Med Cert - practice quiz/test Questions And Answers
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Course
CT DDS
Institution
CT DDS
BID means - ANS twice a day
A successful completion of your final exam means - ANS That you have passed baseline competency
A source of medication can be - ANS Plants, animals, and minerals
The trade name is - ANS The name given for marketing purposes
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Med Cert - practice quiz/test Questions
And Answers
BID means - ANS twice a day
A successful completion of your final exam means - ANS That you have passed baseline
competency
A source of medication can be - ANS Plants, animals, and minerals
The trade name is - ANS The name given for marketing purposes
When are you required to count "controlled" medications? - ANS At the beginning and end
of your shift
What can influence the effect of medication? - ANS Your age
When a medication does what it is supposed to do it is known as - ANS Therapeutic effect
The abbreviation for "sublingual" is - ANS Sl
What kind of measurement is most accurate to dose medications? - ANS Metric
One tablespoon is equal to - ANS 15 mls
The doctor ordered Depakote 750mg PO but you have 250mgs on hand. How many tabs do
you give? - ANS 3
If a medication has a "synergistic" effect, that means - ANS One medication increases the
action of another medication
Meds to be taken on an empty stomach are given - ANS 1 hour before or 2 hours after a
meal
How many times are the 5 rights checked? - ANS 3 times before the medications are
administered
If a medication is ordered OS where would you place it? - ANS Left eye
, How do you best identify the correct person to give medication to? - ANS Use a photo Id
What is an "unlabeled use"? - ANS The med is being used for a reason not listed in drug
reference
Where can you get information about a medication? - ANS The nurse, the pharmacy, the
drug reference book.
What do you do if you can't read the med label? - ANS Don't give, call the nurse or call the
pharmacist
Besides the primary care physician who can sign the medication orders? - ANS The APRN,
the PA, the psychiatrist,
Systemic affect of medication involves - ANS The whole body
PRN means - ANS When needed
Who has to be called before a PRN is administered? - ANS The nurse
Anaphylaxis is described as - ANS An acute systemic reaction that is life threatening; an
emergency
Medications are primarily metabolized in? - ANS The Liver
When you transcribe a new order to the kardex it is to be taken directly from - ANS The
doctors orders
If you do give a controlled substance on your shift you do not have to count them - ANS
False
Vaccines are administered to - ANS Prevent a communicable disease
A side effect is - ANS A mild and predictable reaction to a medication
How long does it take a PO med to take effect? - ANS 30-60 mins
How should controlled substances be stored? - ANS In a locked non removable box in a
locked cabinet
One of your consumers ran out of a medication, but another consumer has the same
medication. Your best action is to? - ANS Call the pharmacy to notify them of your need
and call your nurse
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