Med Tech State Certification Exam.

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Med Tech State Certification Exam.According to the prescription label, there are no refills for the medication. The following statement is true The physician should be contacted regarding the refills, ... before all the medication is administered The name of the pharmacist is J. Brickley If a prescription label becomes soiled or directions change, you should Report it to the supervisor, nurse, or pharmacist The physician ordered darvocet N-100 1 tablet every 4 hours by mouth as needed for pain. The medication order for darvocet is not transcribed correctly on the MAR because specific administration times are not scheduled for prn medications On 02/09/00 the physician discontinued lasix 40mg by mouth once daily and ordered lasix 40mg by mouth twice daily. Were the orders for lasix transcribed correctly on the MAR? no On 02/06/00, the physician ordered coumadin 5mg by mouth every other day. The facility did not receive the coumadin until 02/13/00. According to the MAR, was the coumadin administered as ordered? no The physician ordered tylenol 325mg 1 to 2 tablets by mouth twice daily. Is the documentation for the administration of the tylenol correct on the MAR? no On 02/03/00, the physician ordered amoxicillin 250mg by mouth 3 times daily for 10 days. According to the MAR, was the amoxicillin administered as ordered? no The physician ordered nitro-dur (nitroglycerin) 0.4mg patch with directions to apply one patch every morning and remove at bedtime. Was the nitroglycerin patch administered as ordered, according to the MAR? no On 02/08/00, the physician increased capoten 25mg three times daily to capoten 50mg three times daily. Was the capoten order for 50mg three times daily transcribed correctly on the MAR? no A used lancet or syringe should be discarded in a leakproof, puncture resistant container, such as a sharps container Gloves should be worn when inserting suppositories, when applying a transderm patch such as nitroglycerin, when changing a dressing When administering medications to a resident's eye, you are to wash your hands before and after administering the eye medication Handwashing with soap and water is one of the most important measures or ways to prevent the spread of germs or infection true An antiseptic gel or product should be used for handwashing in place of soap and water, when soap and water is not readily available true When crushing medications, it is important to use procedures that prevent contamination of other medications crushed afterward true Gloves and supplies that are soiled may be discarded in a wastebasket in the resident's room false It is not necessary to change gloves between residents when administering eye drops or applying transderm patches such as nitroglycerin false Residents have a right to refuse medications True /The resident's physician or prescribing practitioner is to be contacted about the resident's medication orders if the FL-2 is not dated and signed within 24 hours of admission to the facility, when the medication orders on a FL-2 and discharge summary do not match, if a medication order is incomplete or unclear The facility is required to maintain or keep all medication orders for a resident in the resident's record in the facility The following statement about non-prescription (OTC) medications are true they may be kept in the original container with the manufacturer's label and expiration date, they may be packaged and labeled by a pharmacist, they can produce unwanted effects Which of the following is true when pre-pouring or preparing medications in advance oral solid medications (tablet and capsules) for routine administration may be prepared within 24 hours of the prescribed time for administration You have to document on MAR when a medication is administered, refused, omitted In order for a medication to be administered you must have a physician's order As needed (PRN) medications must be administered according to the reason and frequency or administration specified in the physician's order When should medications be signed off on the MAR? After a resident has been observed to actually take the medication You remove a resident's medications from the packages or containers and the resident refuses to take his 12PM medications, you should dispose of the medications in accordance with the facility's policy and procedures [Show More]

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