Medication AdministrationQuestion 24 of 100
A resident spits out a pill after the aide charted it as given. The aide should:
a.Leave the documentation unchanged and ignore it
b.Notify the nurse and follow policy for correcting the record about the dose not being taken
c.Pick the pill up and put it back in the resident's mouth
d.Give a brand-new full dose without asking anyone
Explanation
If a charted dose is not actually swallowed, the aide reports it to the nurse and corrects the record according to policy so the MAR reflects reality. Whether to redose is a nursing/provider decision, not the aide's independent choice.
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