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QMA Test 10 Exam/25 Questions& Answers
The cause of Alzheimer's Disease is?
A. Loss of brain cells
B. Difficulty learning
C. No one knows yet exactly what causes Alzheimer's Disease
D. History of drug and alcohol use - -C. No one knows yet exactly what
causes Alzheimer's Disease
-Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease include all of the following EXCEPT?
A. Gradual loss of memory
B. Problems with reasoning or judgment
C. Inability to think
D. Disorientation - -C. Inability to think
-Medications utilied to treat Alzheimer's or another dementia?
A. Are an effective cure for dementia
B. Are not a cure, rather they relieve symptoms
C. Have no known side effects
D. Can be initiated in the severe stage(s) of the disease - -B. Are not a cure,
rather they relieve symptoms
-Which of the following medications is used to treat Alzheimer's Disease?
A. Zyprexa
B. Seroquel
C. Aricept
D. Risperdal - -C. Aricept
-A manner of staff response to a resident's comment by which the staff
allows the resident to remain in his/her belief without attempting to re-orient
the resident to the present is called?
A. Orientation therapy
B. Validation therapy
C. Dementia therapy
D. Alzheimer's therapy - -B. Validation therapy
-A common phenomenon in the Alzheimer's population which causes
increased confusion and restlessness in the late afternoon, evening, and
night is called?
A. Moon face
B. Sundowning
C. Sunrising
D. Sunsetting - -B. Sundowning
, -Medications should always be checked for accuracy a minimum of how
many times prior to administration?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four - -C. Three
-Medication carts must be ________ at all times when not within visual range
of the QMA.
A. Kept clean and orderly
B. Placed in the medication room
C. Locked
D. All of the above - -C. Locked
-A medication error is the administration of all medication or treatment
which is not in accordance with:
A. Physician's orders
B. Manufacturer's specifications
C. Accepted Professional Standards and Practices
D. All of the above - -D. All of the above
-If a medication has falledn from its container or is found in the storage bin
(or shelf) you must:
A. Place the medication back into its container
B. Administer the medication
C. Call the physician
D. Discard the medication per facility policy - -D. Discard the medication per
facility policy
-The QMA must NEVER:
A. Administer a medication that was prepared by someone else
B. Ask someone else to administer medications which he/she prepared
C. Administer a medication by injection
D. All of the above - -D. All of the above
-Mr. King has an order for Lanoxin 0.25 mg qam. You prepare the dose and
take Mr. King's pulse prior to administering and determine the pulse is 42.
What should you do?
A. Call the physician
B. Withhold the medication and inform the licensed nurse
C. Document omission per facility policy
D. Both b and c - -D. Both b and c
-Before administering a medication, you must do the following EXCEPT:
A. Identify the correct resident
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