MEDICATIONS AND ROUTES
A COMMON FOOD THAT AFFECTS HOW THE BODY USES MEDICATIONS.
WHAT IS CALLED GRAPEFRUIT AND GRAPEFRUIT JUICE.
NAME 3 TASKS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR A MEDICATION AIDE.
DIAGNOSIS
ASSESSING
CALCULATE DOSAGES
DO NOT HONOR A REQUEST TO DO SOMETHING OUTSIDE THE SCOPE
The study of how drugs are processed by the body.
WHAT IS CALLED PHARMACOKINETICS.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POLICY AND PROCEDURE?
POLICY -COURSE OF ACTION THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN EVERY TIME A CERTAIN SITUATION OCCURS
PROCEDURE- A METHOD OF WAY OF DOING SOMETHING.
In 1996 this law was passed, in order to help keep health information private and secure.
What is called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
Administration route in which medication is applied to a body surface; may also be called the cutaneous route.
WHAT IS CALLED TOPICAL ROUTE.
Injury to a person due to professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill.
WHAT IS CALLED MALPRACTICE.
DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COUNTERBACK AND FORWARD BALANCE.
COUNTER BACK BALANCE- the amount of a drug in storage before it is dispensed.
FORWARD BALANCE- the amount of a drug remaining after it has been dispensed.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE RESIDENT'S MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD (MAR)?
RESIDENT'S FULL NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
ROOM NUMBER
MD
WHAT DOES EBP STAND FOR AND MEAN IN INFECTION PREVENTION?
EBP- ENHANCED BARRIER PRECAUTIONS
WHEN TO USE?
EVERYONE MUST WEAR PPE WITH RESIDENTS DURING HIGH CONTACT RESIDENT CARE ACTIVITIES.
A solid, liquid, or gas dissolved in a liquid.
WHAT IS CALLED A SOLUTION.
NAME 5 SIGNS THAT COULD INDICATE NEGLECT.
- PRESSURE INJURIES
- DEHYDRATION
- UNCLEAN BODY
- UNANSWERED CALL LIGHTS
- WEIGHT LOSS
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MEDICATION THAT ARE CONSIDERED SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR USE WITHOUT A DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION?
Rights related to how residents must be treated while living in a facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers.
WHAT ARE CALLED RESIDENT'S RIGHTS.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ACT (CSA)?
DEFINES DRUGS THAT POSE A RISK FOR ADDICTION OR ABUSE ACCORDING TO THEIR LEVEL OF RISK AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A TRUE MEDICAL USE.
The path that gets a drug into the body.
WHAT IS CALLED ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION.
WHEN MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED FOR A RESIDENT ARE STOLEN. THIS IS KNOWN AS?
WHAT IS CALLED DIVERSION.
How a drug moves from the bloodstream to the tissues of the body.
WHAT IS CALLED DISTRIBUTION.
WHAT IS THE PROPER WAY TO DON AND DOFF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
DON-Wash hands for 15 seconds, gown, mask, eye covers, shoe covers, gloves.
DOFF- Gloves, gown, eye covers, mask, shoe covers, and then wash hands.
TO READ AND CONFIRM THE PURPOSE OF THE DRUG BEFORE GIVING IF TO THE RESIDENT IS KNOWN AS?
WHAT IS CALLED THE DRUG'S INDICATIONS.
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE PARENTAL ROUTES:
- INTRADERMAL
- INTRAMUSCULAR
-INTRAVENOUS
-SUBCUTANEOUS
INTRADERMAL- UNDER THE SKIN LAYER (TB TEST)
INTRAMUSCULAR- INTO THE MUSCLE
INTRAVENOUS- INTO THE VEIN
SUBCUTANEOUS- INTO THE FAT LAYER ABOVE THE MUCLE
NAME 5 SIGNS THAT COULD INDICATE ABUSE.
-CONSTANT PAIN
-FEAR OF BEING ALONE
- WITHDRAWAL OR APATHY
- POOR SELF CONTROL
-MOOD CHANGES
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NAME 3 TYPES OF OBJECTIVE INFORMATION.
NAME 3 TYPES OF SUBJECTIVE INFORMATION.
WHAT A PERSON SEES, HEARS, TOUCHES, OR SMELLS. ALSO CALLED SIGNS.
WHAT IS SOMETHING A PERSON CANNOT OR DID NOT OBSERVER, BASED ON SOMETHING REPORTED AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE. ALSO CALLED SYMPTOMS.
WHAT ARE RESIDENT'S RIGHTS AND PROVIDE 3 EXAMPLES.
RESIDENT'S RIGHTS SPECIFY HOW RESIDENT'S MUST BE TREATED WHILE LIVING IN A FACILITY.
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WHAT DOES THE ACRONYM ADME STAND FOR?
ADME
A- ABSORPTION
D- DISTRIBUTION
M- METABOLISM
E- EXCRETION