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Why would you need to count the apical pulse instead of the radial pulse? - It is more accurate than the radial pulse Side effect - Any unintended reaction to a medication What is the most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of infection? - A medication aide can wash their hands af...

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Why would you need to count the apical pulse instead of the radial pulse? - It is more accurate
than the radial pulse

Side effect - Any unintended reaction to a medication

What is the most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of infection? - A medication
aide can wash their hands after contact with any resident



Medication aide - A person who has received specialized training in the process of assisting with
administrating medications



Licensed health care professional - A licensed individual for whom administration of medication is
included in his/her scope of practice

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



Medication action - Anticipated, desired effect of a medicine



Beth Nelson is a medication aide at Allcare Assisted Living. She works the evening shift and has an LPN
on call if needed. In which situation should Beth call the LPN, and why?



a) A resident has fallen to the flood. Beth sees no sign of injury. The resident is alert and competent. The
resident declines further assistance, gets up and returns to her room on her own



b) The pharmacy sent a medication that is the wrong dose for the resident



c) Beth accidentally gave a resident a morning medication at 5:00pm - c) Beth accidentally gave a
resident a morning medication at 5:00pm



Mrs. Clayton, a resident in your facility, has been alert and able to take her medication without difficulty.
She recently started a new blood pressure medication for her high blood pressure. This morning she is

, difficult to arouse and is unable to swallow without choking. What is the medication aide's next step? -
Contact the physician and let them know that the resident has had a reaction to the medicaiton



How are medications stored in the work setting? - Medications are stored in either a locked room
or a locked medication cart. Controlled substances are locked in a box which is then locked in a locked
cart.



What are the four basic routes of medication provision? - Oral, Inhalation, Topical, Installation in
to the eyes, ears and nose



Five Rights - Getting the right drug to the right resident in the right dosage by the right route at
the right time



If a resident refuses a medication, what should the medication aide's response be? - The
medication aide should document the refusal and then report to the supervisor



Inhale - To breathe in



Exhale - To breathe out



Meniscus - Interface between air and water



Ophthalmic - Referring to the eye



Otic - Referring to the ear



Sublingual - Under the tongue



Oral - Referring to the mouth

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