MEDICATION DOSAGE
This unit of measurement is most commonly used for liquid medications.
WHAT IS THE MILIGRAM (ml)
A side effect is best described as:
An expected secondary effect
This action helps prevent the spread of infection during medication pass.
What is proper hand hygiene?
Gloves must be worn when administering this type of medication.
What is topical medication?
Giving medication to the wrong resident is considered this.
What is a medication error?
Liquid medication should be read at eye level at this part of the liquid.
What is the bottom of the meniscus?
When one medication affects how another medication works, it is called this.
What is a medication interaction?
These five checks must be followed every time medication is given.
What are the Five Rights?
Medication labels should be checked this many times before administration.
What is three times?
This form is used to document medication errors.
What is an incident report?
The MAR lists Hold if systolic BP <100. The aide checks the BP and it is 98. The correct action is this.
What is holding the medication and notifying the nurse?
Medication Aides should be aware of some common drug/food/beverage interactions. Name 3?
grapefruit- increases the affect of antianxiety, cholesterol, antihypertensive, antiarrhythmics
calcium- such as milk, yogurt, antiacids can decrease the effectiveness of some antibiotics
vitamin k - decreases affects of anticoagulants
alcohol- antibiotics like flagyl may cause and for at least 2 days after, headaches n/v
A resident is at therapy during scheduled medication time. Leaving medication at bedside is unsafe; the aide should instead do this.
What is administering the medication later and documenting per policy?
This must be done immediately after medication administration.
What is documentation on the MAR?
Preparing medications for more than one resident at a time increases the risk of this.
What is a medication error?
A resident requires 10 mL of medication. The medication cup only measures up to 5 mL. The safest method is this.
What is measuring two separate 5 mL doses?
Which herbal supplement can increase the risk of bleeding when taken in combination with anticoagulants and analgesics?
What is Ginkgo Biloba?
Name the "FIVE RIGHTS" of medication and the purpose of each.
RIGHT MEDICATION
RIGHT DOSE
RIGHT ROUTE
RIGHT TIME
Which type of medication is used to relieve pain?
A. Antipyretic
B. Analgesic
C. Antibiotic
D. Diuretic
What is an Analgesic?
After a medication error, the aide completes an incident report. The main purpose of this report is this.
What is improving resident safety and preventing future errors?
A medication is ordered “TID.” The first dose was given at 0600. The aide should administer the second dose at this time.
What is approximately 1400?
What is an interaction?
EXPLAIN: Differences between Interactions
Drug-Disease
Drug-Drug
Drug-Nutrient
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This four-word phrase best summarizes the safest action when anything about medication administration seems unclear.
What is “Hold the medication and report to the nurse”?
This route allows medication to be absorbed quickly through the lining of the cheek.
WHAT IS THE BUCCAL ROUTE?
A medication aide notices something doesn’t feel right during medication preparation but cannot identify the exact problem. Texas law supports taking this action.
What is holding the medication and reporting to the nurse?