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9/2/24, 5:02 PMPersonal Care Home Administrator Competency Exam
Jeremiah
Terms in this set (52)
home shall provide residents as needed with meds prescribed for self admin
Medication Self Administration can remind them of schedule
resident assessment must identify if resident can self administer (review after 90 days)
Where do you keep self administration Keep in resident room locked and in safe and secure location to protect against
medications contamination, spillage and theft
1. be able to recognize and distinguish medication
What does a resident need to be able to do
2. know how much is to be taken
in order to self adminster meds?
3. know when medication is to be taken
1. identify the correct resident
2. if indicated by prescribers, take vital signs
3. remove the medication from the original container
Steps to medication administration 4. crush or split medication if ordered
5. place med in cup or container, or in hand
6. place medicaine in hand, mouth or other route of administration
7. complete documentation according to medical records
When can you remove medication from the not more than 2 hours prior to adminstration. Sterile liquids and insulin is right before
container
1. name
2. name of medication
what should be on the container label for
3. date issued
medication
4. dosage and admin instructions
5. title and name of prescriber
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1. name
2. drug allergies
3. name of med
4. strength
5. dosage form
6. dose
medication records shouold include for each 7. route of admin
resident... 8. frequency of admin
9. admin times
10. duration of therapy
11. precautions
12. iagnosis or purpose
13. date and time of admin
14. name and initials of staff person
failure to administer medication, admin of the wrong med, admin of wrong amount,
what are some medication errors?
failure to admin at correcct time, admin to wrong resident, admin through wrong route
what should homes do in order to assist in create a suystem to identify and document medication errors and notice patterns of
reporting medication errors? error.
what do you do with an adverse reaction? if a resident has a suspected adverse reaction, home should consult PCP
how should you modify or eliminate a positive interventions including improving communication, reinforcing approprate
behavior? behavior, ppraise, redirection, conflict resolution, violence prevention etc.
1. seculsion
2. adverse conditioning
3. pressure point techniques
the following procedures are prohibited...
4. chemical restraint
5. mechincal restraint (unless for body position)
6. manual restraint
what should an activities program promote? social, physical, intellectual and recreational activities in planned/coordinated manner
1. scope and general description of services
a home's description of services includes... 2. criteria for admission and discharge
3. specific services that home does not provide, but will arrange and coordinate
protect the health safety and well being of residents who do not require services in a
what is the purpose of a PCH?
licensed long term facility but do require assistance or supervision in ADL and IADLS
total number of residents able to reside at one time; limited by physical space and
what is the max capacity?
other laws and regulations
if a building is altered, how many days do 15 days
you have to get new fire saftey approval?
a home intending to serve those with 1. PA construction code
mobility needs requires a COO stating... 2. previously commonweatlh panic and fire law
immediately.
when should one report abuse?
if allegation of abuse, plan should be immediately developed and implemented
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