Answered.
Identify the four (4) reasons to use medications. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. to prevent illness
2. to control or stop illness
3. to reduce symptoms
4. to manage illness
Identify the single, primary reason for the rules, regulations, policies, and guidelines for medication
administration in a community-based service system. - CORRECT ANSWER to protect the client
Define a "desired effect". - CORRECT ANSWER the medication is doing what it is suppose to do
Define a "negative effect". - CORRECT ANSWER an undesirable or unwanted effect
Define "no apparent effect". - CORRECT ANSWER an unchanged effect
What is a "sign"? - CORRECT ANSWER changes in an individuals appearance, behavior and bodily
functions that you can see, feel, hear, or see that they have vomitted/diarrhea.
A sign is "objective" information used to monitor a resident? - CORRECT ANSWER True
A "sign" can be measured? - CORRECT ANSWER True
A "symptom" is a change that you can not see but is experienced/reported by the client. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
An individual may verbally tell you of changes occurring or may use nonverbal behavior to express these
changes. - CORRECT ANSWER True
, A "symptom" can not be measured? - CORRECT ANSWER True
A "symptom" can affect an individual's ADL. - CORRECT ANSWER True
A symptom is "subjective" information used to monitor a resident? - CORRECT ANSWER True
What are the principles needed to give medication safely? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Medications and their
use
2. Drug actions/negative reactions
3. Methods of administration
4. Trained observation skills
5. References/resource material
6. Procedures used within the facility
The greater number of drugs taken at once, the greater the possibility of drug to drug interaction. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
By knowing what medications the client is taking, and by reporting your observations, the physician or
nurse practitioner may make a medication change. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Only the physician or nurse practitioner can make a medication change. - CORRECT ANSWER True
State the effects of taking medications. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. physical changes
2. behavioral changes
State three (3) categories of changes that must be reported. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. emergency medical
condition
2. non-emergency medical condition
3. other physical or behavioral changes