Module 2

Question 1

Purposes of medication

Answer 1

1. Prevent or treat disease or illness
2. Treat symptoms
3. Aid in diagnoses
4. Restore or maintain normal functions
5. Reach desired or therapeutic effects

Question 2

Monitoring

Answer 2

• Delivering medication container to client
• Observing client to make sure medication were taken
• Reminding a specific client to take medications
• make a written recorded of each medication with note “monitored

Question 3

self administration

Answer 3

• keeps medication in room
• no documentation need by client or Qmap
• care plan includes self-administration
• encourage client to check the expiration date
• best practices have a list of medications client is self administering
• obtain an order for each medication client is self -administering ( only is the facility administers some medications and client would like to self-administer other medications)

Question 4

Administration

Answer 4

• Hand client staff prepared medications
• assisting client with medication
• observing client to make sure medication were taken
• make a written record of each medication
• Documentation administration or refusal of medication

Question 5

Qmaps can not administer

Answer 5

• Through gastrostomy tubs
• Through a nasogastric tube
• by injection ( epic pen/ insulin syringe)

Question 6

Qmaps are not authorized

Answer 6

Perform assessment or make judgments

Question 7

Qmaps cannot administers PRN that

Answer 7

Can’t give meds that change behavior ( I.e. anti- anxiety meds)
Unless clients capable of understanding and requests medication

Question 8

All medications including over the counter medication

Answer 8

• much have writes orders

- be documented when given on the MAR at time of administration

Question 9

Right medication

Answer 9

• only use trade or generic medication
• Have a drug reference guide or internet access to a drug reference site
• not administering a medication is a medical error

Question 10

Trade name medication

Answer 10

The manufacturer or marketed name of a mediation

Question 11

Do the three checks

Answer 11

• when pulling the medication
• when pouring the medication
• when putting the medication away?

Question 12

Right time

Answer 12

-Make sure mads are giving at right time
—> order for a specific time
—> general time AM or PM

• meds might be given before or after meals
• some med certain time and way for best effectiveness

Question 13

Synthroid/ levothyroxine

Answer 13

Best taken on an empty stomach without food or other medications

Question 14

Potassium

Answer 14

Is best taken after a meal

Question 15

Lasix

Answer 15

Is best give early during wake up hours

Question 16

Right dose

Answer 16

-ensure the delivery of the right dose of medication ordered

Question 17

Strengthen

Answer 17

May require partial tablets or multiple tablets to fill the order dose

Question 18

Right person

Answer 18

-Client look similar with Photo ID on MAR

• Hearing impaired or confused could lead to error
• alway ask client to state names

Question 19

Right route

Answer 19

1. Oral and sublingual
2. In eye, ear, nose
3. Inhaled in mouth
4. Vaginal or rectal
5. Topical and transdermal

Question 20

Right documentation

Answer 20

• MAR is a legal document
• only use black ink
• don’t use white out/ draw a line through error
• Mark Medication administered
• Medication not administered —> write reason on the back of MAR include ( not available, client out of facility, client refused)

Question 21

Medication not administered

Answer 21

Write on the back of MAR reason not administered e.g. not available, client out of facilities, or client refused
Alway fallow facility policy and notify supervisor

Question 22

Medication error

Answer 22

• Not reported medication was administered
• omitting a medication
• misinterpretation of the medication ordered or the directions
• transcribing order incorrectly on the MAR
• Documenting a medication was administered when it was not

Question 23

Qmap moral obligation

Answer 23

Qmaps have a moral obligation to report medical errors

Question 24

Clients may only self administer medication upon a write order

Answer 24

False

Question 25

With the client’s consent, the Qmap may assist the client with dialing up their insulin pen

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Medication should be administered at the time of day that makes the most effective

Answer 26

True

Question 27

The complete list of rights to safe and accurate medication administration read: the right medication, the right dosage, the right person, the right route, the right time, the right to refuse, the right documentation.

Answer 27

True - add time and changed documentation

Question 28

If the client receives a medication at the wrong time, the Qmaps next step should be:

Answer 28

Call the supervisor