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2024 MEDICATION AIDE 40 HOUR FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 MEDICATION AIDE 40 HOURFINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to administer a drug
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the medication aide to do so
- CORRECT-ANSWERSIf it is the first time a resident takes it
Which of the following medications requires careful counting and entry in a
special log?
Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone
Lisinopril
Warfarin - CORRECT-ANSWERSHydrocodone
What does it mean for a nurse to delegate the task of medication
administration?
The nurse is trusting the medication aide to assess when a resident needs a
medication.
The nurse is transferring responsibility to the medication aide to perform the
specific task of administering a drug according to instructions in the MAR.
The nurse is allowing the medication aide to plan administration of a drug
with the resident's doctor.
The nurse is allowing the resident to tell the medication aide directly what
drugs she needs and when. - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe nurse is transferring
responsibility to the medication aide to perform the specific task of
administering a drug according to instructions in the MAR.
Which of the following is allowed for a medication aide?
Receiving medication orders by phone
Assessing a resident's need for a PRN medication
Administering an established oral medication
Calculating a medication dose based on a resident's weigh - CORRECT-
ANSWERSAdministering an established oral medication
, Objective information is based on ___________ and subjective information is
based on ___________.
Observed facts; reported experiences
Reported experiences; observed facts
Opinions; data
Measurements; research - CORRECT-ANSWERSObserved facts; reported
experiences
Which of these are always listed in the "rights" of medication administration?
Right resident, right medication, and right route
Right resident, right medication, and right practitioner
Right resident, right medication, and right facility
Right resident, right time, and right attitude - CORRECT-ANSWERSRight
resident, right medication, and right route
When an MA is administering a medication, he has never administered
before, what should he do?
Tell a nurse he cannot administer it because he is not familiar with it
Learn more about it using a trusted reference source
Ask the resident why the medication was prescribed
Ask another medication aide to tell him about it - CORRECT-ANSWERSLearn
more about it using a trusted reference source
What is the purpose of reporting all medication errors, even if there is no
harm to a resident?
It allows the person who made the error to be punished appropriately.
It alerts the residents and their families that the facility is not safe.
It can help improve processes and increase safety.
It is city law in all American cities. - CORRECT-ANSWERSIt can help improve
processes and increase safety.
Which system is the standard system for measurement in healthcare?
Household
Apothecaries'
Standard
Metric - CORRECT-ANSWERSMetric
Which of the following is an example of drug- disease interaction?
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