Medication Classes
Vital Signs
Medical Terminology
Nursing Considerations
Diseases/Disorders
100

What medication class requires monitoring weight of the resident?

What is: Diuretics

100

Average respirations of an adult at rest?

What is: 12-20

100

What is sublingual?

What is: Under the tongue

100

Pyridium will cause the urine to become what color?

What is: Orange

100

Localized area of swelling, redness & tenderness, Skin & subcutaneous tissue are inflamed..what is this?

What is: Cellulitis

200

What medication class should be watched for liver toxicity and muscle pain?

What is: Cholesterol Lowering Agents

200

During a seizure what should you NEVER do?

What is: Restrain Movement

200

Explain Tardive Dyskinsesia

What is: Involuntary movements of the jaw & face

200

Can K+ be crushed?

What is: Never

200

What is an inherited disease that causes progressive breakdown of nerve cells to the brain and has no definable cause or cure?

What is: Huntington's Disease

300

Valium, Ativan, Klonopin, Seroquel, all are meds to treat what?

What is: Mental Illness

300

What are signs of approaching death?

What is: Mottling, apnea, cyanosis, clammy, death rattle

300

Medication hidden between cheeks or gum is often referred to as?

What is: Pocketing

300

A resident has two eye gtts due in the AM, what is the nursing consideration?

What is: Wait at least 5 minutes between gtt

300

Symptoms of an MI are?

What is: Tightness, SOB, anxiety, impending doom, vertigo

400

You have a medication with a half life of 2 hours, how long until HALF of that medication is out of the system?

What is: 2 hours

400

The most essential nutrient to life is?

What is: Water

400

A term used to describe a group of symptoms related to a decline in thinking skills is?

What is: Dementia

400

Which position should a resident be to administer a vaginal suppository?  A rectal suppository?

What is: Dorsal recumbent & SIMS

400

What occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced?

What is: CVA

500

A PRN medication can be given by a QMA when?

What is: Permission & assessment from nurse.
500

What side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs?

What is: Right

500

Pharmacology is the study of?

What is: Medications and their effects on the body
500

What should you know about Antacids?

What is: Can cause constipation

500

Define PTSD:

What is: Intense anxiety related to a past traumatic experience characterized by flashbacks, nightmares & frightening thoughts.

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