Medication Aide Final Study Guide Questions
With Correct Answers A+ Graded 2026-2027
Mr. Jones has had diarrhea for the past 8 hours, but has no doctor's order for anti-diarrhea
medicine. The correct action for the medication aide to take would be:
a) give mr jones some Kaopectate without a doctors order since it is an OTC medicine
b) give him an anti-diarrhea med the doctor has ordered for Mr.Brown
c) ask his daughter to bring anti-diarrhea meds from home
d) give anti-diarrhea medicine only after a doctor has written an order for it for Mr. Jones -
CORRECT ANSWER -D) give antidiarhea medicine only after a doctor has written an order for it
for Mr.Jones
Increased effectiveness which may result from combining drugs with similar actions is termed -
CORRECT ANSWER -a synergistic or additive effect
sublingual tablets:
a) should be held under the tongue to dissolve
b)should be taken with plenty of liquid
c)should be crushed and given with food
d) provide medication which passes through the stomach wall - CORRECT ANSWER -a) should be
held under the tongue to dissolve
the abbreviation BID means - CORRECT ANSWER -two times a day
If a medication card reads ASA 81 mg PO QD, that means one should give
a) 2 aspirin pills
b) 10 grams of aspirin
c) 81 milligrams of aspirin by mouth every day
,d) 1 aspirin pill - CORRECT ANSWER -c) 81 milligrams of aspirin by mouth every day
If the medication card reads amoxicillin 250 mg, but the only medication available is Amoxicillin
100 mg tablets, the medication aide should:
a) give the resident 3 tabs
b) give the resident 2 tablets
c) ask the supervisor to calculate the correct dosage
d) skip the medication since dosage is incorrect - CORRECT ANSWER -c) ask the supervisor to
calculate the correct dosage
a resident is receiving digoxin (lanoxin). Digoxin is the:
a) generic name
b) trade name
c) chemical name
d) brand name - CORRECT ANSWER -a) generic name
side effects of antihypertensive drugs often include
a) postural hypotension
b) irregular heart beat
c) anxiety and nervousness
d) blood disorders - CORRECT ANSWER -a) postural hypotension
potassium replacement medication should be given:
a) after checking blood pressure
b) with meals to prevent Gastric irritation
c) before meals to prevent interaction with food
, d) early in the day, to not interfere with sleep - CORRECT ANSWER -b) with meals to prevent
gastric irritation
a medication which acts to increase the production of urine is called a/an:
a) bladder tone stimulator
b) diuretic
c) bronchiodilator
d) hyperuretic - CORRECT ANSWER -b) diuretic
bronchodilator drugs are used to:
a) treat glaucoma
b) improve breathing for obstructive respiratory disorders
c) treat respiratory infections
d) improve symptoms of confusion, irritability, and depression - CORRECT ANSWER -b) improve
breathing for obstructive respiratory disorders
the desired action of phenytoin sodium (Dilantin) is:
a) hypnotic
b) anti convulsant
c) anti-hypertensive
d) reduce fever - CORRECT ANSWER -b) anti-convulsant
a placebo is
a) a vitamin supplement
b) a tranquilizer
c) a tablet containing no active drug ingredient
d) a sedative/ hypnotic - CORRECT ANSWER -c) a tablet containing no active drug ingredient
With Correct Answers A+ Graded 2026-2027
Mr. Jones has had diarrhea for the past 8 hours, but has no doctor's order for anti-diarrhea
medicine. The correct action for the medication aide to take would be:
a) give mr jones some Kaopectate without a doctors order since it is an OTC medicine
b) give him an anti-diarrhea med the doctor has ordered for Mr.Brown
c) ask his daughter to bring anti-diarrhea meds from home
d) give anti-diarrhea medicine only after a doctor has written an order for it for Mr. Jones -
CORRECT ANSWER -D) give antidiarhea medicine only after a doctor has written an order for it
for Mr.Jones
Increased effectiveness which may result from combining drugs with similar actions is termed -
CORRECT ANSWER -a synergistic or additive effect
sublingual tablets:
a) should be held under the tongue to dissolve
b)should be taken with plenty of liquid
c)should be crushed and given with food
d) provide medication which passes through the stomach wall - CORRECT ANSWER -a) should be
held under the tongue to dissolve
the abbreviation BID means - CORRECT ANSWER -two times a day
If a medication card reads ASA 81 mg PO QD, that means one should give
a) 2 aspirin pills
b) 10 grams of aspirin
c) 81 milligrams of aspirin by mouth every day
,d) 1 aspirin pill - CORRECT ANSWER -c) 81 milligrams of aspirin by mouth every day
If the medication card reads amoxicillin 250 mg, but the only medication available is Amoxicillin
100 mg tablets, the medication aide should:
a) give the resident 3 tabs
b) give the resident 2 tablets
c) ask the supervisor to calculate the correct dosage
d) skip the medication since dosage is incorrect - CORRECT ANSWER -c) ask the supervisor to
calculate the correct dosage
a resident is receiving digoxin (lanoxin). Digoxin is the:
a) generic name
b) trade name
c) chemical name
d) brand name - CORRECT ANSWER -a) generic name
side effects of antihypertensive drugs often include
a) postural hypotension
b) irregular heart beat
c) anxiety and nervousness
d) blood disorders - CORRECT ANSWER -a) postural hypotension
potassium replacement medication should be given:
a) after checking blood pressure
b) with meals to prevent Gastric irritation
c) before meals to prevent interaction with food
, d) early in the day, to not interfere with sleep - CORRECT ANSWER -b) with meals to prevent
gastric irritation
a medication which acts to increase the production of urine is called a/an:
a) bladder tone stimulator
b) diuretic
c) bronchiodilator
d) hyperuretic - CORRECT ANSWER -b) diuretic
bronchodilator drugs are used to:
a) treat glaucoma
b) improve breathing for obstructive respiratory disorders
c) treat respiratory infections
d) improve symptoms of confusion, irritability, and depression - CORRECT ANSWER -b) improve
breathing for obstructive respiratory disorders
the desired action of phenytoin sodium (Dilantin) is:
a) hypnotic
b) anti convulsant
c) anti-hypertensive
d) reduce fever - CORRECT ANSWER -b) anti-convulsant
a placebo is
a) a vitamin supplement
b) a tranquilizer
c) a tablet containing no active drug ingredient
d) a sedative/ hypnotic - CORRECT ANSWER -c) a tablet containing no active drug ingredient
