Legal/Ethical
Knowing yourself and how you feel about medications/drugs.
What is attitude?
Includes a sender, message and receiver.
What is communication?
The CMA would always don gloves and wash hands before and after applying these types of medications.
What are topical medications?
The study of medication during absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
What is pharmacokinetics?
This form can be different shapes and is typically a compressed powder.
What is a tablet?
These medications require the Medication Aide to ask the nurse prior to administering.
What are PRN medications?
Verbal and non-verbal.
What are 2 types of messages?
Single most important action to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand washing?
Why we would not give certain medication.
What are Contraindications.
This form is medication embedded in a wax matrix, often given rectally.
What is a suppository?
To work under the supervision of a licensed nurse (RN or LPN).
What is a legal requirement in Kansas?
To give an account of something that has been seen, heard or considered to be done.
What is report?
Adequate length of time for hand washing
What is 15-30 seconds
Passage of medications from the site of administration into the bloodstream.
What is absorption?
This form is designed to dissolve under the tongue.
What is sublingual?
Refers to moral principles, values or conduct.
What are ethical responsibilities?
Those things that you can see, hear, feel or smell.
What are objective observations?
Mandatory to use when applying medications to contaminated areas
What are gloves
This administration method can impact absorption rate and effectiveness.
What is route of administration?
This form dissolves next to cheek.
To take verbal orders from a physician, physician's assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner or dentist.
What are not legal for a Certified Medication Aide to do?
Includes things such as diminished alertness and confusion, selective hearing, background noise, vision and hearing impairment.
What are barriers to effective communication?
Why the Medication Aide keeps the medication cart clean.
What is to prevent cross contamination?
When medications with similar effects are combined to provide a greater effect.
What is a synergystic effect?
Medication Aides may not give medications by this route.
What is parenteral.