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AMAP
Activities for AMAP class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AMAP | APPROVED MEDICATION ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL |
| MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION | ASSITING A PERSON IN THE INGESTION, APPLICATION OR INHALATION IF MEDICATIONS BOTH PRESCRIPTION AND NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS |
| DELEGATION | HANDING OVER OF TASKS TO ANOTHER PERSON |
| ORAL | BY MOUTH |
| SL (SUBLINGUAL) | DISSOLVED UNDER THE TONGUE |
| BUCCAL | CHEEK OR MOUTH |
| TOPICAL | APPLIED TO SKIN |
| EYE (OPHTHALMIC)) | DROPS OR OINTMENTS INSERTED OR APPLIED TO THE EYE |
| EAR (OTIC) | DROPS PLACED IN THE EAR |
| NASAL | NOSE/NOSTRIL |
| RECTAL | RECTUM |
| TRANSDERMAL | ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN |
| INHALANT | NOSE OR MOUTH BY BREATHING IN THE MEDICATION |
| VAGINAL | VAGINA AMAPS |
| AMAPS CANNOT | TRACSCRIBE ORDERS, WOUND CARE, INJECTIONS |
| WHO CAN WITHDRAWL AN AMAPS AUTHORIZATION | AMAP RN |
| WHEN IS THE AMAP RN ON CALL | 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK |
| HOW OFTEN ARE AMAPS RETRAINED | EVERY 2 YEARS |
| HOW OFTEN WILL THE AMAP BE OBSERVED PASSING MEDS ONCE AUTHORIZED | QUARTERLY |
| AC | BEFORE MEALS |
| BID | TWICE A DAY |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| CAP | CAPSULE |
| DNR | DO NOT RESUSCITATE |
| EC | ENTERIC COATED |
| ELIX | ELIXIR |
| GTT | DROP |
| FL | FLUID |
| HTN | HYPERTENSION |
| L | LITER |
| MAR | *MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD* |
| ML | MILLILITERS |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| 02 | OXYGEN |
| OZ | OUNCE |
| P | PULSE |
| PC | AFTER MEALS |
| PO | BY MOUTH |
| POST | AFTER |
| PRE | BEFORE |
| PRN | *AS NEEDED* |
| q | EVERY |
| q am | EVERY MORNING |
| q day | EVERY DAY |
| q2h | EVERY 2 HOURS |
| q3h | EVERY 3 HOURS |
| q4h | EVERY 4 HOURS |
| qid | 4 TIMES A DAY |
| q pm | EVERY EVENING |
| R | RESPIRATIONS |
| SL | SUBLINGUAL |
| SUPP | SUPPOSITORY |
| T | TEMPERATURE |
| TAB | TABLET |
| TID | 3 TIMES A DAY. |
| TPR | TEMP, PULSE , RESPIRATIONS |
| tsp | TEASPOON |
| tbsp | TABLESPOON |
| UA | URINALYISIS |
| VS | VITAL SIGNS |
| WT | WEIGHT |
| EXAMPLES OF SCHEDULE 1 DRUGS | LSD, MARIJUANA, ECSTASY -HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE/NO CURRENT MEDICAL USE |
| EXAMPLES OF SCHEDULE 2 DRUGS | MORPHINE, COCAINE, FENTANYL, ADDERALL,METHADONE -SOME MEDICAL USE BUT HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE |
| SCHEDULE 3 | KETAMINE, ANABOLIC STEROIDS, CODEINE, HYDROCODONE PRODUCTS MIXED WITH ASPIRIN OR ACETAMINOPHEN |
| SCHEDULE 4 | XANAX, KLONOPIN, VALIUM, ATIVAN |
| SCHEDULE 5 | COUGH MEDS WITH CODEINE |
| NON-PRESCRIPTION/OTC MEDICATIONS STILL REQUIRE | A DOCTOR'S ORDER |
| WHO CAN WRITE ON THE MAR | AMAP RNS ONLY |
| UNWANTED EFFECTS | CLIENT DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE DRUG AS EXPECTED |
| DESIRED EFFECT | DRUG IS WORKING AS EXPECTED |
| NO APPARENT EFFECT | NO IMPROVEMENT OR CHANGE SINCE STARTING THE MEDICATION |
| HOW LONG AFTER TAKING A MED DO COULD WE SEE UNWANTED EFFECTS | MINUTES TO DAYS |
| DRUG INTERACTIONS CAN ALSO CAUSE | UNWANTED EFFECTS |
| WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU OBSERVE AN UNWANTED EFFECT | CONTACT THE NURSE IMMEDIATLEY |
| HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU VERIFY YOUR MEDICATION LABELS BEFORE ADMINISTERING A MEDICATION | 3 TIMES |
| WHERE SHOULD THE CLIENT BE WHEN TAKING HIS/HER MEDS | AT THE MED BOX |
| WHAT ARE THE 6 RIGHTS | RESIDENT, DRUG, DOSE, TIME, ROUTE, RECORD |
| WHEN SHOULD YOU CHART YOUR MED PASS | AFTER ADMINISTRATION |
| PRIOR TO ADMISTERING MEDS, WHAT DO YOU DO FIRST | WASH YOUR HANDS |
| WHAT DO YOU DO IF A CLIENT REFUSES MEDS | CONTACT THE MANAGER ON CALL, COMPLETE A MED REFUSAL FORM |
| DO CLIENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE | YES |
| HOW DO YOU DOCUMENT ROUTINE MEDS | PUT YOUR INITIALS ON THE DAY OF THE WEEK AND TIME AND SIGN AND INITAIL THE BACK OF EVERY PAGE |
| WHO CAN DISPOSE/DESTROY NARCOTICS | ONLY ASC NURSES (RN OR LPN X2) |
| WHERE DO YOU DOCUMENT A NARCOTIC | ON THE MAR AND ON THE DECLINING INVENTORY SHEET |
| WHAT DO YOU DO IF THE COUNT IS WRONG | IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE RN ON CALL |
| WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU DICOVER AN EXTRA OR MISSING PACK | CONTACT THE RN ON CALL |
| WHEN IN DOUBT | DON'T AND NOTIFY AN RN |
| NORMAL SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE (TOP NUMBER) | 110-135 |
| NORMAL DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE (BOTTOM NUMBER) | 65-85 |
| NORMAL PULSE | 60-90 |
| NORMAL RESPIRATIONS | 12-20 |
| NORMAL TEMPERATURE | 98.6 DEGREES |
| CAN ALL MEDICATION BE CRUSHED/WHAT IF YO DONT KNOW | NO IT CAN'T. CONTACT THE RN ON CALL |
| HOW LONG TO WAIT BETWEEN 2 PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS | 15 MINUTES |
| FOR ADULT EAR DROP YOU PULL THE EAR | UP AND BACK |
| WHERE SHOULD YOU ADMINISTER THE MEDS | AT THE MED BOX |
| BEFORE ADMINISTERING ANY MEDICATION, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO FIRST | WASH YOUR HANDS |
| IF ADMINISTERING A VAGINAL OR RECTAL SUPPOSITRY, YOU SHOUD FIRST WASH YOUR HANDS, THEN.... | PROVIDE PRIVACY |
| UNVERSAL PRECAUTIONS | TREAT ALL HUMAN BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS AS IF THEY WERE CONTAMINATED |
| WHRE DO YOU DOCUMENT PRN MEDICATIONS ON THE MAR | INITIAL THE DATE ON THE FRONT PAGE. ON THE BACK PAGE, THE DATE, TIME, MEDICATION, DOSE AND REASON |
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