Med Tech Training Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
A resident may store and consume his own medications if: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-There is written physician approval | | | |
Which statement is not true about allergies: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Allergic
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reactions would never be life threatening
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All of the following are considered reasons for medication errors except -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-checking the medication label with the MAR
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Orthostatic hypotension, confusion, drowsiness and nausea are all examples of: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-adverse drug reactions
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Which statement best describes your responsibility as a med aide? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-med aides are responsible for ensuring medications and supplies | | | | | | | | |
are available, assisting with medications in a safe manner and monitoring the
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resident for a change in status | | | | |
If there is a physician order; and the physician has indicated on the PRN
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authorization that the resident may not determine his need for a PRN medication,
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|but the resident may communicate symptoms which would warrant the use of a
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PRN medication. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the med aide may give an OTC
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medications, according to the physician orders and upon the resident
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, communication the symptoms which would warrant the use of the medications,
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without calling the physician before each dose
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A routine medication is given - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-on a regularly scheduled
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basis
An un-licensed med aide may never - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-give an injection
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A med aide may - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-never insert a suppository of any kind
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In most cases, a licensed practical nurse/ vocational nurse may - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-give insulin to a resident | | | |
A resident may refuse medication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-anytime
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A non-licensed care giver may - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-not give insulin to a
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resident
Your resident, Mrs. Jones is taking hydrochlorothiazide 25mg. this is an important
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medication for the treatment of her blood pressure. You ran out of this
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medication because the family did not drop off the prescription yesterday. You do
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not have any to give this morning. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-notify the
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resident's physician
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You received a stat order at 2pm for Avelox, an antibiotic. You should:
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Correct Answers
A resident may store and consume his own medications if: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-There is written physician approval | | | |
Which statement is not true about allergies: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Allergic
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reactions would never be life threatening
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All of the following are considered reasons for medication errors except -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-checking the medication label with the MAR
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Orthostatic hypotension, confusion, drowsiness and nausea are all examples of: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-adverse drug reactions
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Which statement best describes your responsibility as a med aide? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-med aides are responsible for ensuring medications and supplies | | | | | | | | |
are available, assisting with medications in a safe manner and monitoring the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
resident for a change in status | | | | |
If there is a physician order; and the physician has indicated on the PRN
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
authorization that the resident may not determine his need for a PRN medication,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|but the resident may communicate symptoms which would warrant the use of a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
PRN medication. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the med aide may give an OTC
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medications, according to the physician orders and upon the resident
| | | | | | | | | |
, communication the symptoms which would warrant the use of the medications,
| | | | | | | | | | |
without calling the physician before each dose
| | | | | |
A routine medication is given - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-on a regularly scheduled
| | | | | | | | | | |
basis
An un-licensed med aide may never - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-give an injection
| | | | | | | | | |
A med aide may - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-never insert a suppository of any kind
| | | | | | | | | | | |
In most cases, a licensed practical nurse/ vocational nurse may - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-give insulin to a resident | | | |
A resident may refuse medication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-anytime
| | | | | | |
A non-licensed care giver may - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-not give insulin to a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
resident
Your resident, Mrs. Jones is taking hydrochlorothiazide 25mg. this is an important
| | | | | | | | | | | |
medication for the treatment of her blood pressure. You ran out of this
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
medication because the family did not drop off the prescription yesterday. You do
| | | | | | | | | | | |
not have any to give this morning. You should: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-notify the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
resident's physician
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You received a stat order at 2pm for Avelox, an antibiotic. You should:
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