Medication Aide Final Exam Review VA
Chapters 1-4 With 100% Correct And
Verified Answers
Ethical standards for Medication Aide -
Correct Answer--guides to moral behavior
(rights/wrong)
-life valuable, every person deserve respect
has own beliefs
-personal information private
Guiding principle ethics - Correct Answer-if
unable do good, do not harm
Assisted Living Facilities of Virginia are re
licensed to ____________________? - Correct
Answer-Department of Social Services
Department of Social Services licenses
___________? - Correct Answer-Assisted Living
Facilities
4 functions for Medication Aides - Correct
Answer--administer medications Assisted
Living Facilities Department of Social
Services
-administer medications self-administer
-give insulin
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,-administer epi-pen allergies glucagon
diuretics order emergency
7 functions for Medication Aides cannot do -
Correct Answer--transmit verbal orders for
new prescription drugs to pharmacy
- administer intramuscular injections,
intravenous medications
-assess client
-mix or dilute medication
- change or label medication
- prepour medication
-write or order new medication
Direct client care - Correct Answer-assist
residents in performance of personal care and
activities of daily living
Requirements of Medication Aide - Correct
Answer--40 hours direct care staff by DSS
-68 hours of med aide course
Registration of Medication Aide - Correct
Answer--med aide renew license last day of
their birth month each year
-4 hours for CE for assisted living facilities
-must pass test within 3 times (in 1 year) or
4th time must retake entire med aide class
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,Board of Pharmacy - Correct Answer-
regulates pharmacy state Virginia and
regulate use stat boxes
Drug Control Act is - Correct Answer-requires
Board of Nursing maintain registry of
Medication Aide and
Allows unlicensed person administer drugs
self administer residents in Assisted Living
Facilities licensed DSS
Exploitation - Correct Answer-illegal use of
client's resources for another profit or
advantage
Abuse - Correct Answer-willful inflict physical pain injury or
mental anguish or unreasonable confinement
Neglect - Correct Answer-failure provide food medication shelter
or appropriate care or inappropriate care results injury or harm
whether physical or emotional person.
Uniform Assessment Instrument - Correct Answer-document
required by Department of Social Services identifies level of care
required for each client.
Blood pressure measurement - Correct Answer-pressure exerted
on walls of arteries
Contradiction - Correct Answer-use certain drug dangerous
inadvisable contradicted
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, Adult Protective Services - Correct Answer-unit local Department
Social Services which adult resides or in which abuse, neglect or
exploitation occurred
Individualized Service Plan - Correct Answer-document required
by DSS outlines plan of care for clients in assisted living facilities
OSHA - Correct Answer-government agency responsible for safety
for workers
Standard Precautions - Correct Answer-Established by OSHA
prevent contamination by blood-borne pathogens wear gloves
when handle body fluids, wear personnel protective equipment
and disposes biohazardous waste
Bloodborne Pathogens - Correct Answer-are microorganisms
found human blood and cause disease
3 common bloodborne pathogens - Correct Answer-Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C HIV (human immunodefiency virus)
Personal Protective Equipment - Correct Answer-worn danger
contact with blood or body fluids
includes: masks, gloves, gowns, goggles
Aseptic - Correct Answer-free from disease-cauisng organisms
Cleaning - Correct Answer-removes germs dirt, and other
impurities from surfaces or objects use soap or detergent and
water physically remove germ from surfaces
Discleaning - Correct Answer-kills germs on surfaces or objects
by using chemicals that actually kill germs
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