MACE Exam Cram
Pearson IT Certification
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Covers exactly what you need to know to score higher on your MACE exam
More than 100 sample test questions help you gain confidence and decide when you’re ready to take the actual exam
Includes the popular Cram Sheet tearcard to help you remember key concepts and do extra last-minute studying
Exam Alerts identify important information found on the exam
Simplifies key medication aide concepts and techniques for easy learning
Covers the critical information you’ll need to know to score higher on your MACE exam!
Discover how the MACE exam works, and the best ways to prepare for it
Learn the role and responsibilities of the medication assistant as a member of the healthcare team
Master all key medication administration concepts: pharmacology, drug orders, forms, measurements, storage, handling, and more
Safeguard yourself and your patients from accidents, mistakes, and other risks
Learn today’s most effective procedures and techniques for administering medications
Understand how medication affects body systems, and how that affects care
Review medication’s effects on the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, musculoskeletal, central nervous, and endocrine systems
Understand medications for treating the eye and ear; cancer; and mental disorders
Pearson IT Certification Practice Test
The CD features the innovative Pearson IT Certification practice test, giving you an effective tool to assess your readiness for the MACE exam.
Pearson IT Certification Practice Test minimum system requirements:
Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7, or Windows 8 Professional; Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Client; Pentium class 1GHz processor (or equivalent); 512 MB RAM; 650 MB hard disk space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam
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Linda Whitenton is the co-author of the popular CNA Exam Cram (2009). Her 42-year nursing career began in 1967 as a Nursing Assistant in Paducah, Kentucky. Following her graduation from Murray State University’s BSN program in 1970, she practiced in mental health, pediatrics, and medical-surgical nursing. Teaching Nursing Assistants, emergency medical technicians, and unit secretaries in her role as a hospital in-service education director in the early 1970s in a Mississippi hospital cemented her love for teaching. She accepted her first teaching position at Northeast Mississippi Community College in 1975. While at NEMCC, she taught fundamentals, medical-surgical nursing, management, and psychiatric nursing and served as assistant director and director of the program for seven years. In 1977, Linda earned her Master’s of Science degree in nursing at the Mississippi University for Women, which also afforded her the Family Nurse Clinician credential. In 1987, she relocated to Florida and accepted a position as associate director of nursing for the associate degree nursing program at St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg. While at SPC, she designed curriculum for more than 1,000 employees of the Pinellas County EMS, taught LPN transitional students at night, and practiced part-time at the Bayfront Medical Center Trauma Center. During her 28 years of teaching, Linda continued to practice in emergency nursing, urological nursing, and as a nurse clinician. Linda also earned 30 hours of post-Master’s work in anthropology and educational psychology. In 2004, she returned to clinical practice as the director of nursing/vice president for a Mississippi community hospital. While there, she received a national award for outstanding nursing leadership. She returned to Florida in 2000 to design and direct a new AD nursing program for Northwest Florida State College, formerly Okaloosa-Walton College, the first of five health programs now in place at the college. Linda served as associate dean of health technology, adding administrative oversight for the health programs she launched during her nine-year tenure at NWFSC. In 2008, Linda retired from full-time tenure at the college, receiving the honor of emeritus associate dean and director of nursing. Linda currently serves as adjunct instructor at NWFSC, teaching medical terminology to health career majors. She is a Certified Nurse Educator, CNE, and a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society. Marty Walker has practiced nursing for the past 30 years at the vocational nursing level as a registered nurse, and at the Master’s level. Marty began her nursing career as a licensed practical nurse, receiving her vocational education certificate from Atlantic Vocational School in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1979. In 1982, she earned an Associate degree in nursing from Broward Community College in Davie, Florida. She worked for more than 10 years as a staff nurse in telemetry, critical care, and emergency nursing before completing a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Florida International University in Miami, Florida. In 1995, she began teaching medical-surgical nursing at Ivy Tech State College in Sellersburg, Indiana. 00_9780789749604_fm.qxd 1/1/13 10:54 PM Page xiii After relocating to Miami, Marty accepted a position as Nurse Clinical Educator for three cardiac units at Jackson Memorial Hospital. She attained a Master’s in Nursing Science in Nursing Education from Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida, in 2003. Marty’s love of teaching led her to Mercy Hospital’s School of Practical Nursing and to adjunct teaching positions at Florida International University and Barry University. While in Miami, Marty added pediatrics to her teaching expertise. She taught medical-surgical nursing for a short time at Pensacola Junior College in Pensacola, Florida, before accepting a full-time associate professor position at Northwest Florida State College, where she currently teaches in the RN-BSN program and in the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Marty’s expertise also includes test construction. She has led the faculty at NWF State College in improving the success rates of students enrolled in the program as well as their success on the NCLEX-RN. Marty’s versatility extends to her clinical practice, as she has recently completed the Family Nurse Practitioner certificate program at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. Marty volunteers as a clinic nurse and as the director of nursing services for the Crossroads Medical Center Clinic in Valparaiso, Florida.
Introduction . . . . . 1
Notes. . . . . 1
NCSBN: Test Plan / Content Outline . . . 1
Sample Questions . . . . 3
Correct Answers . . . . 4
Sample Notes from VA: Pretest Items . . . 4
Sample Examination . . . . 5
Examination Content Outline and Reference Material . . 5
Content Outline. . . . 5
Applying for Registration and Examination . . . 9
Exam Cost . . . . 10
How to Use This Book . . . . 10
Contact the Authors . . . 11
Part I: Orientation and Basic Concepts
Chapter 1: What You Need to Know to Prepare for the Medication Aide Certification Examination (MACE) . . . . 13
Testing Strategies . . . . 14
Answering the Questions . . . 14
Self-Assessment . . . . 16
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 17
Rationales . . . . 27
Part II: Authorized Duties
Chapter 2: The Roles and Responsibilities of the Medication Aide . . 31
Your Roles and Responsibilities. . . 32
Roles and Responsibilities of Other Nursing Team Members . 33
The Role of UAPs. . . . 33
Exclusions to the MA-C Role (Legal Limitations) . . 35
Accepting Delegated Duties . . . 35
Medication Administration Policies . . . 36
Medical Error Prevention . . . 37
Effective Communication Regarding Medication Administration. . 37
Verbal Communication. . . 38
Written Communication . . . 39
Specific Ethical and Legal Issues. . . 41
Residents’ Rights . . . . 42
Ethics. . . . 45
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 47
Rationales . . . . 49
Part III: Medication Administration, Observation, and Reporting
Chapter 3: Pharmacology Review . . . . 51
Drug Classifications and Drug Names. . . 52
Drug Actions and Implications . . . 53
Drug Metabolism . . . . 54
Factors Influencing Drug Effectiveness . . . 54
Drug Interactions . . . . 55
Drug Side Effects . . . . 55
Selected Drug Information Sources . . . 57
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 58
Rationales . . . . 60
Chapter 4: Drug Orders, Forms, Measurements, and Handling . . . 61
Drug Orders. . . . 62
Common Medical Terminology, Dosages, and Abbreviations . . 63
Drug Labels . . . . 65
Drug Packaging . . . . 66
Drug Storage and Disposal . . . . 66
Drug Measurements . . . . 67
Drug Forms . . . . 68
Solids and Semisolids . . . . 68
Liquids and Semiliquids . . . 69
Routes of Drug Administration. . . 70
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 73
Rationales . . . . 75
Part IV: Administering Medications
Chapter 5: Administering Medication Safely. . . . 77
Introduction . . . . 78
Set Up for Medication Administration. . . 78
Safety Checks When Administering Medications. . 82
The Six Rights of Medication Administration . . 83
Causes and Reporting of Medication Errors . . 87
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 89
Rationales . . . . 91
Chapter 6: Medication Administration Procedures and Techniques . . 93
Pre-Administration Procedures. . . 94
Identifying Client . . . . 94
Hand Washing . . . . 94
Gloving . . . . 95
Explaining the Medication Procedure . . . 95
Positioning the Client . . . 95
Giving Medications Through Various Routes . . . 96
Oral . . . . 96
Nasal Instillation . . . . 101
Inhalation . . . . 102
Opthalmic/Ocular (Eye) . . . 102
Otic (Ear) . . . . 104
Topical. . . . 104
Vaginal. . . . 106
Rectal. . . . 107
Special Medication Administration Techniques . . 108
Aged Clients. . . . 108
Clients with Physical Limitations . . . 109
Clients Refusing to Take Medications . . . 110
Noncommunicative Clients . . . 111
Post-Administration Procedures . . . 112
Client Comfort . . . . 112
Client Environment . . . . 112
Right Documentation . . . 113
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 114
Rationales . . . . 116
Part V: Medication Effects on Body Systems: Implications for Care
Chapter 7: Medications Affecting the Cardiovascular System . . . 117
Cardiovascular Structure and Function . . . 119
Introduction to Cardiovascular Disorders . . . 122
Drugs Used to Treat Hyperlipidemia. . . 123
Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension . . . 124
Drugs Used for Angina. . . 128
Drugs Used for Arrhythmias . . . 131
Drugs Used for Congestive Heart Failure. . 133
Other Cardiovascular Medications . . . 134
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 139
Rationales . . . . 141
Chapter 8: Medications Affecting the Respiratory System. . . 143
Structure and Function of the Respiratory System . . 144
The Upper Respiratory Tract . . . 150
Lower Respiratory Tract . . . 152
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 155
Rationales . . . . 156
Chapter 9: Medications Affecting the Digestive System . . . 157
Structure and Function of the Digestive System . . 158
Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract . . . 158
Antacids . . . . 160
Histamine-2 Antagonists . . . 161
Prostaglandins . . . . 163
Proton Pump Inhibitors . . . 163
MACE Exam Cram: Medication Aide Certification Exam
Antispasmodics. . . . 165
Antiemetics. . . . 166
Antidiarrheals. . . . 167
Laxatives . . . . 168
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 171
Rationales . . . . 173
Chapter 10: Antibiotics and Other Anti-Infective Agents . . . 175
The Infection Process. . . . 176
Common Infections . . . . 180
Antibiotics and Other Anti-Infective Agents. . . 183
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 190
Rationales . . . . 192
Chapter 11: Medications Affecting the Urinary System . . . 193
Urinary Structure and Function . . . 194
Disorders of the Urinary System . . . 195
Urinary Tract Infections. . . 195
Dysuria . . . . 201
Overactive Bladder (OAB) . . . 202
Urinary Retention . . . . 203
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 205
Rationales . . . . 207
Chapter 12: Medications Affecting the Musculoskeletal System. . . 209
Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System. . 210
Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System . . . 213
Muscle Spasms . . . . 213
Muscle Spasticity . . . . 213
Osteoporosis. . . . 215
Gout . . . . 215
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 220
Rationales . . . . 222
Chapter 13: Medications Affecting the Central Nervous System . . . 223
Structure and Function of the Nervous System . . 224
The Central Nervous System . . . 224
The Peripheral Nervous System . . . 225
Drugs That Affect the Autonomic Nervous System . . 226
Adrenergic Agents . . . . 227
Alpha- and Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents. . 228
Cholinergic Agents . . . . 230
Anticholinergic Agents . . . 231
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs. . . 232
Benzodiazepines . . . . 233
Non-Barbiturate, Non-Benzodiazepine Sedative-Hypnotic Agents . 234
Analgesics . . . . 235
Drugs Used for Alzheimer’s Disease. . . 244
Drugs Used for Parkinson’s Disease . . . 245
Exam-Prep Questions . . . . 248
Rationales . . . . 250
Chapter 14: Medications Affecting the Endocrine System . . . 251
Structure and Function of the Endocrine System . . 252
Medications Used to Treat Endocrine Disorders . . 252
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 259
Rationales . . . . 261
Chapter 15: Medications for the Eye and Ear . . . . 263
The Eye . . . . 264
Structure and Function of the Eye . . . 264
Disorders of the Eye . . . . 265
The Ear. . . . . 268
Structure and Function. . . 268
Disorders of the Ear . . . . 269
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 271
Rationales . . . . 273
Chapter 16: Medications Used in the Treatment of Cancer . . . 275
Introduction to Cancer. . . . 276
Drug Therapy for Cancer . . . 278
Antineoplastic Antibiotics. . . 282
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 284
Rationale. . . . 286
Chapter 17: Medications Used to Treat Mental Health Disorders . . . 287
The Nervous System and Emotions. . . 288
Common Mental Health Disorders . . . 288
Exam-Prep Questions. . . . 297
Rationales . . . . 299
Part VI: Practice Exams
Practice Exam I . . . . 301
Practice Exam I Rationales . . . . 311
Practice Exam II . . . . 317
Practice Exam II Rationales. . . . 327
Part VII: Appendixes
Appendix A: Medication Administration Skills Performance Checklist . . 333
Appendix B: Arithmetic Review: Weights and Measures . . . 337
Appendix C: Herbals, Vitamins, and Minerals. . . . 341
Appendix D: To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System . . . 343
Glossary. . . . . 351
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Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.2.2013 |
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Verlagsort | Upper Saddle River |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 179 x 231 mm |
Gewicht | 676 g |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7897-4960-2 / 0789749602 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7897-4960-4 / 9780789749604 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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