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# Exam 2 **Question 5:** Which statement best describes your responsibility as a med aide? a. Med Aides are only responsible for giving meds b. Med Aides are responsible for ensuring meds are not left unattended c. Med Aides are responsible for ensuring medications and supplies are available, assi...

# Exam 2 **Question 5:** Which statement best describes your responsibility as a med aide? a. Med Aides are only responsible for giving meds b. Med Aides are responsible for ensuring meds are not left unattended c. Med Aides are responsible for ensuring medications and supplies are available, assisting with medications in a safe manner and monitoring the resident for a change in status. **Correct Answer:** c **Question 6:** When there is a change in the dose of a resident's medication a. The MAR would also be changed to reflect the new dose b. The change must be initiated within 30 days c. The med aide should carefully use white out to change the old dose on the MAR **Correct Answer:** a **Question 7:** What meds must be placed on the Centrally Stored Medication Record a. Medications residents keep in their rooms b. OTC meds stored in the medication room c. One time meds stored in the medication room d. Refrigerated medications stored in the med room e. All of the above except a f. All of the above **Correct Answer:** f **Question 8:** If a resident requires his medication be crushed, what does the Department of Social Services interpret as necessary to have on file? a. Signed consent to crush medications signed by the resident or his conservator, if conserved, an order to crush signed by a physician or registered nurse, verification the medication can be mixed in applesauce. b. A physician order, proof of training on med crushing by an RN LVN and documentation of a telephone call with a pharmacist indicating what the medication may be mixed in safely. c. A physician order and proof or training on crushing meds. d. A signed consent to crush the medication, signed by the resident or his conservator if conserved, a physician order to crush the medication, documentation of a conversation with a physician or pharmacist to determine what foods the medication may be mixed in. **Correct Answer:** d