CERTIFIED MEDICATIONAIDE EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS & 100% CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADEA+

What are your responsibilities as a CMA? : Assist a license nurse in providing safe and ethical care for clients. What do you do when you suspect abuse? : To give an account of something that has been seem, heard, or considered to be done to the supervising licensed nurse. What are examples of subjective data? Objective data? : Subjective data - Symptoms - is what the resident tells you but is not noticed through the senses, such as touch, etc. Opinions are considered subjective data. Objective data - signs- are those things you can see, hear, feel, or smell. What is necessary for good communication? : Communication requires a sender, a message, and receiver. Know steps to washing hands. 2 : Use warm running water, keeping hands lower than elbows allowing water to flow toward fingertips. Firm rubbing motion. Liquid soap. Wash for 15 - 30 seconds. Dry hands, use a dry towel to turn faucet off. Avoid touching sink with clothing. Always use soap and water if hands are visibly dirty. How long are hands washed for? : 15 - 30 seconds What is not legal for a CMA to do while working? : To give medications by any route that involves puncturing the skin, such as intramuscular or subcutaneous injections, or through intravenous lines. To take phone orders from a physician, demist, pharmacist, and registered nurse practitioner. List acceptable drug references. : Package insert, Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), and Pharmacist. A generic name of a drug always begins with what kind of letter? A brand name with what kind of letter? : Generic name always lowercase, Brand name is always capital. Where does an enteric coated tablet dissolve? : Dissolves easily in the small intestine