Medication Aide Final Study guide

Medication Aide Final Study guide Mr. Jones has had diarrhea for the past 8 hours, but has no doctor's order for anti-diarrhea medicine. The correct action for the medication aide to take would be: a) give mr jones some Kaopectate without a doctors order since it is an OTC medicine b) give him an anti-diarrhea med the doctor has ordered for Mr.Brown c) ask his daughter to bring anti-diarrhea meds from home d) give anti-diarrhea medicine only after a doctor has written an order for it for Mr. Jones - ANSWER D) give antidiarhea medicine only after a doctor has written an order for it for Mr.Jones Increased effectiveness which may result from combining drugs with similar actions is termed - ANSWER a synergistic or additive effect sublingual tablets: a) should be held under the tongue to dissolve b)should be taken with plenty of liquid c)should be crushed and given with food