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INDIANA QMA STATE EXAM 2024 NEWEST EXAM/
COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) /ALREADY
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What is dementia? - Correct Answer - A term for several symptoms related to a decline in thinking skills
Pharmacology - Correct Answer - Is the study of medications and their effect on the body
Medications - Correct Answer - Are substances or mixture used to diagnose, treat or prevent disease or illness
Sources of Medication - Correct Answer - plants, animals, minerals, chemicals
Semi-Synthetic Drugs - Correct Answer - Man-made, plants, animals, or minerals
What do you give in combination with INH Therapy - Correct Answer - Rifapentine
When do you have to lock your med cart - Correct Answer - When you are not at the cart
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pg. 2 What is a muscle spasm - Correct Answer - Sudden and violent tightening of the muscle
What does it mean when something has a half-life or 2 hours - Correct Answer - 50% gone in 2 hours
Glaucoma is a disease of the what - Correct Answer - Eyes
Most medication are excreted by the what - Correct Answer - Kidney
What do you need to do before administering a suspension - Correct Answer - Shake well
At what pulse rate do you hold digoxin - Correct Answer - Less than 60
What good is given to someone who is hypokalemican - Correct Answer - Bananas
How many times does someone get a med that is ordered BID - Correct Answer - 2 x a day
The shorter the half life the more often or less often is the med taken - Correct Answer - More often
An enlarged prostate is known as what - Correct Answer - Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
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pg. 3 What should be done before administering tenormin - Correct Answer - Check blood pressure
What is a mid-stream clean catch urine specimen - Correct Answer - A urine specimen that is collected during the middle of the flow of urine after carefully cleaning the meatus to avoid contamination
What does a stroke affect - Correct Answer - The brain
The least precise system of measurement is what - Correct Answer - Household
Where are meds metabolized - Correct Answer - The liver
Adverse Effects (ADR) - Correct Answer - An undesired side effect or toxicity
Allergic Effect - Correct Answer - Can be life threatening or simple reactions
Allergic Effect - Correct Answer - If a resident has breathing problems or a skin rash a medication was administered, the nurse must be notified immediately
Side Effect - Correct Answer - Outcome that are not intended; the action or effect of a medication other than that desired. Commonly undesirable, such as nausea, headache, insomnia, etc
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pg. 4 What are the side effects of bronchodilators - Correct Answer - Nausea and HTN
Actifed is what type of med - Correct Answer - Antihistamine/ nasal decongestant
What is synthroid used for - Correct Answer - Hypothyroidism
What is does brethine cause - Correct Answer - Restlessness and dizziness
Muscle tremors and sweating are side effects of what - Correct Answer - Theragran
Feosol is used to treat what - Correct Answer - Anemia
What should be observed for when giving isoptin - Correct Answer - Decreased pulse and hypotension
Mylanta classification - Correct Answer - Antacids
Mylanta action - Correct Answer - Neutralizes stomach acid
Mylanta use - Correct Answer - Used to balance out the constipating laxative effects
Mylanta nursing considerations - Correct Answer - May interfere with med absorption thus should not be given with other meds. Wait 1-2 hours
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