QMA State Exam Questions & Answers.
ccms - CORRECT ANSWER clean catch midstream
QMA scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER may perform hemoccult testing on stool specimens as ordered by a physician
hemoccult testing - CORRECT ANSWER A screen for fecal occult blood
Hemoccult test slide (quai...
QMA scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER may perform hemoccult testing on stool specimens as
ordered by a physician
hemoccult testing - CORRECT ANSWER A screen for fecal occult blood
Hemoccult test slide (quaiac paper) - CORRECT ANSWER assess for expiration date
hypovalemia - CORRECT ANSWER state of decreased blood volume. May cause a high false oximetry
reading.
QMA's may not apply oxygen to a resident in an emergency without a physicians order. - CORRECT
ANSWER However there is often a PRN order for oxygen when the resident falls short of breath/oxygen
saturation levels are low.
QMA's may initiate a nasal cannula only in an emergency situation. - CORRECT ANSWER QMA's may
initiate non-sealing mask per emergency or PRN situation.
oxygen dries out the mucous membranes of the mouth and respiratory system. - CORRECT ANSWER The
physician may order humidity to be placed on the oxygen source.
Physician ordered humidity along w/ oxygen. (distilled water) - CORRECT ANSWER This means gas passes
through the water and water vapor is picked up before going to the resident.
When applying sterile/distilled water to residents oxygen remember to. - CORRECT ANSWER discard the
sterile/distilled water after 2 weeks.
Portable oxygen tanks - CORRECT ANSWER have a few lbs of oxygen, they can last up to 8 hrs.
,Oxygen concentrator weighs approximately 35 lbs. It must be plugged in to an electrical outlet. -
CORRECT ANSWER Concentrator's extract oxygen from the room air and circulates it back to the
resident.
Do not use petroleum (vasoline) to resident's nares during administration of oxygen. - CORRECT
ANSWER Example: dry lips, chap-stick should not be applied if it has vasoline in it.
Position the resident in a Semi-Fowler's or Fowler's to maintain an open airway. - CORRECT ANSWER
Apply ordered oxygen administration device.
Nasal cannula 1/2 inch prongs should be placed? - CORRECT ANSWER in a downward direction.
A reading on the oximetry of 90% may indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER Resident need to be given oxygen'
Instilling a Commercially Prepared Disposable Enema. - CORRECT ANSWER Solution into the rectum and
sigmoid colon. Removes feces/flatus.
QMA's may only instill a commercially prepared enema which contains approximately - CORRECT
ANSWER 120ml (4oz.) of fluid.
Commercially Prepared Disposable Enema's increases water absorption in the small intestine by osmotic
action. - CORRECT ANSWER A laxative effect that occurs due to increased peristalsis and water
retention.
Sodium bi-phosphate (fleet enema) - CORRECT ANSWER is a saline laxative commonly ordered to be
administered.
Record color, consistency and amount after resident has had a - CORRECT ANSWER bowl movement
from a prepared disposable enema
, A localized collection of puss in any part of the body which is the result of disintegration or displacement
of tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER Abscess
Chemical present in many organs and tissues of the body that has important physiological functions, ex:
transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse i.e. neurotransmitters. - CORRECT ANSWER
Acetylcholine
Naturally acquired immunity obtained by contracting a disease or by the injection the infectious
organism. - CORRECT ANSWER Active Immunity
An undesired side effect of a medication or toxicity - CORRECT ANSWER Adverse effect
Psychotic reaction in which a person exhibits wide swing in emotional feeling. - CORRECT ANSWER
Affective psychosis
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome effect the body's ability to fight infections - CORRECT ANSWER
(AIDS) Spread through body fluids
Motor restlessness continuous movement of mouth, hands, picking at self and rocking in a chair -
CORRECT ANSWER Akathisia
Complete or partial loss of muscle movement - CORRECT ANSWER Akinesia
A substance that causes a hypersensitive reaction (an allegy) - CORRECT ANSWER Allergen
Sensitivity to any substance contacted by touch, inhalation, ingestion or injections ( such as poison ivy,
pollen, insect bites, foods or meds); causes sneezing, itching, swelling, difficulty in breathing - CORRECT
ANSWER Allergic Effect
Medications that relieve muscle, joint and bone pain - CORRECT ANSWER Analgesics
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