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Massachusetts MAP Certification Pretest
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You are being more mindful when you are giving medications if you: ✔✔Say out loud what you need to do before you perform a step
To avoid making mistakes when administering medications you should: ✔✔Remain mindful when administering medications
Melissa Spring has an order written for administration of 1 mg of a medication. You accidentally give her 2 mg of the medication. Your first action is to: ✔✔Immediately call your map consultant
It is important to accurately report what you see in the behavior of those you support because: ✔✔Without your reporting, small changes and medication interacts may be missed
Immediately after completing the medication administration process and returning the medication to the proper storage location you should: ✔✔Lock the storage area
A health care provider writes an order for 300mg of a medication. The strength of a tablet is 100mg. You should administer_____tablets: ✔✔ 3
Harry's supply of medication is low. You should: ✔✔Order a refill from the pharmacy
You must wash your hands before: ✔✔And after each medication administration
The most important aspect of medication occurrence is: ✔✔Focusing on the cause of the occurrence
Harry is starting a new day program. Sharing information about his medications is the responsibility of: ✔✔The residential staff
The best time for completing medication counts would be: ✔✔Every time the certified staff changes
During the medication administration process, after preparing the medication, you then compare the label to the medication sheet and you: ✔✔Administer the medication
The health care provider HCP asks you why an individual is being seen in the office today. You let the individual answer first. This is an example of: ✔✔Promoting independence
A fax order from a health care provider is considered: ✔✔A legal document
You can learn best about medication interactions by: ✔✔Reading the medication information sheet
Count books all have the same three basic sections; shift count sheets, count sheets and ✔✔Index
The best time to conduct a medication count is: ✔✔Every time the shift changes
During the medication administration process, after comparing the HCP order to the label ✔✔Compare the label to the medication sheet
All the prescriptions are given a number. On the pharmacy label, the number is known as the: ✔✔Rx
A medication information sheet includes: ✔✔Side effects and uses
When transferring information from a completed count page to a new count page your next step would be to: ✔✔Update the index
You administer a medication using normal procedures when: ✔✔You are sure the five rights agree
You see that the names of the medication are different. Your first action is to: ✔✔Call your map consultant
Cheryl frequently takes a medication, but spits her medication out after you leave. Your best course of action is to: ✔✔Stay with her for awhile after administering the medication
Joe is learning to self administer his medications. The best way to handle Joe forgetting his evening medication is to: ✔✔Ask him why he is forgetting to take his medication
A health care provider orders 100mg dose of medication. The pharmacy supplies the medication in a liquid form with a notation of 50/3ml. You would expect the pharmacy label directions to instruct you to administer: ✔✔6ml
Actophone is used to treat(refer to documents) ✔✔Pain
The start date John Morton began taking Epinoctrine was (refer to documents): ✔✔February 12
If the HCP orders 50 mg of Tegretol and the pharmacy delivers 100mg tablets. You should contact pharmacy then: ✔✔Return Tegretol to the pharmacy
The number of refills Judy Willett has for Lypotrigine (refer to documents): ✔✔ 1
When accepting a telephone order, the person accepting the order must: ✔✔Document on the medication sheet what is to be given
To ensure a pharmacy delivered the correct medication you must: ✔✔Compare the label with the health care provider order
Medications that can be bought in a drug store without a prescription are called ✔✔Over the counter medication
The pharmacist uses a prescription from the health care provider to: ✔✔Prepare and label the medication
Massachusetts DPH requires that phone numbers are posted clearly and near the phone for emergency numbers and the: ✔✔MAP consultant
Posting a health care provider order is completed after: ✔✔Transcribing
When disposing of medication you must: ✔✔Have the supervisor present
Talking, listening, and telling what you have observed are examples of medication: ✔✔Principle
Barbara Adams last administered Darylphine to John Morton on(refer to documents): ✔✔February 24
An example of encouraging a person who is verbal to participate in a visit to a health care provider is to ✔✔Encourage the person to ask questions about the medication
At the end of the shift, while counting the medications, you discover that the count is incorrect and that there is one tablet missing. You should first: ✔✔Check the count book and medications sheet for errors in addition or subtraction
A good way to make sure you don't forget important information is to: ✔✔Write it down
If you are using a pharmacy container, read the directions for opening and first tap the medication into: ✔✔A cup
Epinoctrine is used to treat( refer to documents) ✔✔Bipolar disorder
A possible side effect to look for when an individual is taking Actophone would be to observe for(refer to documents) ✔✔Uncontrolled eye movements
If you are using a blister pack, press down on the packaging so that the medication falls directly into: ✔✔The cup
The HCP orders a medication that needs to be administered using a transdermal patch. You have never administered medication this way. You should: ✔✔Call your supervisor
The strength of a tablet is located on the: ✔✔Pharmacy bottle label
The expiration date of a medication is the: ✔✔Last date it can be administered
The number found on all pharmacy labels needed to obtain a refill from the pharmacy is known as the: ✔✔Rx number
When adding a refill into the count book, two certified staff must record the quantity received from the pharmacy and update the: ✔✔Amount left column
An expired HCP order is one that is: ✔✔Outdated
When disposing of a medication you should have a supervisor present and: ✔✔Remove the medication from the shift count page
During the night Carlos begins coughing and has a temperature of 101 degrees. There is no order for his symptoms. You should: ✔✔Report that Carlos is coughing and has a temperature of 101 degrees.
Telling Susan's parents that she had a great time at the water park that day is an example of: ✔✔Certain time reporting
The reason for crosscheck three is to verify that the amount of medication prepared is the same as what is indicated on the: ✔✔Medication sheet and pharmacy label
The HCP orders 50 mg of medication and that pharmacy delivers 100 mg tablets. You should contact the pharmacy then: ✔✔Destroy the medication according to policy
The HCP orders Tegretol 400mg. The pharmacy supplies 200mg tablets. The number of tablets to be administered that you would expect to find printed on the pharmacy label is: ✔✔ 2
After reporting medication information to a MAP consultant you should: ✔✔Document the instructions
An error in administration of medication is called a medication: ✔✔Occurence
An order for a new medication usually begins with a: ✔✔Visit to the health care provider
The medication Richard Wilson receives as needed for headaches is (refer to documents) ✔✔Toxenol
When taking an individual to a health care provider visit you must now his/her symptoms of illness so that the health care provider can: ✔✔Prescribe appropriate medications
While completing the shift count you notice there are fewer Ativan tablets in the blister pack than the number entered in the count book. The staff person before you subtracted incorrectly. The discrepancy is considered: ✔✔Suspicious
An individual begins a new medication three times a day and one of the times chosen is 12pm. To ensure medication is administered at the day program you should notify: ✔✔Day program staff
