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3 Factors that affect drug absorption? - Age, Sex, Weight Seven Rights of Drug Administration - 1.) Right Resident 2.) Right Drug3.) Right Dose 4.) Right route 5.) Right time 6.) Right Documentation 7.) Right Technique Which of the following must you have completed to become a CMA - A total of 75 course hours -50hrs in class -25hrs in clinical While you are giving medications as CMA, your good friend Pat comes up to the medication cart to talk to you. She is finished with her work and is telling you in detail about her date the evening before. What will you do? - Explain to Pat that you will have to hear about it later, after you give the, medications. When you are giving medications to Mr.Smith you accidently give him two aspirin tablets instead of the one tablet that is ordered. As soon as he has swallowed the aspirin you realize your mistake what will you do? - Immediately tell the nurse/your supervisor You are scheduled to work on Tuesday the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm when you wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel sick. When should you call your supervisor to tell him you will not be able to come in to work? - 10 am Normal Blood Pressure - 120/80 = baseline Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will you give? - 2 drops of isopto carpine in the right eye three times a day Delcort 1% ointment BID to Rash what does this mean? - Delcort ointment twice a day applied topically to rashMr. Washington has orders for a medicine called Lipitor an " antihyperlipidemic" This medicine is given to what - Work against high fat(bad cholesterol) in the blood When you take Mr. Wu's blood pressure you hear heartbeats immediatley upon releasing the thumb screw of the cuff what will you do? - Wait three minutes with the cuff off repeat the blood pressure and pump the cuff 30 mmhg higher than you did on the first attempt While working as a CMA the nursing supervisor tells you to report any signs of fluid retention in Mr.Jones what will you look for? - Weight gain and Edema Mrs White has a new heart medication she complains of feeling dizzy, especially when she stands up suddenly . Which of the following cardiovascular side effects might she be experiencing? - Decreased Blood Pressure Mr. Black complained about seeing rings light " halos " around lighted objects what medication might be rising to toxic levels in Mr. Blacks Blood? - Digoxin ( Cardiac Glycoside/Antiarrythmias) As you give medications you notice that Ms.Chong has antihyperlipidemic ordered. You know that Ms.Chong must have high ? - Cholesterol and Triglycerides Mr.Black is taking an anticoagulant You know that he should be watched for signs of - Bleeding in the gums MrsWhite is taking a thiazide diuretic a major side effect of this drug could be? - low potassium Mr.Jones is taking a antisecretory medication that decreases the amount of acid made by his stomach this medicine is given to treat - ulcers and hyperacidity