Med Aide Unit I Exam | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

Med Aide Unit I Exam | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version "As an med aide in your facility, you should:" - Work within the legal limits of your role "Before you work as an Med aide, you" - "Must pass course exams, complete and demonstrate skills " You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is - A boundary violation A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits of your role. You - Refuse to follow the nurse s order and explain why You are not sure whether you should give a certain drug. You should - Ask the nurse "In order to assess a person, the nurse decides to give the person the oral drugs that you usually give. You" - Understand this is the best decision for the person at the time The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You have not done this task before. You - Tell the nurse you have not done the task before and ask for help "When you agree to perform a delegated task, you" - Must complete the task safely A nurse asks you to perform a task. You do the following except - Do the task even though you have not been trained Which step can the nurse delegate to you? - Give certain drugs The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the power to do the following except - Determine who gives drugs to patients or residents "If you fail to do something that a reasonable and careful person would have done, you are" - Negligent Invasion of privacy occurs if you - "Violate a person s right not to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs made public without giving consent" You suspect a person is being abused. You should - Share your concerns with your supervisor Schedule II drugs may lead to - Severe psychological or physical dependence "According to the text, when you touch a person s body without his or her consent, it is" - Battery The intentional mistreatment or harm of another person is - Abuse Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct is - Ethics Which statement about an ethical person is true? - An ethical person behaves in the right way. You display ethical behavior by - Keeping the person s property safe "To protect yourself from assault and battery, you" - Get the person s consent before doing a procedure A nurse gives the wrong dosage of a drug to a person. This is - Malpractice You gave a drug to the wrong person. This is - Negligence You trick a person into taking a drug. This is - Fraud You scold an older person for refusing to take ordered drugs. This is - Verbal abuse Violating or failing to comply with the Controlled Substance Act can result in a - Fine and prison term Pain and nausea are examples of - Subjective data Which observation should you report at once? - "Complaints of sudden, severe pain" Cancer and diabetes are examples of - Medical diagnoses A person is eating. How long should you wait before taking an oral temperature? - 15 to 20 Minutes A person has a BP of 118/78. This is - within normal range Good communication occurs when you - Give information in a logical and orderly manner A drug is ordered for 1700. The time to give this drug is - 5:00pm Symptoms are an example of: - Subjective data Which of the following is not objective data? - Pain felt by a person You are giving a person his drugs. Which observation should you report at once? - The person refused to take a drug When should you record that you gave a person a drug? -