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WorksheetsHLTH 2016 Module 9 part 1
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is absorption?
Chemical reactions that take place to convert a drug from smaller molecules into waste products
The passage of a drug from the site of administration into the bloodstream
The path the drug takes from the bloodstream to the body tissues at the intended site of action
How a medication enters and is absorbed in the body
When the client has to take a medication on an empty stomach, when should it be taken?
30 minutes after eating
1 hour before eating
1 hour after eating
30 minutes before eating
Assisting with medication is an important part of the support worker role. The worker must know all of the rights associated with assisting with medication. As a starting point, the worker should know there are how many rights to be considered?
five
seven
six
nine
ten
The medication Tylenol (acetaminophen) can be bought over the counter. The name acetaminophen is which of the following?
Generic name
Brand name
Primary name
Trade name
What does the term metabolization refer to?
Chemical reactions that take place to convert a drug from smaller molecules into waste products
The passage of a drug from the site of administration into the bloodstream
The path the drug takes from the bloodstream to the body tissues at the intended site of action.
How a medication enters and is absorbed in the body
Mrs. Laura has taken a drug to take away her arthritic pain. Within one hour, she feels no pain. This is an example of which of the following?
Side effect
Adverse effect
Therapeutic effect
Normal reaction
A client applies an ointment on a rash. What kind of effect would this medication have?
Systemic
Localized
Topical
Varied
Sarah, the support worker, is feeding Mrs. Shields in the dining room. The nurse brings over a small cup with applesauce and tells the support worker to feed Mrs. Shields the applesauce. Sarah knows that there are pills crushed into the applesauce and understands that medication administration is not in her job description. What should Sarah do?
Feed Mrs. Shields the applesauce as this was delegated to Sarah.
Do not give Mrs. Shields the applesauce and leave the applesauce on the table.
Report this immediately to her supervisor.
Do not give the applesauce to Mrs. Shields. Return to the nurse and explain that this is not within her scope of practice.
Tasha, a support worker, is putting medication away for her client and notices that one of the bottles has his wife’s name on it. Tasha brings it to his attention and asks him if he took one from it and he replies “yes.” What should Tasha do first?
Find out whether he is also on that medication.
Check the medication administration record (MAR) for allergies.
Notify your supervisor and complete an incident report.
Remove the medication and assess the client for side effects.
What would be the support worker’s responsibility for a client taking a new medication?
Observe and record any changes in your client’s behaviour.
Closely monitor for side effects of the medication.
Report to the doctor how the client responded to the new medication.
Teach the client how to take the new medication and what side effects to expect.
What is drug synergism?
An unusually strong drug effect when taking two or more drugs
An unusually weak drug effect when taking two or more drugs
A response to a medication that occurs in addition to the intended response
A response to a medication that occurs when the wrong dose was ordered
Chelsea, a support worker, is planning to take her client shopping. The client needs to take a diuretic right after breakfast. When would be the best time to take him outside?
Right after he takes the medication
Wait an hour after he has taken the medication
In the evening
In the early afternoon
Which of the following would be considered an alternative therapy?
A prescription drug taken but not ordered by the doctor
Over-the-counter medication
A herbal or natural product
“One-a-day” vitamin supplements
A client has been taking an antibiotic for a urinary tract infection. She no longer has symptoms of the infection and complains that the medication has been causing diarrhea. What should the support worker tell her?
Advise her to take the medication with food, as this might help the diarrhea.
She should stop the medication because diarrhea could be dangerous at her age.
Diarrhea can be a side effect of antibiotics, but she should take all of the medication as prescribed. Then report to your supervisor.
She should stop the medication because the symptoms are gone.
The client has been ordered a sublingual medication. How would the medication be administered?
The medication would be placed inside her mouth against her cheek.
The medication would be injected under the skin.
The medication would be placed under her tongue.
The medication would be placed in her rectum.
A client applies eye drops after her cataract surgery. What kind of effect would this medication have?
Systemic
Localized
Topical
Varied
What is the first thing you must do if you notice that a medication error has been made?
Report it to your supervisor and determine the next course of action.
Determine the next course of action.
Report it to your supervisor.
Complete an incident report.
Which of the following statements about medications is FALSE?
Assist means “to help.”
Administer means “to give.”
Administering medications is within your scope of practice.
Assisting with medications is a mechanical function.
Which of the following statements about drug allergies is TRUE?
A drug allergy is an abnormal response to a drug
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can lead to difficulty breathing, shock, and death.
Anaphylactic shock is a medical emergency and EMS must be activated immediately.
All of the above
An example of a form of medication is:
Over-the-counter
Alternative remedy
Prescription
All of the above
Drug interaction is:
How the body absorbs and distributes the drug so it can work
The way that medications interact and cause an undesirable effect on the client
The combined effect of two drugs being greater than the effect of either drug given alone
When a medication counteracts the actions of other drugs when combined
The generic name of a medication is:
Related to the medication’s classification
The medication’s trademarked name
The medication’s chemical name
Necessary to prevent polypharmacy
Which of the following is an example of the "First pass Effect"?
Desiree takes a pill that does does not dissolve when going through her digestive system and is excreted whole in the feces.
Luis takes a pill that dissolves immediately on the tongue so that the drug does not pass through his digestive system.
Ahmed takes two pills, one right after the other, since the first drug allows his bodily systems to more efficiently circulate the second drug.
Ling takes a pill that goes through her digestive system such that the dosage that her body receives is only a fraction of the dosage in the original pill.
