Medication Aide Study Guide PRACTISE
QUIZ ZND ANSWERS.
,Administer - correct ans:to give to, insert or apply medication to a person
Controlled Substance - correct ans:Medications that have the potential to be
addictive and used in a way other than the medication was prescribed; a
system must be in place to account for receipt, administration and
disposition of each medication
Dispense - correct ans:preparing and packaging a prescription medication in
a container with information required by state and federal law; anytime more
than one dose of medication from a supply is placed in another container an
labeled, it is considered dispensing.
Dispensing Practitioner - correct ans:A licensed health professional who has
the authority to dispense medications; a pharmacist is the dispensing
practitioner you may be the most familiar with.
Document - correct ans:to record or write; Documentation of the
administration of medications is required on the medication administration
record (MAR).
Label - correct ans:Information on the medication package; referred to also
as medication label or prescription label
Medication Administration Record (MAR) - correct ans:A record that lists all of
the medications ordered for the resident, including routine or regularly
scheduled medications and PRN medications; It is used to document or
record the administration of medications.
Medication/Drug - correct ans:Another word used for drug; a substance or
mixture of substances used in the diagnosis, cure treatment or prevention of
disease.
, Medication Pass - correct ans:Scheduled time of the day when medications
are administered to residents.
Non-controlled Medications - correct ans:All other prescription medications
that are not listed as controlled substances.
OTC Medications - correct ans:Over-the-counter or non-prescription
medications; medications which can be purchased or obtained without a
prescription; however, you need a physician's order if ALC staff are
administering OTC medications to a resident living in an assisted living
community.
Prescription Medications - correct ans:medications that can only be obtained
or purchased through an order or prescription written by a physician or
prescribing practitioner
PRN - correct ans:as needed or if necessary; PRN medications are not
scheduled to be administered at specific times.
Prescribing Practitioner - correct ans:Refers to a licensed health care
professional who is authorized to prescribe or order a medication; the
prescribing practitioner people are the most familiar with is a physician or
doctor. Other prescribing practitioners include physician assistants, family
nurse practitioners and dentists.
Report - correct ans:to make known, to give information about something
Self-administered Medications - correct ans:Those prescription or over-the-
counter drugs that a resident in an assisted living community personally
chooses to ingest or apply where the resident has been assessed and
determined to have the cognitive skills necessary to articulate the need for
the medication and generally knows the times, and physical characteristics
of medication to be taken.
QUIZ ZND ANSWERS.
,Administer - correct ans:to give to, insert or apply medication to a person
Controlled Substance - correct ans:Medications that have the potential to be
addictive and used in a way other than the medication was prescribed; a
system must be in place to account for receipt, administration and
disposition of each medication
Dispense - correct ans:preparing and packaging a prescription medication in
a container with information required by state and federal law; anytime more
than one dose of medication from a supply is placed in another container an
labeled, it is considered dispensing.
Dispensing Practitioner - correct ans:A licensed health professional who has
the authority to dispense medications; a pharmacist is the dispensing
practitioner you may be the most familiar with.
Document - correct ans:to record or write; Documentation of the
administration of medications is required on the medication administration
record (MAR).
Label - correct ans:Information on the medication package; referred to also
as medication label or prescription label
Medication Administration Record (MAR) - correct ans:A record that lists all of
the medications ordered for the resident, including routine or regularly
scheduled medications and PRN medications; It is used to document or
record the administration of medications.
Medication/Drug - correct ans:Another word used for drug; a substance or
mixture of substances used in the diagnosis, cure treatment or prevention of
disease.
, Medication Pass - correct ans:Scheduled time of the day when medications
are administered to residents.
Non-controlled Medications - correct ans:All other prescription medications
that are not listed as controlled substances.
OTC Medications - correct ans:Over-the-counter or non-prescription
medications; medications which can be purchased or obtained without a
prescription; however, you need a physician's order if ALC staff are
administering OTC medications to a resident living in an assisted living
community.
Prescription Medications - correct ans:medications that can only be obtained
or purchased through an order or prescription written by a physician or
prescribing practitioner
PRN - correct ans:as needed or if necessary; PRN medications are not
scheduled to be administered at specific times.
Prescribing Practitioner - correct ans:Refers to a licensed health care
professional who is authorized to prescribe or order a medication; the
prescribing practitioner people are the most familiar with is a physician or
doctor. Other prescribing practitioners include physician assistants, family
nurse practitioners and dentists.
Report - correct ans:to make known, to give information about something
Self-administered Medications - correct ans:Those prescription or over-the-
counter drugs that a resident in an assisted living community personally
chooses to ingest or apply where the resident has been assessed and
determined to have the cognitive skills necessary to articulate the need for
the medication and generally knows the times, and physical characteristics
of medication to be taken.
