Authorized Duties
This healthcare professional remains responsible after delegation
Nurse
Name the Rights of Medication Administration
Right Drug
Right Resident
Right Amount
Right Time
Right Route
This medication requires blood glucose monitoring.
insulin
This route means medication is placed under the tongue.
sublingual
1 teaspoon equals this many mL.
5 mL
Accepting a verbal order from a physician is within the MA-C scope of practice T or F?
False
Medication should be documented at this time.
Immediately after administration
Apical pulse must be checked before giving this medication.
digoxin
Enteric-coated tablets should be taken this way.
swallowed whole
1 tablespoon equals this many mL.
15 mL
When a resident refuses medication, what does the MA-C do?
Document refusal and notify the nurse
Giving medication to the wrong resident would result in?
Medication Error - Report to the nurse
Black tarry stools may indicate a problem with this medication.
warfarin (coumadin)
PRN medications require documentation of this after administration.
effectiveness
Order: 650 mg; available: 325 mg tablets. How many tablets?
2 tablets
Crushing a medication without an order violates this.
legal and ethical standards
BP 86/50 before antihypertensive and they are due for their medication. what should the MA-C do?
hold medication and notify the nurse
Respiratory rate below 12 is dangerous when giving this class.
opioids
Name three types of medication errors.
wrong dose, wrong time, wrong patient, omission, extra dose (any three)
A resident weighs 150 lb. Convert to kilograms.
68 kg
Name two tasks outside MA-C scope of practice
changing a dose, diagnosing, accepting physician orders, administering IV medications or injections (Any two)
A resident taking digoxin has an apical pulse of 54 beats per minute before medication administration. What is the safest action?
hold the medication and notify the nurse
Name three red flag side effects that must be reported immediately.
difficulty breathing, chest pain, bleeding, severe confusion, pulse below 60 (any three)
Where is ophthalmic medications administered ?
Eyes
Order: 7.5 mg; available: 5 mg tablets. How many tablets?
1½ tablets