QMA Vocab Written Exam With Advance Answers Graded A+.

Assess - correct answer Observe and evaluate a resident's condition. Assessment is conducted by the licensed nurse. Controlled Substance - correct answer A medication that can be addictive or habit forming and must be counted and secured. Nasal Cannula - correct answer Plastic tubing utilized to deliver oxygen from the supply source (tank) to the resident's nares. Nasogastric Tube - correct answer A tube that is placed through the nose into the stomach. The QMA may not flush, check placement or instill medications via nasogastric tube. Observation - correct answer What is seen, heard, smelled or overheard as spoken by the resident. An observation is made by watching attentively. Oximeter - correct answer Photoelectric device utilized to determine the amount of oxygen in the blood. Pro Re Nata (PRN) - correct answer Whenever necessary. Vital Signs - correct answer Temperature, Pulse, respiratory rate and blood pressure. (TPR, BP) Assault and Battery - correct answer The threat to use force upon another person and the carrying out of the threat. Code of Ethics - correct answer A voluntary set of rules that influence relationships between people. Duty of Care - correct answer Performance of services that meet common standards. Euthanasia - correct answer Inducing the painless death of a person for reasons believed to be merciful. Libel - correct answer Any written statement that damages a person's character. Living Will - correct answer A document that states to the physician and caregivers that life-prolonging medical treatments shouldn't be used and the resident must be allowed to die naturally from his/her terminal condition. Malpractice - correct answer Improper, injurious or negligent professional treatment or care of a resident. Negligence - correct answer Omission or neglect of any reasonable precaution, care or action. Reasonable Care - correct answer Doing only those things that you have been trained to do; acting as others would act in the same or similar situations. Slander - correct answer Malicious statement or report. Standard of Care - correct answer A description of conduct that illustrates what a reasonably prudent person would have done, or would not have done, under similar situations. Abuse - correct answer The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish. Involuntary Seclusion - correct answer Separation of a resident from other residents or from his/her room or confinement to his/her room against the resident's will. Mental Abuse - correct answer Humiliation, harassment, threats of punishment or deprivation. Misappropriation of Resident Property - correct answer The deliberate misplacement or exploitation of a resident's belongings. Neglect - correct answer Failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish or mental illness. Physical Abuse - correct answer Hitting, slapping, pinching, kicking or corporal punishment. Sexual Abuse - correct answer Sexual harassment, sexual coercion or sexual assault. Verbal Abuse - correct answer Oral, written or gestured language that willfully includes disparaging or derogatory terms. Communication - correct answer The exchange of information and interpersonal skills. Nonverbal communication - correct answer Facial expressions, tone of voice, eye movement, posture, gestures. Verbal communication - correct answer Written or spoken words. Catastrophic Reaction - correct answer The resident is abnormally overwhelmed by stimuli or easily startled. Delusions - correct answer False beliefs that the resident holds even when there is obvious proof or evidence to the contrary (e.g., believes food is being poisoned by facility, believes he/she is the facility physician, etc.). Hallucinations - correct answer Hearing, smelling or seeing something that is not there. False sensory perceptions. Sundowning - correct answer Increased confusion and restlessness in late afternoon, evening and night. Infection Control - correct answer Preventing the spread of microorganisms by following certain practices and procedures. Medical Asepsis - correct answer The state of being free from disease causing microorganisms. Microorganism - correct answer Living organisms that can be seen only through a microscope. Germs; not all are harmful. Nosocomial - correct answer Refers to an infection acquired while in the health care facility. Pathogen - correct answer Disease causing organism. Standard Precautions - correct answer Guidelines to reduce the risk of transmission of pathogens from both known and unknown sources of infection. Every resident is treated as though potentially infectious. Heimlich Maneuver - correct answer An emergency intervention implemented on a person observed to be choking in an effort to cause the person to expel the object. Apnea - correct answer Temporary cessation of breathing. Cheyne-Stokes - correct answer Respiratory cycles that vary in intensity; waxing and waning of respirations from very deep respirations to very shallow with temporary apnea. Palliative - correct answer Serving to relieve or alleviate but not cure. Pruritus - correct answer Intense itching. Stomatitis - correct answer Inflammation of the mucous tissue of the mouth. Adverse Effect - correct answer An undesired side effect of a medication or toxicity. Pharmacology - correct answer The study of medications and their effect on the body. Side Effect - correct answer Outcomes that are not intended; the action or effect of a medication other than that desired. Commonly undesirable such as nausea, headache, insomnia, etc. Absorption - correct answer The taking up of fluids or other substances by the skin, mucous surfaces or absorbent vessels. Distribution - correct answer To divide and dispense in portions. Edema - correct answer Swelling caused by large amounts of fluid in the tissues. Excretion - correct answer Eliminating waste, such as sweat, urine or feces from the body. Half Life - correct answer The time required by living tissue, an organ or an organism to eliminate by biological processes half the quantity of a substance taken in. Metabolism - correct answer The physical and chemical processes involved in the maintenance of life. Sublingual - correct answer Medication placed under the tongue.