Medication Aide Chapter 7 Vocab questions well answers 2024/2025

Medication Aide Chapter 7 Vocabactive refusal - correct answer when a client directly refuses to take medications akathisia - correct answer constant pacing; a total inability to sit still, if forced to sit still the person may experience extreme anxiety and agitation amnesia - correct answer lack or loss of memory; inability to remember past experiences ataxia - correct answer irregular muscular action; particularly affects walking, gait is typically very unsteady bradykinesia - correct answer very slow movement, may be drug side effect, symptom of disease such as Parkinson's BUN - correct answer Blood Urea Nitrogen which is a measure of the kidney's ability to excrete urea, the chief waste product of protein intake in the diet; in medication administration, the function of the kidneys affects drug excretion concentration - correct answer amount of drug in a certain volume of liquid dehydration - correct answer a condition caused by the loss of too much water from the body; severe diarrhea or vomiting can cause dehydration dystonia - correct answer abnormal tonicity of muscle, characterized by prolonged, repetitive muscle contractions that may cause twisting or jerking movements of the body or a body part; can be caused by prolonged or improper use of some psychotropic drug euphoria - correct answer a feeling of well being or elation; may be drug related