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CMT Exam Questions & AnswersIdentify the four (4) reasons to use medications. - ANSWER-1. to prevent illness
2. to control or stop illness
3. to reduce symptoms
4. to manage illness
Identify the single, primary reason for the rules, regulations, policies, and guidelines for medication administration in a community-based service system. - ANSWER-to protect the client
Define a "desired effect". - ANSWER-the medication is doing what it is suppose to do
Define a "negative effect". - ANSWER-an undesirable or unwanted effect
Define "no apparent effect". - ANSWER-an unchanged effect
What is a "sign"? - ANSWER-changes in an individuals appearance, behavior and bodily functions that you can see, feel, hear, or see that they have vomitted/diarrhea.
A sign is "objective" information used to monitor a resident? - ANSWER-True
A "sign" can be measured? - ANSWER-True
A "symptom" is a change that you can not see but is experienced/reported by the client. - ANSWER-True
An individual may verbally tell you of changes occurring or may use nonverbal behavior to express these changes. - ANSWER-True A "symptom" can not be measured? - ANSWER-True
A "symptom" can affect an individual's ADL. - ANSWER-True
A symptom is "subjective" information used to monitor a resident? - ANSWER-True
What are the principles needed to give medication safely? - ANSWER-1. Medications and their use
2. Drug actions/negative reactions
3. Methods of administration
4. Trained observation skills
5. References/resource material
6. Procedures used within the facility
The greater number of drugs taken at once, the greater the possibility of drug to drug interaction. - ANSWER-True
By knowing what medications the client is taking, and by reporting your observations, the physician or nurse practitioner may make a medication change. - ANSWER-True
Only the physician or nurse practitioner can make a medication change. - ANSWER-True
State the effects of taking medications. - ANSWER-1. physical changes
2. behavioral changes
State three (3) categories of changes that must be reported. - ANSWER-1. emergency medical condition
2. non-emergency medical condition
3. other physical or behavioral changes
Vomit or diarrhea is a _________________ that something is wrong? - ANSWER-sign
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