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Nebraska Medication Aide State Certification Testing | Questions and Answers

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Medication Aide - ANSWER - A person who received specialized training in the process of assisting with administering medications. Neglect - ANSWER - Not providing goods or services needed by a person to prevent injury, emotional pain, mental distress or physical illness. Medication Action - A...

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Nebraska Medication Aide State
Certification Testing | Questions and
Answers
Five Rights - ANSWER - 1. right patient
2. right drug
3. right dose
4. right route
5. right time

Licensed Healthcare Professional - ANSWER - A licensed individual for whom
administration of medication is included in his/her scope of practice.

Medication Aide - ANSWER - A person who received specialized training in the process
of assisting with administering medications.

Neglect - ANSWER - Not providing goods or services needed by a person to prevent
injury, emotional pain, mental distress or physical illness.

Medication Action - ANSWER - Anticipated or desired effect of the medication

Side Effect - ANSWER - Any unintended reaction to a medication.

Four basic routes of medication provision - ANSWER - Oral, inhalation, topical, and
installation

What is the most important thing a medication aide can do to stop the spread of
infections? - ANSWER - Practice proper hand hygiene

How are medications stored in the work setting? - ANSWER - They should be kept in a
locked, box, container, cart, drawer, or cabinet

If a resident refuses medication what should the medication aides response be? -
ANSWER - The aide should try 3 times to give the resident medications, and try about
five minutes apart. If the resident does not wish to comply then mark it as refused and
let the person providing directing and monitoring know.

Inhale - ANSWER - To breathe in

Exhale - ANSWER - To breathe out

Meniscus - ANSWER - Interface between air and water

, Ophthalmic - ANSWER - Eye

Otic - ANSWER - Ear

Sublingual - ANSWER - Under the tongue

Oral - ANSWER - Mouth

When are the three safety checks performed during medication set up? - ANSWER - 1.
When medication is taken out of the drawer
2. The preparation of the medication occurs
3. Right before the medications are given

Do not touch medications with your blank hands - ANSWER - bare

Always blank the medication room or cart when leaving the area - ANSWER - lock

Do not give a drug if a resident is blank to it - ANSWER - allergic

Do not give a drug if you are not positive of the residents blank - ANSWER -
identification

Do not _____ sustained release, enteric coated, buccal, or sublingual medications -
ANSWER - crush or chew

Report and record any possible blank to a drug - ANSWER - reactions

wash hands as needed blank residents - ANSWER - between

Report blank controlled drugs immediately - ANSWER - missing

What is a cold compress used to treat? - ANSWER - Pain, prevent swelling, and stop
bleeding

Could you apply medication during the clean, dry dressing procedure? When? -
ANSWER - You can, and they would be applied before you put the gauze on

temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure are all? - ANSWER - vital signs

Why should you not tell a resident you are counting their respirations? - ANSWER -
People are able to control their respirations and if they know you are counting they may
throw off the count

Why would you need to count apical pulse instead of radial pulse? - ANSWER - Apical
pulse is more accurate

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