Medication Aide Quizzes and Tests from all Units Questions and Answers 1. True or False? Med aides may only give a PRN if the nurse has specifically delegated the task for the specific resident and drug ANS True. Med aide can't assess the need for a PRN, this must be done by a nurse 2. Med aides can't do what ANS Give first doses of new meds 3. Factors affecting drug actions include what ANS Weight, age, metabolic rate, and tolerance 4. What are the six rights of med administration ANS The right drug, the right person, the right documentation, the right route, the right dose, and the right time 5. Before you work as a med aide, you ANS Must pass course exams, complete and demonstrate skills 6. As a med aide in your facility, you should what ANS Work within the legal limits of your role 7. You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is a what ANS boundary violation 8. A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits of your role. You do what ANS Refuse to follow the nurses order and explain why 9. You're not sure whether you should give a certain drug, You should do what ANS Ask the Nurse 10. In order to assess a person, the nurse decides to give the person the oral drugs that you usually give. You do what ANS Understand this is the best decision for the person at the time. 11. The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You have not done this task before. You do what ANS Tell the nurse you have not done the task before and ask for help 12. When you agree to perform a delegated task. You what ANS Must complete the task safely 13. A nurse asks you to perform a task. You do the following except what? restate or clarify what is expected of you, know how to contact the nurse if theres an emergency, document the care given, or do the task even though you have not been trained ANS Do the task even though you have not been trained 14. What step can the nurse delegate to you ANS Give certain drugs 15. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the power to do the fol - lowing except what? Determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs before marketing, ensure that manufacturers meet labeling requirements, ensure
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