QMA STATE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 NEW UPDATE/ QMA STATE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
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QMA STATE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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2024 NEW UPDATE/ QMA STATE TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
QMA STATE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2024 NEW UPDATE/ QMA STATE TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
ccms - ANSWERSclean catch midstream
QMA scope of practice - ANSWERSmay perform hemoccult testing on stool specimens as
ordered by a physician
hemoccult testing - ANSWERSA screen for fecal occult blood
Hemoccult test slide (quaiac paper) - ANSWERSassess for expiration date
hypovalemia - ANSWERSstate of decreased blood volume. May cause a high false oximetry
reading.
QMA's may not apply oxygen to a resident in an emergency without a physicians order. -
ANSWERSHowever there is often a PRN order for oxygen when the resident falls short of
breath/oxygen saturation levels are low.
QMA's may initiate a nasal cannula only in an emergency situation. - ANSWERSQMA's may
initiate non-sealing mask per emergency or PRN situation.
oxygen dries out the mucous membranes of the mouth and respiratory system. -
ANSWERSThe physician may order humidity to be placed on the oxygen source.
Physician ordered humidity along w/ oxygen. (distilled water) - ANSWERSThis means gas
passes through the water and water vapor is picked up before going to the resident.
When applying sterile/distilled water to residents oxygen remember to. - ANSWERSdiscard
the sterile/distilled water after 2 weeks.
,Portable oxygen tanks - ANSWERShave a few lbs of oxygen, they can last up to 8 hrs.
Oxygen concentrator weighs approximately 35 lbs. It must be plugged in to an electrical
outlet. - ANSWERSConcentrator's extract oxygen from the room air and circulates it back to
the resident.
Do not use petroleum (vasoline) to resident's nares during administration of oxygen. -
ANSWERSExample: dry lips, chap-stick should not be applied if it has vasoline in it.
Position the resident in a Semi-Fowler's or Fowler's to maintain an open airway. -
ANSWERSApply ordered oxygen administration device.
Nasal cannula 1/2 inch prongs should be placed? - ANSWERSin a downward direction.
A reading on the oximetry of 90% may indicate? - ANSWERSResident need to be given
oxygen'
Instilling a Commercially Prepared Disposable Enema. - ANSWERSSolution into the rectum
and sigmoid colon. Removes feces/flatus.
QMA's may only instill a commercially prepared enema which contains approximately -
ANSWERS120ml (4oz.) of fluid.
Commercially Prepared Disposable Enema's increases water absorption in the small intestine
by osmotic action. - ANSWERSA laxative effect that occurs due to increased peristalsis and
water retention.
Sodium bi-phosphate (fleet enema) - ANSWERSis a saline laxative commonly ordered to be
administered.
, Record color, consistency and amount after resident has had a - ANSWERSbowl movement
from a prepared disposable enema
A localized collection of puss in any part of the body which is the result of disintegration or
displacement of tissue. - ANSWERSAbscess
Chemical present in many organs and tissues of the body that has important physiological
functions, ex: transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse i.e. neurotransmitters. -
ANSWERSAcetylcholine
Naturally acquired immunity obtained by contracting a disease or by the injection the
infectious organism. - ANSWERSActive Immunity
An undesired side effect of a medication or toxicity - ANSWERSAdverse effect
Psychotic reaction in which a person exhibits wide swing in emotional feeling. -
ANSWERSAffective psychosis
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome effect the body's ability to fight infections -
ANSWERS(AIDS) Spread through body fluids
Motor restlessness continuous movement of mouth, hands, picking at self and rocking in a
chair - ANSWERSAkathisia
Complete or partial loss of muscle movement - ANSWERSAkinesia
A substance that causes a hypersensitive reaction (an allegy) - ANSWERSAllergen
Sensitivity to any substance contacted by touch, inhalation, ingestion or injections ( such as
poison ivy, pollen, insect bites, foods or meds); causes sneezing, itching, swelling, difficulty
in breathing - ANSWERSAllergic Effect
Medications that relieve muscle, joint and bone pain - ANSWERSAnalgesics
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