Roles & Responsibilities Flashcards
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If a state regulation conflicts with a facility policy regarding medication administration, the medication aide should:
Answer: Follow the state regulation, as it is the higher legal authority
State regulations are law and take precedence over facility policies; facilities may not create policies that violate state law.
A medication aide is responsible for reporting which of the following to the supervising nurse?
Answer: Any medication error, near-miss, or unexpected resident change after administration
All errors, near-misses, and post-administration changes must be reported so the nurse can assess, intervene, and complete an incident report.
Which action demonstrates proper professional boundary maintenance for a medication aide?
Answer: Treating all residents with equal respect regardless of personal feelings
Professional boundaries require consistent, respectful care for all residents without personal entanglements, gifts, or breaches of confidentiality.
A medication aide overhears a nurse instruct another aide to skip the identity verification step to save time. The aide should:
Answer: Report the instruction to the charge nurse or supervisor
Identity verification is a safety-critical step; instructions to skip it are unsafe and must be escalated to the charge nurse immediately.
Which action is the medication aide's responsibility AFTER completing a medication pass?
Answer: Signing and dating the MAR to document each administered medication
The aide must sign and date the MAR immediately after administration to create a complete, accurate, legal record.
A medication aide's certification may be revoked for which of the following?
Answer: Administering medications outside their scope of practice
Practicing outside the scope of a medication aide's certification is a serious violation that can lead to revocation of certification and legal consequences.
When communicating a concern about a resident's medication to the supervising nurse, the medication aide should use which approach?
Answer: Use a structured, clear verbal report and document that the nurse was notified
Clear, direct verbal communication with documentation of nurse notification ensures accountability and prompt clinical follow-up.