Assisted Living Medication Training Exam

• / 6

Assisted Living Medication Training Exam Newest GUIDE Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)

1. After completing this course you may:

• Assist a resident with medication
• Administer medication to a resident
• Both A and B

Ans: A. Assist a resident with medication

• T or F: In order to self administer their own medication, a resident must be able to

tell time and be able to read and open packages

Ans: D. True

• Residents who receive assistance with their medications need the follow- ing:

• Verbal reminders 1 / 3

• / 6

• Assistance with opening packages
• Monitoring or stand by observstion
• All the above

Ans: D. All the above

• List 5 Rights of Medication Assistance you must follow when assisting with

medication

Ans: D. T. R. A. M. P. S.

Time Route Amount Medication Person Sign ---> (resident has the right to refuse)

• Explain what a side effect is

Ans: D. reaction to a medication

• T or F: You must sign out all Controlled Medications 2 / 3

• / 6

Ans: D. True

• T or F: Controlled medications have a high potential for abuse and depen- dence

Ans: D. True

• T or F: Families may bring in medicines without a current prescription as long as

the resident had taken it in the past

Ans: D. False

• T or F:Toby Dean's family brings in the OTC medications from the local drug store.

Toby has orders for Calcium 500mg with vitamin D, ASA 81 mg chew and Vitamin D3 1000IU. The OTC's on hand are Calcium 600mg with vitamin D, ASA 81mg EC and Vitamin D3 2000. It's OK to give these medications to Toby

Ans: D. False

• T or F: If an order changes in amount you may cross off the current amount and

write in the new amount on the label

Ans: D. False

• / 3