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Question 1 of 5

When a medication is transferred with a resident, the medication should:

A. Be counted

B. Be placed in something other than the original container from the pharmacy

C. Destroyed immediately

D. Returned to the family

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Be counted

Question 2 of 5

Antacids (Amphogel, Tums, Maalox) are used to treat:

A. diarrhea.

B. gas.

C. stomach infection.

D. stomach inflammation/ulcers

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: stomach inflammation/ulcers

Question 3 of 5

The abbreviation for STAT is

A. as needed.

B. every other day.

C. stable.

D. immediately or at once.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: immediately or at once.

Question 4 of 5

The geriatric nurse is administering nightly medications to a 65-year-old woman with dysphagia. The patient is able to swallow crushed medications with thickened liquids. Which of the following medications should the nurse not crush?

A. Pantoprazole ER

B. Multivitamins

C. Acetaminophen

D. Potassium chloride

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Pantoprazole ER

Question 5 of 5

You see on the MAR for time of medication administration HS (or h.s. or hs). This means you should administer the medication:

A. in the morning.

B. when the individual asks.

C. at supper.

D. at bedtime.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: at bedtime.

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