Virginia Medication Aide Prep Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Right Resident - ✔️✔️Identify resident to assure you are giving the medication to the
right resident who is supposed to receive the medication and using procedure
required by the facility.
Right Medication - ✔️✔️The name of the medication ordered by the physician;
ALWAYS USE THE THREE CHECKS
Right Dose - ✔️✔️The amount of medication ordered
Right Route - ✔️✔️The method of medication administration
Right Time - ✔️✔️When the resident is ordered to receive the medication
Right Documentation - ✔️✔️The process of writing down that a medication was a
administered to the resident on the MAR or if a medication was not administered
and the reason it was omitted.
medication errors - ✔️✔️when a medication is administered in any way other than
how it was prescribed
otic - ✔️✔️ear
ophthalmic - ✔️✔️eye
ADR - ✔️✔️adverse drug reaction
MAR - ✔️✔️medication administration record
window to pass meds - ✔️✔️1 hour before or 1 hour afterwards
a cubic centimeter is equal to one _____________ - ✔️✔️milliliter (mL)
1 tbsp = _____tsp - ✔️✔️3 tsp
3 tsp =____ml - ✔️✔️15ml
medication cup - ✔️✔️use on a level surface when measuring
oral dropper/ syringe - ✔️✔️use when measuring amounts less than 5ml
special oral measuring device - ✔️✔️this measuring device has measurements of mg
instead of ml
OTC - ✔️✔️over the counter
gm - ✔️✔️gram
mg - ✔️✔️milligram
mcg - ✔️✔️microgram
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