Insulin Administration QMA INDIANA Exam With Correct Answers 2024

Insulin Administration QMA INDIANA Exam
With Correct Answers 2024




Prior .to .administering .insulin .at .a .licensed .health .facility .the .QMA .shall .- .correct
.answer.Be .supervised .by .a .RN .in .administering .the .insulin; .OR .have .the .responsibility

.delegated .by .the .RN .for .administering .the .insulin .to .the .QMA .based .on .the .RN's

.assessment .of .the .QMA's .competency .to .administer .insulin




. .Be .informed .by .the .health .facility .where .the .QMA .is .employed .that .the .facility: .- .correct
.answer.permits .the .QMA .to .administer .insulin;




It .is .the .responsibility .of .the .QMA .with .insulin .administration .approval .to .- .correct
.answer.understand .and .review .the .facility .policies .or .procedure .related .to .the .above

.information .at .any .health .facility .where .employed. .If .the .health .facility .does .not .have .the

.above .information .available, .the .QMA .must .NOT .administer .insulin.




The .pancreas .is .one .of .the .endocrine .glands .that .is .located .- .correct .answer.upper
.abdomen, .behind .the .stomach.




The .pancreas .serves .two .important .functions .- .correct .answer.1. .Produces .enzymes .that
.break .down .food .in .the .intestines .and

2. .Produces .hormones .that .regulate .blood .sugar .levels.

Three .main .types .of .enzymes .are .produced .by .the .pancreas .- .correct .answer.Lipase .
Protease .
Amylase

Lipase .- .correct .answer.breaks .down .fats

PROtease .- .correct .answer.breaks .down .PROtein

Amylase .- .correct .answer.breaks .down .carbohydrates

Two .main .hormones .are .produced .by .the .pancreas .- .correct .answer.Insulin .
Glucagon

, Glucagon .is .released .when .- .correct .answer.blood .sugar .levels .are .LOW .and .the .body
.needs .energy .to .feed .cells.




The .Islets .of .Langerhans .are .- .correct .answer.clusters .of .cells .throughout .the .pancreas
.that .produce .insulin .and .glucagon




The .purpose .of .insulin .is .to .- .correct .answer.carry .GLUCOSE .from .the .bloodstream .into
.the .cells .for .use .as .energy .and .fuel




When .there .are .too .many .ketones .circulating .in .the .blood .- .correct .answer.ketoacidosis

Insulin .is .also .important .in .____________ .utilization .by .the .body .- .correct .answer.protein

What .length .of .needle .is .correct .to .use .for .insulin .injection? .- .correct .answer.¼ .- .5/8 .inch

Pain, .numbness, .and .tingling .of .the .hands .and .feet .are .common .symptoms .- .correct
.answer.Peripheral .neuropathy




QMA's .can .inject .Trulicity .and .Victoza .- .correct .answer.FALSE

Which .syringe .should .a .QMA .use .for .injecting .insulin? .- .correct .answer.U100

The .Insulin .Certified .QMA .is .required .to .have .___ .additional .hour(s) .on .in-servicing .each
.year .to .maintain .their .insulin .certification. .- .correct .answer.1 .hour




If .your .resident .is .unable .to .swallow, .combative, .or .unconscious .the .first .thing .the .QMA
.should .do .is .- .correct .answer.CALL .911 .FIRST




The .resident .is .ALERT/AWAKE .and .blood .glucose .level .is .below .or .above .a .specific
.level. .What .is .the .first .thing .the .QMA .should .do? .- .correct .answer.Follow .the .facilities

.policy/procedure .related .to .insulin .administration




Your .resident .is .OBSERVED .or .VERBALIZED .s/s .of .hyperglycemia/hypoglycemia, .the
.first .action .from .the .QMA .should .be .- .correct .answer.Take .the .residents .blood .glucose

.level




Mrs. .Smith .has .a .blood .glucose .level .of .40 .is .awake .and .alert .the .QMA .should .- .correct
.answer.Notify .the .nurse




What .kind .of .Insulin .starts .to .act .in .2-4 .hrs .after .injecting, .and .has .a .peak .lasting .4-10hrs?
.- .correct .answer.Novolin .N




What .do .the .Islets .of .Langerhans .do? .- .correct .answer.Secrete .insulin .and .glucagon .from
.the .pancreas