QMAP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Six rights of medication administration - Correct Answers -1. right client
2. right time
3. right medication
4. right dose
5. right route
6. right documentation
4 routes of giving medication - Correct Answers -1. ingesting
2. application
3. inhalation
4. insertion
mg DOES NOT equal - Correct Answers -ml
how to measure small amounts of liquid medication (less than 5 ml) - Correct Answers -
an oral syringe
List examples of administering medication - Correct Answers -assisting, handing,
preparing meds
What can QMAPS do - Correct Answers -assist, monitor, and self administer of meds by
a client
A medication cannot be administered because it is not available or is refused - Correct
Answers -circle the date box with your initials (or if it's late), write reason on back and
contact people
Documentation of PRN meds - Correct Answers -initial, document on reverse side as to
why, time and dose. check back within 30-60 mins
Can psychotropic meds be given PRN? - Correct Answers -no, not except in facilities for
the mentally ill or when client knows they need it
Can anyone monitor a client injecting insulin? - Correct Answers -yes
Liquids: solution and suspension - Correct Answers -SHAKE a suspension
Semi-solid: - Correct Answers -capsule: contain meds
, spansule/sprinkle: meds with spaced intervals
suppository, cream, ointment
Where do enteric-coated tablets metabolize - Correct Answers -in the small intestine
Ex generic: - Correct Answers -acitamenophen
Ex trade name: - Correct Answers -tylenol
Controlled substances - Correct Answers -Narcotics!
-potential for addiction
-dulls senses, relieves pain, stupor, coma, convulsion
-5 schedules: class I is worst
-*our responsibility to keep controlled substances under double lock, count and
document
Side effects - Correct Answers -nausea, drowsiness, constipation, vomiting and
drymouth
Adverse reactions - Correct Answers -sob, respiratory failure, tingling fingers, cardiac
arrest, blurred vision
Anaphylaxis - Correct Answers -hives, facial or throat swelling, wheezing, lightheaded,
vomiting and shock
Six parts of a mediation order - Correct Answers -1. client's first and last name
2. medication
3. dose
4. route
5. date
6. physician/provider signature
3 parts of a dose - Correct Answers -1. Size: how much or how many
2. Frequency: how often, ex: tid
3. Duration: how long, ex: 3 days
1 cc= - Correct Answers -1 ml
1 tsp. = - Correct Answers -5 cc = 5 ml
3 tsp. = - Correct Answers -1 tbsp. = 15 cc = 15 ml = 1/2 ounce
2 Tbsp. = - Correct Answers -30 cc = 30 ml = 1 ounce
Measuring devices - Correct Answers -medication cup, spoon (metric), oral syringe, oral
dropper
ANSWERS
Six rights of medication administration - Correct Answers -1. right client
2. right time
3. right medication
4. right dose
5. right route
6. right documentation
4 routes of giving medication - Correct Answers -1. ingesting
2. application
3. inhalation
4. insertion
mg DOES NOT equal - Correct Answers -ml
how to measure small amounts of liquid medication (less than 5 ml) - Correct Answers -
an oral syringe
List examples of administering medication - Correct Answers -assisting, handing,
preparing meds
What can QMAPS do - Correct Answers -assist, monitor, and self administer of meds by
a client
A medication cannot be administered because it is not available or is refused - Correct
Answers -circle the date box with your initials (or if it's late), write reason on back and
contact people
Documentation of PRN meds - Correct Answers -initial, document on reverse side as to
why, time and dose. check back within 30-60 mins
Can psychotropic meds be given PRN? - Correct Answers -no, not except in facilities for
the mentally ill or when client knows they need it
Can anyone monitor a client injecting insulin? - Correct Answers -yes
Liquids: solution and suspension - Correct Answers -SHAKE a suspension
Semi-solid: - Correct Answers -capsule: contain meds
, spansule/sprinkle: meds with spaced intervals
suppository, cream, ointment
Where do enteric-coated tablets metabolize - Correct Answers -in the small intestine
Ex generic: - Correct Answers -acitamenophen
Ex trade name: - Correct Answers -tylenol
Controlled substances - Correct Answers -Narcotics!
-potential for addiction
-dulls senses, relieves pain, stupor, coma, convulsion
-5 schedules: class I is worst
-*our responsibility to keep controlled substances under double lock, count and
document
Side effects - Correct Answers -nausea, drowsiness, constipation, vomiting and
drymouth
Adverse reactions - Correct Answers -sob, respiratory failure, tingling fingers, cardiac
arrest, blurred vision
Anaphylaxis - Correct Answers -hives, facial or throat swelling, wheezing, lightheaded,
vomiting and shock
Six parts of a mediation order - Correct Answers -1. client's first and last name
2. medication
3. dose
4. route
5. date
6. physician/provider signature
3 parts of a dose - Correct Answers -1. Size: how much or how many
2. Frequency: how often, ex: tid
3. Duration: how long, ex: 3 days
1 cc= - Correct Answers -1 ml
1 tsp. = - Correct Answers -5 cc = 5 ml
3 tsp. = - Correct Answers -1 tbsp. = 15 cc = 15 ml = 1/2 ounce
2 Tbsp. = - Correct Answers -30 cc = 30 ml = 1 ounce
Measuring devices - Correct Answers -medication cup, spoon (metric), oral syringe, oral
dropper
