Legal/Ethical
Knowing yourself and how you feel about medications/drugs
What is Attitude?
Requires a sender, message and receiver
What is communication?
Don gloves and wash hands before and after applying.
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 or non-verbal.
What are 2 types of messages?
Single most important action to protect from spread of infection
What is hand washing?
Term for circumstances to 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 Kansas-licensed nurse
What are Legal responsibilities
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
Method can impact absorption time and effectiveness
What is route of administration?
This form dissolves next to cheek.
To take orders from a physician, physician's assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, dentist, or pharmacist
What is NOT legal for a Certified Medication Aide
Diminished alertness and confusion, selective hearing, background noise, visual 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 are given to combine effects greater than their individual effects.
What is Synergized effect?
Medication Aides may not give medications by this route.
What is parenteral.