Treatment Planning Flashcards
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A resident returns from the hospital with new medication orders. Before giving any medications, what should happen?
Answer: A nurse reconciles the new orders and updates the MAR and care plan
Medication reconciliation by licensed staff after a hospital return prevents errors from conflicting orders.
Which observation should a medication aide report because it may mean the treatment plan needs to change?
Answer: The resident has been unusually drowsy since starting a new medication
Changes in alertness after a new medication can be side effects that need a nurse's review.
A care plan for a resident at risk for falls includes giving a diuretic in the morning instead of the evening. What is the main reason?
Answer: To reduce nighttime trips to the bathroom and fall risk
Morning diuretic doses reduce nighttime urination, which lowers the risk of falls in the dark.
A resident's care plan has a goal for an antipsychotic dose reduction. Under federal rules, this approach is called:
Answer: Gradual dose reduction (GDR)
Federal long-term care rules require gradual dose reduction attempts for psychotropic drugs unless clinically contraindicated.
If a medication aide is asked to do a task in the treatment plan that is outside their scope of practice, they should:
Answer: Politely decline and tell the nurse
Aides must never perform tasks beyond their training and state scope, and should tell the delegating nurse.
A resident's care plan lists nonpharmacological interventions to try before a PRN anti-anxiety drug. Which is an example?
Answer: Offering music, reassurance, or a quiet setting
Comfort measures such as music or redirection are tried first to reduce unnecessary psychotropic use.
A resident's care plan lists an allergy to penicillin, but the MAR shows a new order for amoxicillin. What should the aide do?
Answer: Hold the medication and notify the nurse right away
Amoxicillin is a penicillin-type antibiotic, so this possible allergy conflict must be raised before giving it.