Qma practice exam| 195 Questions |accurate Answers!!

Qma's are prohibited from: - ANSWER Calling a physician, assessing a resident, adminisitering a stage II treatment, administering meds through a nasgastric tube The Qma scope of practice includes: - ANSWER Observe and report to a nurse reactions and side effects of meds, take vital signs prior to some medications, personally set up and give medications that you were trained on, not document what another person gave a resident When giving a PRN medication, the nurse must cosign the clinical record - ANSWER True The Qma is allowed to treat a second degree burn if you follow the order exactly - ANSWER False The Qma must document in the clinical record any and all observations and what is reported by the resident - ANSWER True What is assault and battery? - ANSWER A verbal threat that is carried out Leaving a resident alone in the shower room, failing to report an observation or occurrence to the nurse, causing injury by using broken equipment would be an example of: - ANSWER Negligence What describes "painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable disease"? - ANSWER Euthanasia Medication errors can be caused by: - ANSWER Lack of concentration, lack of knowledge, poor communication, performing outside your scope of practice If you have a medication error, you report it to the doctor immediately - ANSWER False Undesirable medication effects could be - ANSWER Vomiting, dizziness, hives/drowsiness, difficult breathing Report all suspected abuse to the nurse __________________. - ANSWER Immediately The Qma is exempt from performing the initial and final steps created for Cna's - ANSWER False What is verbal communication? - ANSWER Written or spoken words What can cause permanent cognitive impairment? - ANSWER Severe head trauma Stroke Brain disease