True or False? Med aides may only give a PRN if the nurse has specifically delegated the task for the specific resident and drug? Correct Answer True. Med aide can't assess the need for a PRN, this must be done by a nurs
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True or False? Med aides may only give a PRN if the nurse has specifically delegated the task for the specific resident and drug? Correct Answer True. Med aide can't assess the need for a PRN, this must be done by a nurse
Med aides can't do what? Correct Answer Give first doses of new meds
Factors affecting drug actions include what? Correct Answer Weight, age, metabolic rate, and tolerance
What are the six rights of med administration? Correct Answer The right drug, the right person, the right documentation, the right route, the right dose, and the right time
Before you work as a med aide, you? Correct Answer Must pass course exams, complete and demonstrate skills
As a med aide in your facility, you should what? Correct Answer Work within the legal limits of your role
You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is a what? Correct Answer boundary violation
A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits of your role. You do what? Correct Answer Refuse to follow the nurses order and explain why
You're not sure whether you should give a certain drug, You should do what? Correct Answer Ask the Nurse
In order to assess a person, the nurse decides to give the person the oral drugs that you usually give. You do what? Correct Answer Understand this is the best decision for the person at the time.
The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You have not done this task before. You do what? Correct Answer Tell the nurse you have not done the task before and ask for help
When you agree to perform a delegated task. You what? Correct Answer Must complete the task safely
A nurse asks you to perform a task. You do the following except what? restate or clarify what is expected of you, know how to contact the nurse if there’s an emergency, document the care given, or do the task even though you have not been trained? Correct Answer Do the task even though you have not been trained
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