dose, route, start date (the date the person receives the first dose of
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medication), stope date _’- _’-
You are being more mindful when you are giving medications if you:
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Say out loud what you need to do before you perform a step
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,To avoid making mistakes when administering medications you should:
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Remain mindful when administering medications
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Melissa Spring has an order written for administration of 1 mg of a
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medication. You accidentally give her 2 mg of the medication. Your first
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action is to: Immediately call your map consultant
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It is important to accurately report what you see in the behavior of
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those you support because:_’- Without your reporting, small changes
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and medication interacts may be missed
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Immediately after completing the medication administration process and
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returning the medication to the proper storage location you should:
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Lock the storage area
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A health care provider writes an order for 300mg of a medication. The
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strength of a tablet is 100mg. You should administer_____tablets:
_’- _’- 3
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Harry's supply of medication is low. You should:
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the pharmacy _’-
You must wash your hands before:
_’- _’- _’- _’- _’- _’-_’- _’- And after each medication
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administration
, The most important aspect of medication occurrence is:
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on the cause of the occurrence
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Harry is starting a new day program. Sharing information about his
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medications is the responsibility of: The residential staff
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The best time for completing medication counts would be:
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time the certified staff changes
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During the medication administration process, after preparing the
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medication, you then compare the label to the medication sheet and
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you: Administer the medication
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A person should not be administered a medication if it is:
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The indication of a medication is the:
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medication
A PRN medication is administered:
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ordered
When getting prepared for medication administration you must first:
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Open the medication book to the person you have identified
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