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Test Your Knowledge
So You Think You are Smarter Than a Young One
100
What two main routes of medication can you as a CMA administer?
What is oral and topical
100
List 8 things to do when applying a transdermal patch.
100
Client is unable to self administer his insulin. Who can administer it?
Who is the nurse
100
Abbreviation for bedtime?
What is HS?
100
What is a Suppository
100
When making an observation what should you chart?
What you see, hear, smell or touch.
100
How to measure your own blood pressure (youtube.com)
What is rest. Sit straight back in chair. Do not cross your feet. Do not smoke. Do not drink anything with caffeine. Stress, or exercise.
200
Use to measure liquid mediation or powder medication.
200
You place me under the tongue.
What is sublingual?
200
_____________ is the act of obtaining blood sugar.
What is capillary blood glucose?
200
What are the Six Rights of Medication Administration?
The Right Dose. The Right Individual. The Right Route. The Right Time. The Right Medication. The Right documentation.
200
A CMA worked the night shift. She prepared the 7 AM medications. As she was leaving she told you that she had plenty of time and that she prepared and label the medicine cups for you to administer the 7 AM medication. Can you adminster the medication and why?
What is no. I can not administer medication prepared by someone else. That is not policy and procedure.
200
Betty Jordon is taking antihypertension medication. She wants to go out to the boat to have a few drinks with her friends. You know that the interaction of the alcohol and her anithy[ertensive medication could
Increase the effects of the antihertensive medication.
200
What medication classifications that break up mucus, and facilitates its' expulsion from the lungs are
What is expectorants.
300
I am the classification of medications that relieve pain.
What is analgesics?
300
I am administer after all other oral medication.
What is cough syrup?
300
Individual is a diabetic and received insulin at 7 AM. It is now 10 AM and the client is weak, restless, and complaining of being hungry. What should you do?
What is check blood sugar, administer sugar.
300
What are side effects of antipsychotic medications?
Tremors of the hand and feet, shuffle gait walking and body rigiditiy. Extrapyramidal Symptoms. The more severe side effects are called tardive dyskenisis and involve disorders seen in the blood and organs
300
The Rule of Three
Read the label at least three times.
300
What are responsibilities during the administration of medication?
What is identify the individual. Explain the procedure to the individual. Administer the medication correctly?
300
I am signs of Potassium depletion.
What is muscle weakness, fatigue, leg cramps. irregular heartbeat?
400
Take the 60 hour medication class and take a state written test. Pass the state written test with a score of at least 80.
400
I must be shaken well prior to administration.
What is suspension
400
Hypoglycemia is
What is low blood sugar?
400
Who can delegate the administration of medication?
What is RN?
400
Antibiotic medications are used to
What is destory or control bacteria?
400
When giving medications to clients, is important to know
What is the reason you are giving the medication for?
400
What is antihypertensive medication used to treat?
What does antihypertensive medication do?
What is blood pressure?
What is lower the blood pressure?
500
Betty is to receive Lanoxin 0.125 mg every morning. You check her pulse and notice it is 60 beats per minute. The instructions are: if below 60 notify nurse before giving medication. You should
What is give the medication as orderd.
500
When should you check a routine AM blood sugar?
What is before the individual eats breakfast?
500
When is it permissable to withhold medication?
1. The medication label is not readable. 2. the medication record does not match the Rx. label. 3. the client is showing a dramatic change in status. 4. You have questions about the order.
500
I am used to treat constipation.
What is laxative?
500
The first thing you do if you make a medication error or discover a medication error is
What report it the nurse?
600
Who determines the need for medication?
What is the Doctor?
600
What does your signature on the chart mean
What is you assume responsibility for the entry. You administered the medication. You made the observation, knew that the care was given.
600
Increase fluid loss from the body.
What is diurectics
600
1 teaspoon = how many cc. 1 oz = how many cc
Teaspoon = 5 cc
1 oz = 30 cc
600
The slowest route of administration is
What is oral.
600
Lasix (furosemide) 20 mg tablet take 1 tablet by mouth once daily. Which name is the generic name and how do you know
furosemide, the generic name is general written using lower case.