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Practice for Proxy Caregiver Medication Assistant Training Study Guide.pdf
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MAR stands for - ✔ Medication Administration Record Oral - ✔ taken by mouth and swallowed Buccal - ✔ placed between cheek and gum Sublingual - ✔ placed under the tongue Eye - ✔ placed in the pocket of the eye created when the lower eyelid is gently pulled down Ear - ✔ placed in the ear canal created when the external ear is pulled up and back Nasal - ✔ placed in the nostril Inhalant - ✔ inhaled into the lungs Transdermal - ✔ placed and affixed to the skin Topical - ✔ applied to the skin or hair vaginal - ✔ inserted into the vagina Rectal - ✔ inserted into the rectum subcutaneous - ✔ injected into the fat with a syringe 6 rights of medication administration - ✔ right resident, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation Respect - ✔ Do not interrupt a resident when he/she is eating, do not awaken a resident, inform resident the procedures that will occur, and answer residents questions abut the medication(s).
Refusal - ✔ Never force a resident to take a medication, follow the facility's policy when a resident refuses. Privacy - ✔ being away from the public Knock on closed doors before entering Do not administer medications when resident is receiving personal care or in the bathroom. Side effects include but are not limited to the following... - ✔ Change in behavior, change in alertness, change in eating or swallowing, change in mobility, and skin rashes. gm - ✔ gram mg - ✔ milligram mcg - ✔ microgram cc - ✔ cubic centimeter
tsp - ✔ teaspoonful tbsp - ✔ tablespoonful gtt - ✔ drop oz - ✔ ounce mEq - ✔ milliequivalent po - ✔ by mouth, orally pr - ✔ per rectum (anal) OD - ✔ right eye (oculus dexter) OS - ✔ left eye (oculus sinister) OU - ✔ both eyes (oculus uterque)
1 tsp =? mL - ✔ 5 mL 1 tbsp =? tsp - ✔ 3 tsp 3tsp=?mL - ✔ 15mL A heart tablet taken by the mouth and swallowed is an example of a medication taken by the _____________ route. - ✔ oral route A medication that is inserted into the rectum is given using the ____________ route. - ✔ rectal route A __________________ medication is applied directly to the skin surface. - ✔ topical medication A suspension must be ____________________ before measuring and administering the medication. - ✔ shaken A medication ______________ is a reaction that occurs because of an unusual sensitivity to a medication or other substance. - ✔ allergy A medication _______________ occurs when a medication is not administered as prescribed by the doctor or practitioner. - ✔ error A hard, compressed medication in a round, oval, or square shape is called a _____________. - ✔ tablet When placing an ear drop into the right ear, the proxy caregiver should pull the external ear ____________ and back. - ✔ up
. Crushed medications may be placed in food such as applesauce or ___________________. - ✔ pudding ______________ must be worn when there is a chance of contact with mucus membranes. - ✔ gloves A fine, ground form of medication that may be used on the skin for rashes is called ___________. - ✔ refuse A device that is placed and affixed to the skin is given by the _______________ route. - ✔ transdermal List 5 of the 6 rights of medication administration. - ✔ Right Resident Right Medication
Right Dose Right Route Right Time Right Documentation