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40 HOUR MEDICATION AIDE FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Anmmedicationnmaidenm(MA)nmisnmnotnmusuallynmallowednmtonmadministernmanmdrug
Ifnmitnmisnmthenmfirstnmtimenmanmresidentnmtakesnmit
Ifnmthenmdrugnmisnmfornmanmheartnmcondition
Ifnmthenmdrugnmisnmfornmanmchronicnmillness
Ifnmanmdoctornmhasnmnotnmprovidednmwrittennmapprovalnmfornmthenmmedicationnmaidenmtonmdonmsonm-
nmanswer--Ifnmitnmisnmthenmfirstnmtimenmanmresidentnmtakesnmit
Whichnmofnmthenmfollowingnmisnmannmexamplenmofnmdrug-nmdiseasenminteraction?
AnmpersonnmwithnmhypertensionnmhasnmelevatednmbloodnmpressurenmafternmtakingnmannmOTCnmcoldnmme
dication.
Anmpersonnmwithnmdepressionnmhasnmanmchangenminnmmoodnmafternmstartingnmanmnewnmmedication.
Anmpersonnmwhonmhasnmbeennmtakingnmanmmedicationnmfornmanmlongnmtimenmfindsnmthatnmitnmisnmlessnmeffe
ctive.
Anmpersonnmwhonmtakesnmmedicationnmfornmhypertensionnmsometimesnmhasnmanmlownmbloodnmpressuren
mmeasurement.nm-nmanswer--
AnmpersonnmwithnmhypertensionnmhasnmelevatednmbloodnmpressurenmafternmtakingnmannmOTCnmcoldnmme
dication.
Anmnebulizernmornminhalernmdoesnmthisnmtonmanmdrugnmsonmthatnmitnmmaynmbenminhalednmandnmreachnmthenm
lungs:
Aerosolizesnmit
Dissolvesnmit
Concentratesnmit
Injectsnmitnm-nmanswer--Aerosolizesnmit
Notnmshakingnmanmliquidnmmedicationnmthatnmrequiresnmshakingnmisnmannmexamplenmof
Diversion
PhysicalnmAbuse
Negligence
Fraudnm-nmanswer--Negligence
Whichnmofnmthesenmisnmanmtopicalnmmedication?
Anmpowdernmthatnmisnmstirrednmintonmliquidnmandnmswallowed
Anmliquidnmthatnmisnmemptiednmintonmanmmachinenmandnmmadenmintonmanmmistnmtonmbenminhaled
Anmfinenmspraynmthatnmisnmadministerednmthroughnmthenmnostrils
Annmointmentnmthatnmisnmappliednmtonmthenmskinnm-nmanswer--
Annmointmentnmthatnmisnmappliednmtonmthenmskin
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Ifnmanmresident'snmMARnmindicatesnmthatnmthenmpulsenmratenmshouldnmbenmcountednmbeforenmadministeri
ngnmanmmedication,nmhownmoftennmdoesnmthenmMAnmneednmtonmcountnmandnmdocumentnmthenmresident'sn
mpulsenmrate?
Everynmtimenmthatnmmedicationnmisnmadministered
Oncenmanmday,nmwhennmthenmmedicationnmisnmfirstnmadministered
Whennmthenmresidentnmlooksnmtirednmornmseemsnmunresponsive
Whennmthenmresidentnmlooksnmanxiousnmornmhyperactivenm-nmanswer--
Everynmtimenmthatnmmedicationnmisnmadministered
Whichnmofnmthenmfollowingnmisnmannmexamplenmofnmrespectingnmanmresident'snmrightnmtonmparticipatenminnm
hernmownnmcare?
MakingnmsurenmthenmresidentnmtakesnmeverynmmedicationnmonnmthenmMARnmnonmmatternmwhat
Respectingnmthenmresident'snmrightnmtonmrefusenmanmmedication
Givingnmanmresidentnmprivacynmwhennmshenmhasnmvisitors
Promptlynmreportingnmanynmmedicationnmerrorsnm-nmanswer--
Respectingnmthenmresident'snmrightnmtonmrefusenmanmmedication
Thenmtherapeuticnmdosenmofnmanmmedicationnmisnmhighnmenoughnmtonmbenm___________nmandnmlownmen
oughnmtonmavoidnm_____________.
Toxic;nmeffectiveness
Effective;nmtoxicity
Tolerated,nmsidenmeffects
Administered,nmanaphylaxisnm-nmanswer--Effective;nmtoxicity
Whynmshouldnmhealthcarenmworkersnmnotnmputnmanmzeronm(0)nmafternmanmdecimalnmwhennmwritingnmwhole
nmnumbers?
Becausenmitnmsavesnmtimenmtonmskipnmwritingnmthenmzero
Becausenmitnmtakesnmupnmlessnmroomnmonnmresidents'nmcharts
Becausenmitnmisnmannminaccuratenmwaynmtonmwritenmnumbers
Becausenmitnmcouldnmcausenmanmnumbernmtonmbenmreadnmincorrectlynm-nmanswer--
Becausenmitnmcouldnmcausenmanmnumbernmtonmbenmreadnmincorrectly
Whichnmofnmthesenmfactorsnmseriouslynmaffectsnmthenmwaynmanmdrugnmisnmusednminnmthenmbody?
Whethernmitnmisnmanmgenericnmornmnamenmbrandnmdrug
Thenmagenmofnmthenmpersonnmtakingnmthenmdrug
Thenmeyenmcolornmofnmthenmpersonnmtakingnmthenmdrug
Hownmlongnmanmpersonnmremainsnmseatednmafternmtakingnmthenmdrugnm-nmanswer--
Thenmagenmofnmthenmpersonnmtakingnmthenmdrug
Anmtypenmofnmliquidnmmedicationnmthatnmcontainsnmdrugnmparticlesnmthatnmarenmnotnmcompletelynmdissolv
ednmisnma
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Suspensionnm-nmanswer--Suspension
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