NC Medication Aide (Med Tech) QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE VERIFIED ANSWERS
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Hour of sleep or bedtime HS or qhs
Twice a day bid or BID
Subcutaneous sq. or SQ
Every other day qod or QOD
Once a day qd or QD
gram gm
milligram mg
after meals pc
OTC over-the-counter
by mouth po
q every
ac before meals
qid or QID four times a day
tsp teaspoonful
prn or PRN as needed
Tbsp Tablespoonful
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tid or TID Three times a day
ml milliliter
oz ounce
MAR Medication administration record
The following are PD
abbreviations for drug
routes, EXCEPT
You receive an order for Under the tongue
Nitroglycerin to be given
sublingually. It would be
given
The following are PD
abbreviations for
dosages or strengths of
medications EXCEPT
If you are not sure of an False
abbreviation, it is O.K. to
gues
It is important to know True
the policy on approved
abbreviations for your
facility.
A milliliter is the same as False
a milligram
Over-the-counter drugs True
may be kept as floor
stock or house stock in
an adult care home.
When administering False
medications, it is O.K. to
leave a resident's
medication at the
bedside if the resident is
present.
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You are legally True
responsible for any
medication or treatment
you administer.
Medications should be True
given within one hour
before or one hour after
the prescribed or
scheduled time of
administration.
Residents have a right to True
refuse medications.
Oral medications must be True
stored separately from
topical or external
medications.
Staff giving medications True
in adult care homes have
to demonstrate certain
skills with administering
medications and be
checked off or validated
by a registered nurse or
registered pharmacist.
Regulations for the True
accountability or
recordkeeping of
controlled substances
differ from the
regulations for non-
controlled medications.
Unlicensed staff in adult False
care homes may
administer intramuscular
(IM) injections and
subcutaneous (SQ)
injections.
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