Assisting with medication Quiz 1

Match the roles with the responsibilities

• Disability support

  Aged care

• Dispensing

• Medical Doctor

  Dentist

• Administering medications

• Registered Nurse

  Midwife

• Prescribing

• Supervisors

• Ensuring policies and procedures are followed

• Pharmacists

• Assisting clients with medication

As a member of the disability support team, your duty of care responsibilities are

• You must act reasonably to avoid foreseeable risk

• Consider the limitations of your knowledge and ability

• Work within the laws and organisational guidelines

• Always stop and check if you are not sure

Match the picture of the equipment with the lable

• Tablet cutter

• 
• Glass of water

• 
• Gloves

• 
• Tablet Crusher

• 
• Medicine cup

• 

Possible environmental issues could be a problem when assisting with a client's medication

• Inadequate lighting

• Trip hazards on the floor

• Limited privacy

Communicating with the client is important because?

• Allow the client to ask any questions

• It allows you to establish a baseline to measure any change against

• Confirm the amount of assistance required

• Reluctantly repeat small talk with the client