MEDICATION AIDE STATE TEST DETAILED
PREPARATION PACK 2026
◉ All medications can be crushed and it will not alter their
effectiveness:
True
False. Answer: False
◉ Which is the most common medication give for a UTI (urinary
tract infection)?
Pyridium
Penicillins
Sulfonamides
Diuretic. Answer: Sulfonamides
,◉ A patient is on a thiazide diuretics, there is a danger of excreting
too much _____________ which could cause hypokalemia:
potassium
sodium
water
chloride. Answer: potassium
◉ Nursing care related to diuretic therapy include all of the
following except:
assess for homan's signs
assess for signs of electrolyte inbalances -nausea, dry mouth, thrist
assess for signs of orthostatic hypotension
assess for signs of hypokalemia. Answer: assess for homan's signs
, ◉ Medications that are used to treat nausea and vomiting are called
antiemetics. All of the following are in this drug classification except:
prochlorperazine (Compazine)
meclazine (Antivert)
Dramine
amtiriptyline (Elavil). Answer: amtiriptyline (Elavil)
◉ The following medications are in the diuretic classification. Check
all that are correct:
bumentanide
furosemide
allopurinol
dyazide (Generic Name: hydrochlorothiazide and triamterene).
Answer: bumetanide
PREPARATION PACK 2026
◉ All medications can be crushed and it will not alter their
effectiveness:
True
False. Answer: False
◉ Which is the most common medication give for a UTI (urinary
tract infection)?
Pyridium
Penicillins
Sulfonamides
Diuretic. Answer: Sulfonamides
,◉ A patient is on a thiazide diuretics, there is a danger of excreting
too much _____________ which could cause hypokalemia:
potassium
sodium
water
chloride. Answer: potassium
◉ Nursing care related to diuretic therapy include all of the
following except:
assess for homan's signs
assess for signs of electrolyte inbalances -nausea, dry mouth, thrist
assess for signs of orthostatic hypotension
assess for signs of hypokalemia. Answer: assess for homan's signs
, ◉ Medications that are used to treat nausea and vomiting are called
antiemetics. All of the following are in this drug classification except:
prochlorperazine (Compazine)
meclazine (Antivert)
Dramine
amtiriptyline (Elavil). Answer: amtiriptyline (Elavil)
◉ The following medications are in the diuretic classification. Check
all that are correct:
bumentanide
furosemide
allopurinol
dyazide (Generic Name: hydrochlorothiazide and triamterene).
Answer: bumetanide