MAP Certification Test Complete Solutions

MAP Certification Test Complete Solutions 1. Who can provide advice and technical assistance to certified staff members in a MAP program? Answer: A physician, registered nurse, or registered pharmacist. 2. What is an acute illness characterized by sudden, brief, and severe symptoms? Answer: Acute illness. 3. What state of mind is required when administering medications to ensure accuracy? Answer: Mindfulness. 4. Who is a person skilled in preparing medications and licensed to do so? Answer: Pharmacist. 5. What type of health care provider can prescribe medications and treat patients? Answer: Health Care Provider (HCP). 6. What does PRN stand for in medication administration? Answer: As needed. 7. What process ensures consistent steps in administering medications? Answer: Standardization. 8. What type of medication is applied to the skin? Answer: Topical. 9. What are the two rights of individuals receiving medications? Answer: Right to be free from too much medication and right to know what medications they are taking and their risks/benefits. 10. What principles should be kept in mind when giving medications? Answer: Mindfulness, maximizing capabilities, and communication. 11. What is the Cycle of Responsibility in medication administration? Answer: Observe, report changes, support visits to HCP, communicate with pharmacist, record information, store medication, administer medication, document administration. 12. What should you document regarding medication instructions? Answer: MAP consultant's instructions (e.g., progress notes or consult forms). 13. When must you bring a completed health review checklist to a PCP visit? Answer: During the annual physical exam. 14. What is an anaphylactic reaction characterized by? Answer: Difficulty breathing, hives, and changes in blood pressure, which can be life-threatening. 15. What is a brand name medication? Answer: A medication made by a specific pharmaceutical company. 16. What are the three crosschecks to perform before administering medication? Answer: Check 5 rights (HCP order to pharmacy label), check 5 rights (pharmacy label to med sheet), and check 5 rights (pharmacy label to med sheet again). 17. What are the steps for administering medication? Answer: Read med sheet, clear and clean area, wash hands, gather equipment, identify person, unlock med storage area, perform first two crosschecks, prepare med correctly, perform third crosscheck, tell person what they're taking, administer med, ensure they take it, observe, look again for 5 rights, document administration. 18. How do you document a missed dose of medication? Answer: Draw a circle in the box on the med grid corresponding to the time the medication was supposed to be given, initial inside the circle, and write a note explaining the reason for the missed dose. 19. How do you document a PRN medication? Answer: Write the time of administration on the med sheet along with your initials and explain in the person's progress note why you gave it and whether their complaint was relieved. 20. When should you report certain information regarding medications? Answer: Immediately or within a specific time frame depending on the situation (e.g., an HCP may require reporting a person's pulse before giving a medication if their pulse is outside the parameters of the order).