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A comprehensive guide to the qma (qualified medication aide) state test questions and correct answers for the 2024/25 academic year. It covers a wide range of topics related to medication administration, resident rights, and nursing home policies and procedures. Detailed information on the six rights of medication administration, the types of medications and routes that a qma can and cannot administer, as well as the proper procedures for reporting medication errors, documenting observations, and communicating with licensed nurses. The document also addresses important concepts such as confidentiality, freedom from abuse and restraint, and the residents' right to refuse treatment. Overall, this document could be a valuable resource for qma students or nursing home staff preparing for the state exam or seeking to enhance their knowledge of medication administration and resident care practices.
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After the emergency the Qma shall verbally notify licensed nurse on duty or on call and appropriately document the action and notification - ANStrue All individuals are legally protected from? - ANSLibel and slander and Assault and battery Both healthcare workers and residents are protected by the standard of? - ANSReasonable care deliberate misplacement, exploitation or wrongful, temporary or placement use of a residents belongings or money without the residents consent - ANSmisappropriation of resident property give the patient and their property? - ANSprivacy If authorization is obtained for residents PRN obtain permission to administer the medication each time the symptoms occur in the resident - ANSTrue If authorization is obtained for residents PRN the QMA must document in the resident record symptoms indicating the need for the medication and time the symptoms occurred - ANStrue If authorization is obtained for residents PRN the QMA must document in the residents record that the facility's nurse was contacted, symptoms were described and permission was granted to administer the medication, including the time of contact. - ANSTrue If authorization is obtained for residents PRN the QMA must ensure that the resident's record is cosigned by the licensed nurse who gave permission by the end of the nurse's shift, or if the nurse was on call, by the end of the nurses next tour of duty - ANStrue medication error reports are reviewed by? - ANSmedical director and the DON who design plans that will avoid future incidents. patients can _____ about services without fear of retaliation - ANSvoice grievances Personal information, medical records, written and verbal communications, medical treatment, personal care and behavior is a patients? - ANSConfidentially residents have the ____ to refuse treatment, self-administering medications, choosing personal physician, participating in care planning, having visitors, maintaining personal possessions, and participating in activities in and out of the facility. - ANSChoice
residents should be free from & including physical and chemical restraint for discipline or convenience, verbal,mental, or physical abuse, corporal punishment for seclusion. - ANSfreedom from abuse and restraint right medication, right dose, right resident, right route, right time, and right documentation is? - ANSThe six rights of medication administration separation of a resident from other residents or from his/her room or confinement to his/her room against the residents will or will of the residents legal representative - ANSinvoluntary seclusion. The first thing to do if you make or discover a medication error is report it to the nurse is called - ANSReporting the nurse will likely instruct you to assist to observe the resident for - ANSadverse effects The omission or neglect of any reasonable precaution, care or action is? - ANSNegligence the QMA an administer medication via metered dose inhaler - ANStrue the Qma can administer a sitz bath, if ordered by the physician an report any unusual observations to the licensed nurse - ANStrue the Qma can administer a treatment that involves advanced skin conditions, including stage one two and three decubitus ulcers - ANSfalse the Qma can administer medication by the injection route - ANSfalse the Qma can administer medication by the intradermal route - ANSfalse the Qma can administer medication by the intramuscular route - ANSfalse the Qma can administer medication by the intravenous route - ANSfalse the Qma can administer medication by the subcutaneous route - ANSfalse the Qma can administer medication per nasogastric tube - ANSfalse the Qma can administer medication used for intermittent positive pressure breathing(IPPD) treatments or any form of medication inhalation treatments, such as nebulizers - ANSfalse The Qma can administer medications per G-tube or J-tube - ANStrue
the Qma can collect fecal or urine specimens as ordered by the physician - ANStrue the QMA can conduct a finger stick blood glucose testing, and report results to the nurse - ANStrue the QMA can conduct a hemoccult testing and report result to the licensed nurse - ANStrue the Qma can count, administered and document controlled substances - ANStrue the Qma can crush and administer medications if such preparation is appropriate per manufacturers instructions or physicians order - ANStrue the Qma can document in the clinical record the Qma observations, including what the Qma sees, hears, or smells and document what is reported to the Qma by the resident - ANStrue the Qma can empty and change a colostomy bag - ANStrue the Qma can initiate oxygen per nasal cannula or non-sealing mask only in an emergency. - ANStrue the Qma can instill a commercially prepared disposable enema after the resident has been assessed by the licensed nurse and the licensed nurse has instructed the QMA to instill the enema - ANStrue the Qma can instill irrigation fluids of any type, including a catheter - ANSfalse the Qma can instill irrigation fluids of any type, including a colostomy - ANSfalse the Qma can instill irrigation fluids of any type, including a enema - ANSfalse the Qma can measure and document vital signs prior to the administration of medication that could affect or change the vital signs, report any abnormalities to the licensed nurse that would prohibit medication administration. - ANStrue the Qma can observe and report to the facility's nurse reactions and side effects to medications exhibited by a resident? - ANStrue the qma can obtain oxygen saturation utilizing an oximeter that has been calibrated by a licensed or certified professional and report results to the licensed nurse - ANStrue the QMA can provide ordered site care and apply a dressing to a healed g-tube or J- tube - ANStrue
the Qma shall document in a residents clinical record any medication that the Qma personally administered - ANStrue The Qma shall not document in a residents clinical record any medication that was administered by another person or not administered at all. - ANStrue The threat to use force against another person and carrying out the threat is - ANSAssault and Battery This form is completed by whomever is the most familiar with the situation, usually the person who committed or discovered the error by following your facility policy. is called a? - ANSMedication Error Report verbal communication is - ANSwritten or spoken words what report is sent to the director of nursing or administrator? - ANSmedication error report you must be _____ of a patients personal and medical information - ANSbe informed