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Regulations and Standards Flashcards

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  1. When a medication order is unclear or illegible, what should a medication technician do?

    Answer: Clarify the order with the supervising nurse before administering

    An unclear or illegible order must never be acted upon without clarification from the supervising nurse to prevent medication errors.

  2. Which regulation prohibits the use of unnecessary physical or chemical restraints in nursing facilities?

    Answer: OBRA '87

    OBRA '87 includes provisions that protect residents' rights and restrict the use of chemical and physical restraints to only medically necessary situations.

  3. A medication technician is asked to crush a resident's medication to mix it in food without the resident's knowledge. This action is:

    Answer: A violation of the resident's right to informed consent

    Covertly administering medications without a resident's knowledge violates their right to informed consent and is considered a form of medication deception.

  4. The 'five rights' of medication administration are intended to:

    Answer: Reduce medication errors by verifying key safety checks before each administration

    The five rights (right patient, drug, dose, route, time) are a foundational safety standard designed to prevent medication administration errors.

  5. Under HIPAA, a medication technician may share a resident's medication information with:

    Answer: Only those directly involved in the resident's care

    HIPAA's minimum necessary standard restricts sharing of protected health information to those with a legitimate care-related need to know.

  6. Which documentation practice is correct when a medication technician makes an error on the MAR?

    Answer: Draw a single line through the error, initial it, and note 'error'

    Legal documentation requires that errors be corrected by drawing a single line through the mistake, writing 'error,' and initialing it so the original entry remains visible.

  7. A CMT is authorized to administer medications in most states under what condition?

    Answer: Under the delegation and supervision of a licensed nurse

    CMTs operate under the delegation of a licensed nurse, who retains accountability and must be available to supervise the medication technician.