MAP CERTIFICATION ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

Who is a MAP consultant? - A registered nurse, registered pharmacist, HCP When do you contact your MAP consultant? - You make/discover a medication occurrence, a medication was omitted, a medication was refused (must also notify the prescribing HCP), an HCP order/pharmacy label/med sheet do not agree, and if you have a question about how to administer a medication. After you call a MAP consultant... - contact your supervisor Two most important CRC responsibilities are? - Watching for and reporting changes in the people you support. Principles of Medication Administration - Mindfulness, supporting abilities (independence) communication (talking/listening to the person, performing the checks). Respecting patient rights: - Patients have a right to know what medications they are taking and the reason, refuse medication, know benefits/risks associated with taking medication Objective observations - factual information you will see, hear, feel, smell and measure subjective observations - when a person speaks or signs and they tell you something. Everyday reporting - occurs between staff present at a shift change