Virginia Medication Aide Prep Questions and Answers scored A

Virginia Medication Aide Prep Questions and Answers scored A Right Resident - ANS- Identify resident to assure you are giving the medication to the right resident who is supposed to receive the medication and using procedure required by the facility. Right Medication - ANS- The name of the medication ordered by the physician; ALWAYS USE THE THREE CHECKS Right Dose - ANS- The amount of medication ordered Right Route - ANS- The method of medication administration Right Time - ANS- When the resident is ordered to receive the medication Right Documentation - ANS- The process of writing down that a medication was a administered to the resident on the MAR or if a medication was not administered and the reason it was omitted. medication errors - ANS- when a medication is administered in any way other than how it was prescribed otic - ANS- ear ophthalmic - ANS- eye ADR - ANS- adverse drug reaction MAR - ANS- medication administration record window to pass meds - ANS- 1 hour before or 1 hour afterwards tab - ANS- tablet cap - ANS- capsule sol - ANS- solution syr - ANS- syrup oint - ANS- ointment crm - ANS- cream supp - ANS- suppository inhal - ANS- inhaler 10cc - ANS- 10ml 20cc - ANS- 20ml 30cc - ANS- 30ml 1 tsp to ml - ANS- 5ml a cubic centimeter is equal to one _____________ - ANS- milliliter (mL) 1 tbsp = _____tsp - ANS- 3 tsp 3 tsp =____ml - ANS- 15ml medication cup - ANS- use on a level surface when measuring oral dropper/ syringe - ANS- use when measuring amounts less than 5ml special oral measuring device - ANS- this measuring device has measurements of mg instead of ml OTC - ANS- over the counter gm - ANS- gram mg - ANS- milligram mcg - ANS- microgram cc - ANS- cubic centimeter ml - ANS- milliliter tsp - ANS- teaspoon tbsp - ANS- tablespoon gtt - ANS- drop oz - ANS- ounce mEq - ANS- Milliequivalent po - ANS- by mouth pr - ANS- per rectum od - ANS- right eye os - ANS- left eye ou - ANS- both eyes ad - ANS- right ear as - ANS- left ear au - ANS- both ears sl - ANS- sublingual sq - ANS- subcutaneous per GT - ANS- through gastrostomy qd - ANS- every day bid - ANS- twice a day tid - ANS- three times a day qid - ANS- four times a day q__h - ANS- every___hours qhs - ANS- at every bedtime ac - ANS- before meals pc - ANS- after meals