Medication Management Principles Flashcards
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Which finding during a medication observation pass indicates a violation of infection control principles?
Answer: The med aide picks up a dropped tablet from the floor and administers it
A medication that touches the floor is contaminated and must be discarded and replaced, never administered.
A prescriber phones in a new medication order. In states where assisted living facilities may accept telephone orders, who is typically authorized to receive them?
Answer: A licensed nurse or other legally authorized licensed staff
Telephone orders must be received by licensed personnel authorized under state law, then documented and signed by the prescriber.
The administrator reviews the MAR and sees a resident receives nine routine medications from three different prescribers. The BEST practice to reduce polypharmacy risk is to:
Answer: Request a comprehensive medication regimen review by a pharmacist or the primary prescriber
A pharmacist or prescriber-led regimen review identifies duplications, interactions, and candidates for deprescribing.
A resident's daughter brings in an herbal supplement and asks staff to add it to her mother's daily medications. Staff should:
Answer: Obtain a prescriber's order before it is added to the medication regimen
Supplements can interact with prescription drugs, so a prescriber's order is required before staff may assist with them.
Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of a quality assurance review of medication error trends?
Answer: To identify system weaknesses and implement corrective processes that prevent recurrence
Error trend analysis targets system-level causes so processes can be corrected, rather than focusing on individual blame.
A resident consistently refuses her evening antihypertensive. Beyond documenting each refusal, staff must also:
Answer: Notify the prescriber so the regimen or approach can be re-evaluated
A pattern of refusals must be reported to the prescriber, who can evaluate alternatives; covert administration violates resident rights.
When a resident with the right to self-administer keeps medications in her apartment, most regulations require that the medications be:
Answer: Stored in a locked container or locked area inaccessible to other residents
Self-administered medications must still be secured so other residents cannot access them.