Infection Control
Documentation
Administration
Special Needs
This and That
100
You must do this before beginning medication pass, between residents and at completion of medication pass
What is washing your hands
100
The back of the MAR does not need to be signed if you have one of these
What is an updated master list of initials and signatures
100
Medications must be stored in these
What is the original labeled container
100
You must follow this when residents have swollowing/choking issues
What is special consistency orders-honey thick, nectar thick, etc.
100
Physicians should sign these every six months
What is the Recap--physician order sheet
200
Diabetic residents cannot share these
What is a glucometer
200
There must not be any of these cheesy things on the MAR
What are holes
200
Utilize these five when preparing and administering medications
What are the 5 Rights
200
In addition to documenting when administering this medication, you must also document when you remove it
What is a patch
200
Insulin, patches, inhalers, topicals are given under these circumstances
What is in private
300
You can only use this alternative to hand washing 3 times, then you must wash your hands
What is hand sanitizer
300
After giving a PRN medication this must be documented on the MAR after a period of time has lapsed
What is the effect of the PRN medication
300
Only a pharmacist, physician, CRNP or PA may alter this
What is the original pharmacy label
300
Residents on this can only have a specified amount of fluid with their medications
What is a fluid restriction
300
These medications must have the physician order and instructions attached to it, the resident's name on the original bottle with the original label.
What is a sample medication
400
You must wear these if it is necessary to touch a resident's pill, capsule or tablet
What are gloves
400
Every medication on the MAR needs one of these
What is a diagnosis
400
Do not shake these breathing medications
What powdered inhaled medications
400
a care giver can adminster these if he/she has been taught by a clinician and has taken the medication administration course.
What are nebulizer treatments and suppositories
400
These must be clean, neat, organized and locked at all times
What is the medication cart
500
These must be cleaned after each use when preparing medications
What is a pill splitter or pill crusher
500
Use this when medications are discontinued or expired
What is a destruction log
500
You must wait this amount of time between drops of the same eye medication and this amount of time between different eye medications
What is 1-2 minutes and 5 minutes
500
The home must have a system in place to identify and document and track the home's pattern of these
What are medication errors
500
This is how medication are sent with a resident going on LOA, vacation or out for a few hours
What is in the orginal labeled bubble packs and bottles
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