HHA Medication Management

Question 1

What is the primary role of a Home Health Aide (HHA) regarding a client's medications?

Accepted Answer

Assist and remind clients to take their own medications as prescribed

Answer

HHAs are not licensed to administer medications independently; they assist and remind clients to self-administer as prescribed by the physician.

Question 2

What does the abbreviation 'PRN' mean on a medication order?

Accepted Answer

As needed

Answer

PRN (pro re nata) is a Latin term meaning 'as needed,' indicating the medication is taken only when a specific condition arises.

Question 3

Before assisting a client with medications, an HHA should always verify which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The client's name, medication name, dose, time, and route

Answer

The five rights of medication administration — right client, right medication, right dose, right time, and right route — must always be confirmed.

Question 4

What should an HHA do if a client refuses to take their prescribed medication?

Accepted Answer

Document the refusal and report it to the supervisor

Answer

Clients have the right to refuse treatment; the HHA must document the refusal and notify the supervising nurse or agency.

Question 5

Which abbreviation on a medication schedule means the medication should be taken twice a day?

Accepted Answer

BID

Answer

BID (bis in die) is the Latin abbreviation meaning twice a day, while QD = once daily, TID = three times daily, and QID = four times daily.

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