MAP Knowledge Test|49 Q’s with
Solutions
Who is a MAP consultant? - -Registered Nurse
Registered Pharmacist
Health Care Provider
Dentist
- Who do you contact if you have health related questions? - -Persons HCP
- When calling an HCP with questions about procedures or specific
medication issues you should have? - -HCP order, medication, medication
sheet
- When do you need to contact a MAP Consultant? - --Too much or too little
medication was administered
-Medication was not given
-Medication was refused
-HCP order, pharmacy label or medication sheet do not agree
- How can you learn about a new person you must administer medication
for? - -observe, talk with the person, listen to the person, communicate with
family and your co-workers, reading the persons health history
- Principles of medication administration - --Mindfulness: stay alert and
focused
-Supporting abilities: Help the person function as independently as possible
-Communication: Contact MAP consultant as needed, listening and talking
with the person
- Objective observation - -factual information you see, hear, feel, smell, or
measure
- Subjective observation - -when the person you are working with tells you
what they are feeling
- When are you responsible for reporting your observations? - -When you
see any changes, physical or behavioral.
- When you observe a change in the client who do you contact first? - -Your
supervisor
- Everyday reporting - -Typically occurs between staff present at shift
change. Outgoing staff are expected to provide incoming staff with
, information in regard to basic household details and medication
administration details.
- Immediate reporting - -Reporting without delay as soon as possible after a
change is observed.
- Who do you report a medication occurrence (error) to? - -A MAP
Consultant
Ex: when you notice a medication is different size or shape than last time,
medication received from pharmacy does not match HCP order
- When must you consult with HCP? - --medication is refused
-medication is not available from the pharmacy
-there are no refills
-a medication parameter for HCP notification has been sent
-When a MAP Consultant suggests hanging up and calling HCP
-an order is missing the person's name, medication, dose, frequency, route,
date, and the HCP signature
- Contact your supervisor when... - --There is a math error in the countable
controlled substance book
-Shift count pages in count book are almost full
-Count book binding is loose
-Medication seems to be tampered with
-Medication is low and you are unsure about refills
-You can not locate the medication
- Documentation - -Should tell a story from beginning to end
- Make sure when documenting you... - --Use ink
-Write clearly and in complete sentences
-Include date, time, your full name
- If you make a documentation error never... - -Never use white-out, mark
over or erase error.
Always draw a single line through the error, write error, write your initials,
and what you meant to write.
- Brand medication - -Medications that are created and made by a specific
pharmaceutical company Ex: Tylenol
- Generic medication - -Medication known by their chemical name and are
manufactured by many pharmaceutical companies.
- What is IC an abbreviation for? - -Interchange
Solutions
Who is a MAP consultant? - -Registered Nurse
Registered Pharmacist
Health Care Provider
Dentist
- Who do you contact if you have health related questions? - -Persons HCP
- When calling an HCP with questions about procedures or specific
medication issues you should have? - -HCP order, medication, medication
sheet
- When do you need to contact a MAP Consultant? - --Too much or too little
medication was administered
-Medication was not given
-Medication was refused
-HCP order, pharmacy label or medication sheet do not agree
- How can you learn about a new person you must administer medication
for? - -observe, talk with the person, listen to the person, communicate with
family and your co-workers, reading the persons health history
- Principles of medication administration - --Mindfulness: stay alert and
focused
-Supporting abilities: Help the person function as independently as possible
-Communication: Contact MAP consultant as needed, listening and talking
with the person
- Objective observation - -factual information you see, hear, feel, smell, or
measure
- Subjective observation - -when the person you are working with tells you
what they are feeling
- When are you responsible for reporting your observations? - -When you
see any changes, physical or behavioral.
- When you observe a change in the client who do you contact first? - -Your
supervisor
- Everyday reporting - -Typically occurs between staff present at shift
change. Outgoing staff are expected to provide incoming staff with
, information in regard to basic household details and medication
administration details.
- Immediate reporting - -Reporting without delay as soon as possible after a
change is observed.
- Who do you report a medication occurrence (error) to? - -A MAP
Consultant
Ex: when you notice a medication is different size or shape than last time,
medication received from pharmacy does not match HCP order
- When must you consult with HCP? - --medication is refused
-medication is not available from the pharmacy
-there are no refills
-a medication parameter for HCP notification has been sent
-When a MAP Consultant suggests hanging up and calling HCP
-an order is missing the person's name, medication, dose, frequency, route,
date, and the HCP signature
- Contact your supervisor when... - --There is a math error in the countable
controlled substance book
-Shift count pages in count book are almost full
-Count book binding is loose
-Medication seems to be tampered with
-Medication is low and you are unsure about refills
-You can not locate the medication
- Documentation - -Should tell a story from beginning to end
- Make sure when documenting you... - --Use ink
-Write clearly and in complete sentences
-Include date, time, your full name
- If you make a documentation error never... - -Never use white-out, mark
over or erase error.
Always draw a single line through the error, write error, write your initials,
and what you meant to write.
- Brand medication - -Medications that are created and made by a specific
pharmaceutical company Ex: Tylenol
- Generic medication - -Medication known by their chemical name and are
manufactured by many pharmaceutical companies.
- What is IC an abbreviation for? - -Interchange
