Medication Aide Test (Latest 2025 / 2026): Most Comprehensive Qs & Ans - to Pass the Exam, 100% Verified - UPDATED

Certified Medication Aide Practice
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3 Factors that affect drug absorption? - ANS>>Age, Sex, Weight
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Seven Rights of Drug Administration - ANS>>1.) Right Resident 2.) Right
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Medication 3.) Right Dose 4.) Right route 5.) Right time 6.) Right Documentation
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7.) Right to Refuse
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Which of the following must you have completed to become a CMA - ANS>>All of
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the above
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While you are giving medications as CMA, your good friend pat comes up to the
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medication cart to talk to you. She is finished with her work and is telling you in
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detail about her date the evening before. What will you do? - ANS>>Explain to Pat
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that you will have to hear about it later, after you give the, medications
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When you are giving medications to Mr.Smith you accidently give him two aspirin
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tablets instead of the one tablet that is ordered. As soon as he has swallowed the
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aspirin you realize your mistake what will you do? - ANS>>Immediately tell your
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supervisor
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You are scheduled to work on Tuesday the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm when you
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wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel sick. When should you call your
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supervisor to tell him you will not be able to come in to work? - ANS>>10 am
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Normal Blood Pressure Range - ANS>>110-140
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Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will you give? - ANS>>2 drops of isopto
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carpine in the right eye three times a day
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Delcort Ung BID TOP To Rash what does this mean? - ANS>>Delcort ointment
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twice a day applied topically to rash
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Mr. Washington has orders for a medicine called Lipitor an " antihyperlipidemic"
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This medicine is given to what - ANS>>Work against high fat in the blood
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When you take mr.wu's blood pressure you hear heartbeats immediatley upon
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releasing the thumb screw of the cuff what will you do? - ANS>>Wait three
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minutes with the cuff off repeat the blood pressure and pump the cuff 30 mmhg
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higher than you did on the first attempt
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, While working as a CMA the nursing supervisor tells you to report any signs of fluid
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retention in Mr.Jones what will you look for? - ANS>>Weight gain and Edema
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Mrs White has a new heart medication she complains of feeling dizzy, especially
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when she stands up suddenly . Which of the following cardiovascular side effects
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might she be experiencing? - ANS>>Decreased Blood Pressure
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Mr. Black complained about seeing rings light " halos " around lighted objects what
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medication might be rising to toxic levels in Mr. Blacks Blood? - ANS>>Digoxin (
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Heart Medicine )
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As you give medications you notice that Ms.Chong has antihyperlipidemic ordered.
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You know that Ms.Chong must have high ? - ANS>>Cholesterol and Triglycerides
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Mr.Black is taking an anticoagulant You know that he should be watched for signs
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of - ANS>>Bleeding
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MrsWhite is taking a thiazide diuretic a major side effect of this drug could be? -
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ANS>>low potassium
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Mr.Jones is taking a medication that decreases the amount of acid made by his
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stomach this medicine is given to treat - ANS>>ulcer
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Antineoplastic Medication is a for waht - ANS>>Cancer ww ww ww ww ww ww ww




Mrs.White asks yo how putting a nitroglycerin patch on her arm will help her chest
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pain what will you tell her? - ANS>>The medicine in the patch will go through the
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skin and dialate the blood vessels around her heart
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Before you give Mr.Black his anti inflammatory medication what should yo do? -
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ANS>>Check to see if he has eaten recently or else give the medicine with food
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Antitussives - ANS>>Controls Coughs ww ww ww




Expectorant - ANS>>Helps to cough up phlegm ww ww ww ww ww ww




Before you give Mr.Jones his Digoxin ( Lanoxin ) what will you check? - ANS>>His
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Pulse
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Under what circumstances will you not give the digoxin to Mr.Jones - ANS>>If his
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pulse is below 60
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Enteric Coated Aspirin - ANS>>To dissolve in the intestines to prevent stomach
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irritation
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Sediment - ANS>>Shake the bottle then pour the medicine
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