Senior Care Medication Management 1

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the 'eight rights' of medication administration?

Accepted Answer

Right color

Answer

Right dose

Answer

Right time

Answer

Right route

Question 2

A senior resident refuses to take a prescribed medication. The caregiver should:

Accepted Answer

Respect the refusal, document it, and notify the nurse

Answer

Crush the medication and hide it in the resident's food

Answer

Insist and physically administer the medication

Answer

Dispose of the medication without documenting

Question 3

What does PRN mean on a medication order?

Accepted Answer

Administer as needed

Answer

Administer once per night

Answer

Prior to regular nursing

Answer

Permanent regular notation

Question 4

Which observation after medication administration should be reported to the nurse immediately?

Accepted Answer

Resident develops a rash and swelling after taking a new medication

Answer

Resident says the pill is hard to swallow

Answer

Resident takes a long time to chew a tablet

Answer

Resident asks what the medication is for

Question 5

Why should a caregiver never crush an enteric-coated tablet?

Accepted Answer

Crushing destroys the coating that protects the stomach or controls drug release

Answer

It makes the medication taste better

Answer

It would make the medication too strong

Answer

Enteric-coated tablets must be injected instead

Question 6

Which of the following medications commonly prescribed to seniors carries a high risk for falls?

Accepted Answer

Benzodiazepines (sedatives)

Answer

Antacids

Answer

Vitamin D supplements

Answer

Stool softeners