Medication Aide Final Review HARTMAN'S
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medication aide (MA) - ANS a healthcare worker, usually first trained as a nursing assistant, whose
main task is administering medications to residents in a long-term care facility.
long-term care facilities - ANS a facility in which residents live and are able to receive 24-hour
skilled care.
documenting - ANS keeping a record of care provided.
PRN - ANS abbreviation meaning as needed.
professional - ANS having to do with work or a job.
personal - ANS relating to life outside one's job, such as family, friends, and home life.
professionalism - ANS the act of behaving properly when working.
person-centered care - ANS a type of care that places the emphasis on the person needing care and his
or her individuality and capabilities.
confidential - ANS private.
chain-of-command - ANS the line of authority within a facility or agency.
conscientious - ANS guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled.
delegate - ANS to transfer responsibility to a person for a specific task.
, liability - ANS a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else.
scope of practice - ANS defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do as
permitted by state or federal law.
nursing process - ANS an approach to providing effective care for a resident on an ongoing basis;
involves assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
verbal communication - ANS communication involving the use of spoken or written words or sounds.
nonverbal communication - ANS communication without using words.
clichés - ANS phrases that are used over and over again and do not really mean anything.
policy - ANS a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs.
procedure - ANS a method or way of doing something.
ethics - ANS a knowledge of right and wrong.
law - ANS a rule set by the government to help people live peacefully and to ensure safety.
controlled substance - ANS a drug that is more likely than others to be abused or to cause addiction.
assessing - ANS in medication administration, to make a medical determination about a resident's
response to a drug; this is a nurse's or doctor's role.
glucose - ANS natural sugar.
subcutaneous - ANS a type of injection given under the skin, in the fat layer above the muscle.
insulin - ANS a hormone that works to move glucose from the blood and into the cells for energy for
the body.
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