CRMA Test Questions & Answers

CRMA Test Questions & Answers If you have a question regarding a pharmacy label, who is the best person to call for clarification? - ✔✔pharmacist name one of two injectable medications that a CRMA can be taught to adm ...

CRMA Test Questions & Answers If you have a question regarding a pharmacy label, who is the best person to call for clarification? - ✔✔pharmacist name one of two injectable medications that a CRMA can be taught to administer as specifically stated in section 7 of the rules? - ✔✔insulin and epipen a person who has an order for Cimetidine 1 tab PO TID ac. you give one tablet at 9 AM. breakfast is served at the facility at 7:30 AM Is this an error? Why or why not? - ✔✔Yes because it was served after the meal and it was supposed to be served before the meal list four types of resources available to you regarding questions about medications - ✔✔pharmacist, nurse, drug book, internet an example of a side effect may be - ✔✔nausea list the eight rights to medication administration - ✔✔medication, time, person, dosage, know, documentation, route, refuse how many times do you check the medication label against the MAR - ✔✔3 What is an apical pulse? - ✔✔chest pulse you have an individual return from the doctor's office and s/he has an order for a medication which you are not familiar with, what are you going to do? - ✔✔check drug book list four types out of the five methods for taking a person's temperature - ✔✔temporal, oral, ear, rectal medications labeled "EXTERNAL ONLY" shall be kept - ✔✔seperate from any medications to be taken internally name 3 people who can accept a telephone order - ✔✔nurse, lpn, pharmacist Gram - ✔✔G Morning - ✔✔AM Ointment - ✔✔Oint Every - ✔✔Q Tablespoon - ✔✔TBSP Cubic Centimeter - ✔✔CC Every 4 hours - ✔✔q4h Twice a day - ✔✔TID nothing by mouth - ✔✔NPO Discontinue - ✔✔D/C Teaspoon - ✔✔tsp every other day - ✔✔qod four times a day - ✔✔QID per rectum - ✔✔PR as necessary - ✔✔PRN Milligram - ✔✔mg every day - ✔✔qod V/S - ✔✔Vital signs blood pressure - ✔✔BP with - ✔✔c with a line over it three times a day - ✔✔tid by mouth - ✔✔po milliliter - ✔✔ML complain of - ✔✔C/O hour of sleep - ✔✔HS signs of skin inflammation - ✔✔swelling, warm to touch and redness what classification of medication should be locked? - ✔✔schedule 2 when should psychotropic medications be reordered - ✔✔every 90 days destruction of medications that are not schedule 2 controlled substances must be done by - ✔✔administrators designee or pharmacist four bodily fluids that my become infected - ✔✔urine, saliva, blood, semen normal pulse reading range - ✔✔80 beats/minute where is the radial pulse located - ✔✔beneath the thumb normal blood pressure - ✔✔120 over 60 normal heart rate - ✔✔60 to 100 normal oral temp - ✔✔98.6 normal respirations - ✔✔12 to 20 what two things should be observed about a pulse - ✔✔frequency, regularity when you take a BP you inflate it to - ✔✔20 over vital signs include - ✔✔respirations, temperature, pulse, BP what steps must be taken for a CRMA to administer insulin - ✔✔check BS, check orders, check MAR list the four pieces of equipment needed for taking vital signs - ✔✔thermometer, BP cuff, watch, stethescope three places to take a pule - ✔✔radial, apical, carotid radial pulse - ✔✔the pulse felt at the wrist apical pulse - ✔✔heart carotid pulse - ✔✔neck what two pressures do BP messure - ✔✔systolic and dystolic where is the inventory of schedule 2 substances recorded - ✔✔the bound book how often are you required to renew your CRMA certification - ✔✔1 year four drug classifications - ✔✔antidepressant, anticoagulant, antibiotics, diuretics four routes of medication - ✔✔oral, topical, rectal, optic drop - ✔✔gtts both eyes - ✔✔OU every three hours - ✔✔q3h before meals - ✔✔AC immediately - ✔✔STAT sublingual - ✔✔sub suppository - ✔✔supp after meals - ✔✔pc IV - ✔✔intravenous otc - ✔✔over the counter I&O - ✔✔intake and outtake unit of weight in metric system - ✔✔killograms unit of volume in metric system - ✔✔liters 1 tablespoon= - ✔✔3 teaspoons 1 ounce= - ✔✔30 mL 1 teaspoon= - ✔✔5 mL 1 liter= - ✔✔1000 milliliters 1 gram= - ✔✔1000 milligrams 1 tablespoon - ✔✔15 mL 1kg= - ✔✔1000g how often should schedule 2 drugs be counted when in use - ✔✔every use and once a shift how often should non psychotropic medications be renewed - ✔✔once a year how far should a rectal suppository be inserted - ✔✔1 inch eight items on a prescription label - ✔✔PT name, drug, route, pharmacy, birthdate, address, doctor master gland of the endocrine system - ✔✔pituitary gland classic symptoms of diabetes mellitus - ✔✔increased thirst, increased appetite, increased urination what is angina - ✔✔chest pain four parts of the nervous system - ✔✔occipital lobe, frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe diuretics tend to deplete - ✔✔sodium and potassium