Med Aide Exam Unit 2
observe the person's skin - ANS When applying a cream, you
lock the cart before entering the person's room - ANS You are giving drugs from a drug cart.
When you enter a person's room, you
tell the nurse - ANS A drug order contains an abbreviation on the agency's "Do Not Use" list.
You should
gynecologic disorders - ANS Vaginal drugs are given for
infants - ANS Drug distribution is likely to be greater in
suppress the cough center in the brain - ANS Antitussives
estrogen - ANS The female hormone is
check with the nurse - ANS Before crushing tablets or opening capsules you should
the action of one drug is altered by the action of another drug - ANS A drug interaction occurs
when
have the person change positions quickly - ANS A person has orthostatic hypotension. You do
the following EXCEPT
diarrhea or constipation - ANS Antacids can cause
check for allergies - ANS Before giving an antimicrobial drug (antibiotics), you ALWAYS
chronic illnesses - ANS An older person is at risk for drug interactions or drug toxicity because
of
before eye ointments - ANS Eye drops are applied
diuretics - ANS Which promote the formation and excretion of urine
aspirin (ASA) - ANS Which of the following is used to reduce blood clotting?
nucleus - ANS The control center of the cell is the
, mood disorders - ANS Antidepressants are used to treat
salicylates - ANS Which drug class is given to reduce fever
a small part of a thrombus that breaks off and travels through the vascular systems until it
lodges in a blood vessel - ANS An embolus is
excretion - ANS The elimination of a drug from the body is
drug's common name (acetaminophen) - ANS The generic name of a drug is the
monoamine oxidase inhibitors - ANS Which of the following have severe side effects when
taken with aged cheese and other foods?
a bronchodilator - ANS Albuterol (Proventil) is used for asthma and emphysema because it is
elimination through urine and feces - ANS The primary routes of excretion for a drug are
negligence - ANS You gave a drug to the wrong person. This is
respiration - ANS the process of supplying cells with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from
them is
diarrhea - ANS A common side effect of penicillin is
support the child's head - ANS When giving drugs to an infant, you should
aspirin - ANS Children should not be given
leukocytes - ANS White blood cells (WBC's) are called
complaints of sudden, severe pain - ANS Which observation should you report at once?
hold the drug and tell the nurse at once - ANS Before giving Lanoxin, you take the person's
pulse and the result is 58 beats per minute. The physician's order states to not give the drug if
the pulse is less than 60. You
let the tablet dissolve under the tongue - ANS A person is taking a nitroglycerin (Nitrostat)
sublingual tablet. He or she should
blood clotting - ANS Vitamin K is needed for
wipe the bottle tip - ANS Nasal spray is ordered for both nostrils. What should you do to give
the drug in the second nostril?
observe the person's skin - ANS When applying a cream, you
lock the cart before entering the person's room - ANS You are giving drugs from a drug cart.
When you enter a person's room, you
tell the nurse - ANS A drug order contains an abbreviation on the agency's "Do Not Use" list.
You should
gynecologic disorders - ANS Vaginal drugs are given for
infants - ANS Drug distribution is likely to be greater in
suppress the cough center in the brain - ANS Antitussives
estrogen - ANS The female hormone is
check with the nurse - ANS Before crushing tablets or opening capsules you should
the action of one drug is altered by the action of another drug - ANS A drug interaction occurs
when
have the person change positions quickly - ANS A person has orthostatic hypotension. You do
the following EXCEPT
diarrhea or constipation - ANS Antacids can cause
check for allergies - ANS Before giving an antimicrobial drug (antibiotics), you ALWAYS
chronic illnesses - ANS An older person is at risk for drug interactions or drug toxicity because
of
before eye ointments - ANS Eye drops are applied
diuretics - ANS Which promote the formation and excretion of urine
aspirin (ASA) - ANS Which of the following is used to reduce blood clotting?
nucleus - ANS The control center of the cell is the
, mood disorders - ANS Antidepressants are used to treat
salicylates - ANS Which drug class is given to reduce fever
a small part of a thrombus that breaks off and travels through the vascular systems until it
lodges in a blood vessel - ANS An embolus is
excretion - ANS The elimination of a drug from the body is
drug's common name (acetaminophen) - ANS The generic name of a drug is the
monoamine oxidase inhibitors - ANS Which of the following have severe side effects when
taken with aged cheese and other foods?
a bronchodilator - ANS Albuterol (Proventil) is used for asthma and emphysema because it is
elimination through urine and feces - ANS The primary routes of excretion for a drug are
negligence - ANS You gave a drug to the wrong person. This is
respiration - ANS the process of supplying cells with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from
them is
diarrhea - ANS A common side effect of penicillin is
support the child's head - ANS When giving drugs to an infant, you should
aspirin - ANS Children should not be given
leukocytes - ANS White blood cells (WBC's) are called
complaints of sudden, severe pain - ANS Which observation should you report at once?
hold the drug and tell the nurse at once - ANS Before giving Lanoxin, you take the person's
pulse and the result is 58 beats per minute. The physician's order states to not give the drug if
the pulse is less than 60. You
let the tablet dissolve under the tongue - ANS A person is taking a nitroglycerin (Nitrostat)
sublingual tablet. He or she should
blood clotting - ANS Vitamin K is needed for
wipe the bottle tip - ANS Nasal spray is ordered for both nostrils. What should you do to give
the drug in the second nostril?
