Role of Med Aide
The medication aide is allowed to administer medications in what setting?
What is a variety of settings including but not limited to long term care facilities.
The number of rights designated in medication administration
What is 6
What is a medication error.
The process that should be completed prior to administering medications in any facility
What is orientation
The health care professional who assesses the effectiveness of a medication
Who is the licensed nurse
What does the medication aide use to administer medications?
What is a Medication Administration Record
The number of checks required for each medication
What is 3
What is "Please discuss this with the licensed nurse".
What should you expect from your employer as a medication aide?
What is validation of the appropriate skills to administer medications
The agency who determines what you can do within your scope of practice
What is your employer
Once beginning a medication pass....
What is Don't STOP except for an emergency.
The information used to administer any medication
What is the physician order
The medication aide forgets to give Mr. Daily his morning medications. What should she do?
What is report the medication omission immediately to receive further orders.
The regulating agency who determines the scope of practice for a medication aide
What is the NC Board of Nursing
The provider who prescribes the medication
Who is the Physician or Mid-level Provider
A type of infection prevention technique
What is hand hygiene
The last right of medication administration
A registered nurse gives you a cup of pills to give to Mrs. Greenpan, what should you do?
What is respectfully refuse to administer the unknown medications
One of the patient's scheduled medications is missing. What should the nurse aide do?
What is notify the nurse for instructions
The healthcare personnel responsible and accountable for the medication cart and the contents when a medication aide is working on that assigned cart.
Who is the Medication Aide.
The last checkpoint before a patient takes a medication
Who is the Medication Aide
The medication about to be given does not have a selected route, what should the medication aide do?
A resident questions the medications they're taking. What should the medication aide do?
What is notify the supervisor immediately to review and discuss with the resident.
Transcription of physician orders is completed by....
Who is the designated agency person.
The immediate supervisor of the medication aide
Who is the Registered Nurse