40 Hour Medication Aide Final Exam –
Actual Questions & Answers 100%
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A drug's indication is the ___________ it is taken.
Route by which
Time
Reason
Number of days - ------------ANS: Reason
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to administer a drug
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the medication aide to do so -
------------ANS: If it is the first time a resident takes it
A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may be inhaled and reach
the lungs:
Aerosolizes it
Dissolves it
Concentrates it
Injects it - ------------ANS: Aerosolizes it
A type of liquid medication that contains drug particles that are not completely
dissolved is a
Syrup
Elixir
Solution
Suspension - ------------ANS: Suspension
, If a resident's MAR indicates that the pulse rate should be counted before
administering a medication, how often does the MA need to count and
document the resident's pulse rate?
Every time that medication is administered
Once a day, when the medication is first administered
When the resident looks tired or seems unresponsive
When the resident looks anxious or hyperactive - ------------ANS: Every time
that medication is administered
Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is an example of
Diversion
Physical Abuse
Negligence
Fraud - ------------ANS: Negligence
Objective information is based on ___________ and subjective information is
based on ___________.
Observed facts; reported experiences
Reported experiences; observed facts
Opinions; data
Measurements; research - ------------ANS: Observed facts; reported
experiences
The therapeutic dose of a medication is high enough to be ___________ and
low enough to avoid _____________.
Toxic; effectiveness
Effective; toxicity
Tolerated, side effects
Administered, anaphylaxis - ------------ANS: Effective; toxicity
What does it mean for a nurse to delegate the task of medication
administration?
The nurse is trusting the medication aide to assess when a resident needs a
medication.
Actual Questions & Answers 100%
Guarantee Pass
A drug's indication is the ___________ it is taken.
Route by which
Time
Reason
Number of days - ------------ANS: Reason
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to administer a drug
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the medication aide to do so -
------------ANS: If it is the first time a resident takes it
A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may be inhaled and reach
the lungs:
Aerosolizes it
Dissolves it
Concentrates it
Injects it - ------------ANS: Aerosolizes it
A type of liquid medication that contains drug particles that are not completely
dissolved is a
Syrup
Elixir
Solution
Suspension - ------------ANS: Suspension
, If a resident's MAR indicates that the pulse rate should be counted before
administering a medication, how often does the MA need to count and
document the resident's pulse rate?
Every time that medication is administered
Once a day, when the medication is first administered
When the resident looks tired or seems unresponsive
When the resident looks anxious or hyperactive - ------------ANS: Every time
that medication is administered
Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is an example of
Diversion
Physical Abuse
Negligence
Fraud - ------------ANS: Negligence
Objective information is based on ___________ and subjective information is
based on ___________.
Observed facts; reported experiences
Reported experiences; observed facts
Opinions; data
Measurements; research - ------------ANS: Observed facts; reported
experiences
The therapeutic dose of a medication is high enough to be ___________ and
low enough to avoid _____________.
Toxic; effectiveness
Effective; toxicity
Tolerated, side effects
Administered, anaphylaxis - ------------ANS: Effective; toxicity
What does it mean for a nurse to delegate the task of medication
administration?
The nurse is trusting the medication aide to assess when a resident needs a
medication.
