Kinn's Chapter 30 Administering Medications Exam Study Guide
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Kinn's Chapter 30 Administering
Medications Exam Study Guide.
Check the medication label against the order - answerGetting the medication from the
storage, Before measuring the medication, and Before you return the medication to the storage
area
Live virus vaccines - answerThe microorganism is...
Kinn's Chapter 30 Administering
Medications Exam Study Guide.
Check the medication label against the order - answer✔✔Getting the medication from the
storage, Before measuring the medication, and Before you return the medication to the storage
area
Live virus vaccines - answer✔✔The microorganism is alive, but attenuated (weakened) in the
laboratory. Vaccine examples include: MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), varicella
(chickenpox), zoster (shingles), and yellow fever.
Patients may not receive a live virus vaccine if they - answer✔✔-Had another live virus vaccine
less than 28 days ago
-Are pregnant or may be pregnant in the next month -HPV vaccine is also contraindicated with
pregnancy -Are immunocompromised (e.g., cancer, leukemia, HIV/AIDs)
-Are receiving chemotherapy or high-dose steroid therapy
-Had recently received a blood transfusion, immune (gamma) globulin, or antiviral medication.
Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) - answer✔✔Created by CDC, provides information to the
patient or guardian/parent on the benefits and risks of the vaccine, The National Vaccine
Childhood Injury Act requires that all patients (or parents/guardians) get the appropriate Vaccine
Information Statement prior to every dose of vaccine administered regardless of the age of the
patient for specific vaccines.
Besides giving the VIS prior to the vaccination, the medical assistant must document the
following in the patient's health record: - answer✔✔-The edition date of the VIS. This is found
on the back at the bottom right corner. Make sure to have the latest edition of the VIS
-The date the VIS is provided and the date the vaccine is administered. Usually this is done on
the same day -The office address, name, and title of the person who administers the vaccine, and
The vaccine manufacturer and lot number.
Scored tablet - answer✔✔A notched tablet which can be split into half with a pill cutter.
Enteric coated - answer✔✔Tablet designed to pass through the acidic environment of the
stomach and breaks down in the base environment of the intestines.
Buffered - answer✔✔A solid medication containing the active medication and an antacid,
Extended-release - answer✔✔A medication designed to breakdown over time, if crushed, split,
or chewed would put the patient at risk for an overdose.
Fast dissolving - answer✔✔A medication form that is also called oral disintegrating tablet and is
placed on the tongue or by the cheek to break down.
Solution - answer✔✔The active medication dissolves in the liquid.
Suspension - answer✔✔The active medication does not dissolve, but rather floats in the liquid.
Sublingual and Buccal medications - answer✔✔-Patient should not eat or smoke prior to taking
this medication
-Patients should not chew or swallow this medication -Water can be taken prior to this
medication to wet the mouth
-No liquids can be taken until this medication has dissolved
-Patients should alternate cheeks used to dissolve this medication to avoid mucosal irritation.
When replacing a patch or teaching a patient to use transdermal patches, follow these steps: -
answer✔✔-Write the date and time on the new patch
-Wear gloves if changing patch on another person -Remove the old patch
-Fold the sticky sides together and discard
-If old patch is not removed, the person may be at risk for an overdose
-Remove any medication residual from the skin using a tissue
-Decide where to apply the new patch
-Select a different location.
When the medical assistant applies a topical medication to a patient's skin, it is important to do
the following: - answer✔✔-Wear gloves, Use a sterile application (tongue blade or swab) to
remove medication from the container
-To keep the container sterile, a new sterile applicator must be used each time
-Rub creams gently into the skin
-Pat lotions onto the skin
-Liniments must be rubbed into the skin
-Apply ointments using a sterile applicator
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