Practice for Proxy Caregiver Medication Assistant Training Questions with Correct Answers

MAR stands for Correct Answer Medication Administration Record Oral Correct Answer taken by mouth and swallowed Buccal Correct Answer placed between cheek and gum Sublingual Correct Answer placed under the tongue Eye Correct Answer placed in the pocket of the eye created when the lower eyelid is gently pulled down Ear Correct Answer placed in the ear canal created when the external ear is pulled up and back Nasal Correct Answer placed in the nostril Inhalant Correct Answer inhaled into the lungs Transdermal Correct Answer placed and affixed to the skin Topical Correct Answer applied to the skin or hair vaginal Correct Answer inserted into the vagina Rectal Correct Answer inserted into the rectum subcutaneous Correct Answer injected into the fat with a syringe 6 rights of medication administration Correct Answer right resident, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation Respect Correct Answer Do not interrupt a resident when he/she is eating, do not awaken a resident, inform resident the procedures that will occur, and answer residents questions abut the medication(s). Refusal Correct Answer Never force a resident to take a medication, follow the facility's policy when a resident refuses. Privacy Correct Answer being away from the public