EXAM: Kinn's Chapter 30 Administering Medications
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Check the medication label against the order CORRECT ANS-Getting the medication from
the storage, Before measuring the medication, and Before you return the medication to the
storage area
Live virus vaccines CORRECT ANS-The microorganism is alive, but attenuated (weakened)
in the laboratory. Vaccine examples include: MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), varicella
(chickenpox), zoster (shingles), and yellow fever.
Patients may not receive a live virus vaccine if they CORRECT ANS--Had another live virus
vaccine less than 28 days ago
-Are pregnant or may be pregnant in the next month -HPV vaccine is also contraindicated with
pregnancy -Are immunocompromised (e.g., cancer, leukemia, HIV/AIDs)
-Are receiving chemotherapy or high-dose steroid therapy
-Had recently received a blood transfusion, immune (gamma) globulin, or antiviral
medication.
Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) CORRECT ANS-Created by CDC, provides information
to the patient or guardian/parent on the benefits and risks of the vaccine, The National
Vaccine Childhood Injury Act requires that all patients (or parents/guardians) get the
, EXAM: Kinn's Chapter 30 Administering Medications
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appropriate Vaccine Information Statement prior to every dose of vaccine administered
regardless of the age of the patient for specific vaccines.
Besides giving the VIS prior to the vaccination, the medical assistant must document the
following in the patient's health record: CORRECT ANS--The edition date of the VIS. This is
found on the back at the bottom right corner. Make sure to have the latest edition of the VIS
-The date the VIS is provided and the date the vaccine is administered. Usually this is done on
the same day -The office address, name, and title of the person who administers the vaccine,
and The vaccine manufacturer and lot number.
Scored tablet CORRECT ANS-A notched tablet which can be split into half with a pill cutter.
Enteric coated CORRECT ANS-Tablet designed to pass through the acidic environment of
the stomach and breaks down in the base environment of the intestines.
Buffered CORRECT ANS-A solid medication containing the active medication and an
antacid,
, EXAM: Kinn's Chapter 30 Administering Medications
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Extended-release CORRECT ANS-A medication designed to breakdown over time, if
crushed, split, or chewed would put the patient at risk for an overdose.
Fast dissolving CORRECT ANS-A medication form that is also called oral disintegrating
tablet and is placed on the tongue or by the cheek to break down.
Solution CORRECT ANS-The active medication dissolves in the liquid.
Suspension CORRECT ANS-The active medication does not dissolve, but rather floats in the
liquid.
Sublingual and Buccal medications CORRECT ANS--Patient should not eat or smoke prior to
taking this medication
-Patients should not chew or swallow this medication -Water can be taken prior to this
medication to wet the mouth
-No liquids can be taken until this medication has dissolved
-Patients should alternate cheeks used to dissolve this medication to avoid mucosal irritation.
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Check the medication label against the order CORRECT ANS-Getting the medication from
the storage, Before measuring the medication, and Before you return the medication to the
storage area
Live virus vaccines CORRECT ANS-The microorganism is alive, but attenuated (weakened)
in the laboratory. Vaccine examples include: MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), varicella
(chickenpox), zoster (shingles), and yellow fever.
Patients may not receive a live virus vaccine if they CORRECT ANS--Had another live virus
vaccine less than 28 days ago
-Are pregnant or may be pregnant in the next month -HPV vaccine is also contraindicated with
pregnancy -Are immunocompromised (e.g., cancer, leukemia, HIV/AIDs)
-Are receiving chemotherapy or high-dose steroid therapy
-Had recently received a blood transfusion, immune (gamma) globulin, or antiviral
medication.
Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) CORRECT ANS-Created by CDC, provides information
to the patient or guardian/parent on the benefits and risks of the vaccine, The National
Vaccine Childhood Injury Act requires that all patients (or parents/guardians) get the
, EXAM: Kinn's Chapter 30 Administering Medications
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appropriate Vaccine Information Statement prior to every dose of vaccine administered
regardless of the age of the patient for specific vaccines.
Besides giving the VIS prior to the vaccination, the medical assistant must document the
following in the patient's health record: CORRECT ANS--The edition date of the VIS. This is
found on the back at the bottom right corner. Make sure to have the latest edition of the VIS
-The date the VIS is provided and the date the vaccine is administered. Usually this is done on
the same day -The office address, name, and title of the person who administers the vaccine,
and The vaccine manufacturer and lot number.
Scored tablet CORRECT ANS-A notched tablet which can be split into half with a pill cutter.
Enteric coated CORRECT ANS-Tablet designed to pass through the acidic environment of
the stomach and breaks down in the base environment of the intestines.
Buffered CORRECT ANS-A solid medication containing the active medication and an
antacid,
, EXAM: Kinn's Chapter 30 Administering Medications
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Extended-release CORRECT ANS-A medication designed to breakdown over time, if
crushed, split, or chewed would put the patient at risk for an overdose.
Fast dissolving CORRECT ANS-A medication form that is also called oral disintegrating
tablet and is placed on the tongue or by the cheek to break down.
Solution CORRECT ANS-The active medication dissolves in the liquid.
Suspension CORRECT ANS-The active medication does not dissolve, but rather floats in the
liquid.
Sublingual and Buccal medications CORRECT ANS--Patient should not eat or smoke prior to
taking this medication
-Patients should not chew or swallow this medication -Water can be taken prior to this
medication to wet the mouth
-No liquids can be taken until this medication has dissolved
-Patients should alternate cheeks used to dissolve this medication to avoid mucosal irritation.
