milliliter oz - ANS ounce MAR - ANS Medication administration record The following are abbreviations for drug routes, EXCEPT - ANS PD You receive an order for Nitroglycerin to be given sublingually. It would be given - ANS Under the tongue The following are abbreviations for dosages or strengths of medications EXCEPT - ANS PD If you are not sure of an abbreviation, it is O.K. to gues - ANS False It is important to know the policy on approved abbreviations for your facility. - ANS True A milliliter is the same as a milligram - ANS False Over-the-counter drugs may be kept as floor stock or house stock in an adult care home. - ANS True When administering medications, it is O.K. to leave a resident's medication at the bedside if the resident is present. - ANS False You are legally responsible for any medication or treatment you administer. - ANS True Medications should be given within one hour before or one hour after the prescribed or scheduled time of administration. - ANS True Residents have a right to refuse medications. - ANS True Oral medications must be stored separately from topical or external medications. - ANS True Staff giving medications in adult care homes have to demonstrate certain skills with administering medications and be checked off or validated by a registered nurse or registered pharmacist. - ANS True Regulations for the accountability or recordkeeping of controlled substances differ from the regulations for non-controlled medications. - ANS True Unlicensed staff in adult care homes may administer intramuscular (IM) injections and subcutaneous (SQ) injections. - ANS False A telephone or verbal order for medications and treatments must be signed by the person who prescribed the medications within: - ANS 15 days from the date the order is given. Information or documentation on the MAR for PRN (as needed) medications that are administered includes: - ANS all of the above Mr. Jones, a resident of an adult care home, is going to visit his family for the week. The proper way to prepare Mr. Jones' prescription medications to take with him would be to: - ANS Send the medications in containers that have been filled and labeled by a pharmacist and document the medications sent on the appropriate facility form. The resident's physician or prescribing practitioner is to be contacted about the resident's medication orders: - ANS all of the above The facility is required to maintain or keep all medication orders for a resident: - ANS in the resident's record in the facility