Medication Management Flashcards
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How should most medications be stored in a home setting?
Answer: In a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, heat, and moisture
Heat and moisture can degrade medications; a cool, dry location away from sunlight is recommended unless the label specifies refrigeration.
A client forgot to take their morning medication and it is now the afternoon. What should the HHA do?
Answer: Report the missed dose to the supervisor and follow the care plan instructions
The HHA should not make independent clinical decisions about missed doses; reporting to the supervisor and following the care plan is the correct action.
What does the term 'sublingual' mean in relation to medication administration?
Answer: Placed under the tongue to dissolve
Sublingual means 'under the tongue'; medications given this way dissolve and are absorbed quickly through the mucous membranes.
What is polypharmacy, and why is it a concern for home health clients?
Answer: Taking multiple medications simultaneously, which increases the risk of drug interactions and adverse effects
Polypharmacy refers to the use of multiple medications at once, which raises the risk of dangerous drug interactions, especially in elderly clients.
What information must appear on a client's prescription medication label?
Answer: Client name, medication name, dose, frequency, prescriber name, pharmacy contact, and expiration date
A complete medication label includes client name, drug name, dose, directions, prescriber, pharmacy contact, and expiration date to ensure safe administration.
Which of the following is something an HHA should NEVER do with a client's medications?
Answer: Take medications from the client's supply for personal use
Taking a client's medications for personal use is theft, a serious ethical and legal violation that can result in termination and criminal charges.
A client is prescribed a medication to be taken 'with food.' Which is the best reason for this instruction?
Answer: To reduce stomach irritation and enhance absorption
Taking certain medications with food can reduce gastrointestinal irritation and, for some drugs, improve absorption.