Question

1. the mor/emar documentation should be completed:

a. after assisting with 3 residents
b. immediately after each resident
c. at the end of your shift
d. after assisting with 2 residents

1. an unlicensed staff member may crush medication if the prescription label directs you to do so. true or false

1. the resident does not have to be in your presence when you pour the medication from the container. true or false

1. unlicensed staff may assist with \as needed\ medications for a resident at the request of who?

a. competent resident
b. administrator
c. director of nursing
d. family member

1. anti-embolism stockings should be removed by gently rolling them down the residents leg and off the foot. true or false

1. upon receiving a refill of a residents medication with 2 tablets remaining, best practice is to place the two tablets in the new package (bottle). true or false

1. if a medication label instructs to hold if blood pressure is below 110mmhg, and the residents reading is 105mmhg, should you give the resident the medication. yes or no

1. assistance with medications includes the application of creams or ointments that require a dressing. true or false

1. rotation of injection sites will help prevent hardened areas forming under the skin. true or false

1. in shared rooms within florida assisted living facilities, residents may keep their medications in a locked bathroom cabinet accessible by both residents. true or false

1. when you learn a medication error has been made, you should:

a. only report it if you are the one who made the mistake.
b. report it at once to your supervisor
c. stop all of the residents medication until further instructions
d. only report it if the resident may be harmed

Explanation:

Complete MOR/eMAR documentation

The standard practice for Medication Observation Records (MOR) or electronic Medication Administration Records (eMAR) is to document immediately after assisting each resident to prevent errors.

• Concept Applied: Medication Management

Crushing medications

Unlicensed staff may assist with crushing medications if the prescription label or a physician's order explicitly directs to do so.

• Concept Applied: Medication Administration

Resident presence during pouring

Pouring medications must occur in the resident's presence or immediately before administration to ensure safety and prevent mix-ups.

• Concept Applied: Medication Safety Protocols

Assistance with "as needed" medications

Unlicensed staff may assist with "PRN" (as needed) medications only at the request of a competent resident who can articulate the need.

• Concept Applied: Assisted Living Facility Regulations

Removing anti-embolism stockings

Anti-embolism stockings should be removed by gently peeling/rolling them down, avoiding rough pulling to protect fragile skin.

• Concept Applied: Medication Safety Protocols

Mixing medication refills

Combining remaining tablets from an old prescription bottle into a new refill bottle is unsafe and violates tracking protocols.

• Concept Applied: Medication Safety Protocols

Blood pressure safety threshold

If the label says to hold for blood pressure below \(110\text{ mmHg}\) and the reading is \(105\text{ mmHg}\), the medication must be held.

• Concept Applied: Medication Safety Protocols

Creams requiring dressings

Assistance with medications by unlicensed staff generally excludes applications requiring sterile dressings or complex wound care.

• Concept Applied: Assisted Living Facility Regulations

Rotation of injection sites

Rotating injection sites prevents lipodystrophy, which is the hardening of tissues under the skin.

• Concept Applied: Medication Safety Protocols

Medication storage in shared rooms

Medications in shared rooms must be centrally stored or individually locked, not in a shared cabinet accessible to both residents.

• Concept Applied: Assisted Living Facility Regulations

Reporting medication errors

Any medication error must be reported immediately to a supervisor to ensure resident safety and proper clinical intervention.

• Concept Applied: Medication Safety Protocols

Answer:

Question 27

The MOR/eMAR documentation should be completed:

• a. After assisting with 3 residents
• b. Immediately after each resident (Correct answer)
• c. At the end of your shift
• d. After assisting with 2 residents

Question 28

An unlicensed staff member may crush medication if the prescription label directs you to do so.

• True (Correct answer)
• False

Question 29

The resident does not have to be in your presence when you pour the medication from the container.

• True
• False (Correct answer)

Question 30

Unlicensed staff may assist with "AS NEEDED" medications for a resident at the request of who?

• a. Competent resident (Correct answer)
• b. Administrator
• c. Director of Nursing
• d. Family member

Question 31

Anti-embolism stockings should be removed by gently rolling them down the resident's leg and off the foot.

• True (Correct answer)
• False

Question 32

Upon receiving a refill of a resident's medication with 2 tablets remaining, best practice is to place the two tablets in the new package (bottle).

• True
• False (Correct answer)

Question 33

If a medication label instructs to hold if blood pressure is below 110mmHg, and the resident's reading is 105mmHg, should you give the resident the medication.

• Yes
• No (Correct answer)

Question 34

Assistance with medications includes the application of creams or ointments that require a dressing.

• True
• False (Correct answer)

Question 35

Rotation of injection sites will help prevent hardened areas forming under the skin.

• True (Correct answer)
• False

Question 36

In shared rooms within Florida assisted living facilities, residents may keep their medications in a locked bathroom cabinet accessible by both residents.

• True
• False (Correct answer)

Question 37

When you learn a medication error has been made, you should:

• a. Only report it if you are the one who made the mistake.
• b. Report it at once to your supervisor (Correct answer)
• c. Stop all of the resident's medication until further instructions
• d. Only report it if the resident may be harmed