MED AIDE QUIZZES AND TESTS FROM ALL UNITS FULLY COVERED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS//VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024

MED AIDE QUIZZES AND TESTS FROM ALL UNITS FULLY COVERED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS//VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024 True or False? Med aides may only give a PRN if the nurse has specifically delegated the task for the specific resident and drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-True. Med aide can't assess the need for a PRN, this must be done by a nurse Med aides can't do what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Give first doses of new meds Factors affecting drug actions include what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Weight, age, metabolic rate, and tolerance What are the six rights of med administration? - CORRECT ANSWER-The right drug, the right person, the right documentation, the right route, the right dose, and the right time Before you work as a med aide, you? - CORRECT ANSWER-Must pass course exams, complete and demonstrate skills As a med aide in your facility, you should what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Work within the legal limits of your role You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is a what? - CORRECT ANSWER-boundary violation A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits of your role. You do what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Refuse to follow the nurses order and explain why You're not sure whether you should give a certain drug, You should do what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ask the Nurse In order to assess a person, the nurse decides to give the person the oral drugs that you usually give. You do what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Understand this is the best decision for the person at the time. The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You have not done this task before. You do what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Tell the nurse you have not done the task before and ask for help When you agree to perform a delegated task. You what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Must complete the task safely A nurse asks you to perform a task. You do the following except what? restate or clarify what is expected of you, know how to contact the nurse if theres an emergency, document the care given, or do the task even though you have not been trained? - CORRECT ANSWER-Do the task even though you have not been trained What step can the nurse delegate to you? - CORRECT ANSWER-Give certain drugs The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the power to do the following except what? Determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs before marketing, ensure that manufacturers meet labeling requirements, ensure advertising standards are met when manufacturers market drugs, or determine who gives drugs to patients or residents? - CORRECT ANSWER-Determine who gives drugs to patients or residents If you fail to do something that a reasonable and careful person would have done, you are what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Negligent Invasion of privacy occurs if you what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Violate a persons right to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs made public without giving consent You suspect a persons being abused. You should what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Share your concerns with your supervisor Schedule 11 drugs may lead to what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Severe psychological or physical dependence According to the text, when you touch a persons body without his or her consent its called a what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Battery The intentional mistreatment or harm of another person is what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Abuse Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct is called what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ethics Which statement about an ethical person is true? - CORRECT ANSWER-An ethical person behaves in the right way You display ethical behavior by what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Keeping the persons property safe To protect yourself from assault and battery, you what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Get the persons consent before doing a procedure A nurse gives the wrong dosage of a drug to a person. This is what? - CORRECT ANSWER-malpractice You gave a drug to the wrong person. This is what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Negligence You trick a person into taking a drug. This is called what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Fraud You scold an older person for refusing to take ordered drugs This is what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Verbal abuse Violating or failing to comply with the Controlled Substance Act can result in a what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Fine and Prison term Pain and nausea are examples of what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Subjective Data What observations should you report at once? - CORRECT ANSWER-Complaints of sudden severe pain Cancer and diabetes are examples of what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Medical Diagnosis A person is eating. How long should you wait before taking an oral temperature? - CORRECT ANSWER-15 to 20 minutes A person has a blood pressure of 118/78. This is what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Within normal range Good communication occurs when you what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Give information in a logical and orderly manner A drug is ordered for 1700. The time to give the drug is what? - CORRECT ANSWER5:00 PM Symptoms are an example of what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Subjective Data Which of the following is not objective data? A persons respiratory rate, the color of a persons urine, a persons blood pressure, or pain felt by a person? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pain felt by a person When should you record that you gave a person a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER-After giving the drug You are giving a person his drugs. What observation should you report at once? - CORRECT ANSWER-The person refused to take a drug The basic unit of body structure is what? - CORRECT ANSWER-A cel