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WorksheetsRight at Home MARs
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following legislation relate to medication in the UK?
Medicines Act 1968
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 1999
Modern Slavery Act 2015
Health and Social Care Act 2008
Consumer Rights Act 2015
What are the 3 categories of medication?
Pharmacy Medication
Prescription Only Medication
Home remedies
Over the counter / General Sales
When should a MAR chart be completed?
Just before you leave.
As soon as medication has been taken.
As you log-in on People Planner.
When your client has eaten.
What should you do if a MAR chart hasn't been completed from a previous visit by another CareGiver?
Ignore it.
Sign it yourself.
Contact the CareGiver
Inform the Registered Manager.
What would you do with any medication that has been opened and not used?
Inform the office and dispose of it at a pharmacy.
Inform On-Call and throw medication away.
Leave the medication within reach of the client so they can have it when they want to.
Put the medication back into the dispenser.
Why should CareGivers look for any signs of pressure sores?
So we can apply any cream.
So we can inform the client.
So we can apply any dressings.
So that we can inform the Registered Manager and further investigations can take place.
How do we inform the Registered Manager if you see signs of a pressure sore?
Ring them up no matter what time of day it is.
Send a text message to Julie Houston.
Complete a body map and email it into the office.
Contact the District Nurse and the family and let them know.
Which of the following are part of the 7 R's?
Right medicine
Right to refuse.
Right shaped box.
Right person.
Right outcome.
If a medication is refused - what should you do?
Leave it for the client to take later.
Complete the MAR chart with a 'R' - then complete the following page with a reason as to why it hasn't been taken, then inform the office.
Sign the MAR chart as usual but write it in the comms log that the client didn't take the medication.
Leave the MAR chart unsigned but ring the office to inform them.
If a client has a headache and asks you to give them some paracetamol - do you:
Give them 2 paracetamol and then write it in the comms log?
Check the Care-Plan to see if paracetamol is included as PRN. (pro-re-nata. Meaning 'when necessary') If yes, then check comms log to see if paracetamol has been given on previous visit and 4 hours has elapsed since taking them. Administer and complete MARs.
Refuse giving them any paracetamol.
If the client has the capacity, give them the paracetamol for them to take, Contact On-Call for clarification if unsure. Check comms log to see if paracetamol has been given on previous visit and 4 hours has elapsed since taking them.
If a client has been prescribed an antibiotic but the MAR chart has not been updated, what should you do?
Give the antibiotic as prescribed on the box.
Do not give the antibiotic to the client.
Contact Registered Manager for advice.
Ask the client if they would like to take the medication.
What common mistakes are found on MAR charts? (select more than one if necessary)
Medication hasn't been signed for.
Comms log hasn't been completed properly and does not tally with the MAR chart.
Where a medication has been 'refused', the MAR chart hasn't been signed with 'R' and the following page hasn't been completed.
MAR chart hasn't been completed in BLACK ink.
When a client receives 2 paracetamol 4 times per day, the time it was given hasn't been recorded.
If a CareGiver is in any doubt when using medication with a client, what should they do?
Speak to the family for help.
Ring the District Nurse.
Contact Registered Manager.
Ask the client what would they usually do.
When a Doctor prescribes an anticoagulant, what does it help to do?
Fight infection.
Reduce the risk of clotting.
Reduce swelling.
Reduce excess fluids in the body.
When a Doctor prescribes an antibiotic, what is its main objective?
Reduce symptoms of an allergy.
Reduce pain.
Replaces missing hormone(s) in the body.
Fight infection.
