Medication Aide State Testing Nebraska Questions and Answers scored A

Medication Aide State Testing Nebraska Questions and Answers scored A Five Rights - ANS- 1. right patient 2. right drug 3. right dose 4. right route 5. right time Licensed Healthcare Professional - ANS- A licensed individual for whom administration of medication is included in his/her scope of practice. Medication Aide - ANS- A person who received specialized training in the process of assisting with administering medications. Neglect - ANS- Not providing goods or services needed by a person to prevent injury, emotional pain, mental distress or physical illness. Medication Action - ANS- Anticipated or desired effect of the medication Side Effect - ANS- Any unintended reaction to a medication. Four basic routes of medication provision - ANS- Oral, inhalation, topical, and installation What is the most important thing a medication aide can do to stop the spread of infections? - ANS- Practice proper hand hygiene How are medications stored in the work setting? - ANS- They should be kept in a locked, box, container, cart, drawer, or cabinet If a resident refuses medication what should the medication aides response be? - ANS- The aide should try 3 times to give the resident medications, and try about five minutes apart. If the resident does not wish to comply then mark it as refused and let the person providing directing and monitoring know. Inhale - ANS- To breathe in Exhale - ANS- To breathe out Meniscus - ANS- Interface between air and water Ophthalmic - ANS- Eye Otic - ANS- Ear Sublingual - ANS- Under the tongue Oral - ANS- Mouth When are the three safety checks performed during medication set up? - ANS- 1. When medication is taken out of the drawer 2. The preparation of the medication occurs 3. Right before the medications are given Do not touch medications with your blank hands - ANS- bare Always blank the medication room or cart when leaving the area - ANS- lock Do not give a drug if a resident is blank to it - ANS- allergic Do not give a drug if you are not positive of the residents blank - ANS- identification Do not _____ sustained release, enteric coated, buccal, or sublingual medications - ANS- crush or chew Report and record any possible blank to a drug - ANS- reactions wash hands as needed blank residents - ANS- between Report blank controlled drugs immediately - ANS- missing What is a cold compress used to treat? - ANS- Pain, prevent swelling, and stop bleeding Could you apply medication during the clean, dry dressing procedure? When? - ANS- You can, and they would be applied before you put the gauze on temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure are all? - ANS- vital signs Why should you not tell a resident you are counting their respirations? - ANS- People are able to control their respirations and if they know you are counting they may throw off the count Why would you need to count apical pulse instead of radial pulse? - ANS- Apical pulse is more accurate Oral Temperature - ANS- 97.6-99.6 Rectal Temperature - ANS- 98.6-100.6 Axillary Temperature - ANS- 96.6-98.6 Tympanic Temperature - ANS- 98.6-100.6 Pulse Range - ANS- 60- 100 bpm Respirations - ANS- 12 - 20 bpm Blood Pressure - ANS- 60 - 90 and 90 - 140 Allergic reaction - ANS- body's immune systems over response to a foreign substance such as a food or drug