Sorrentino: Mosby's Textbook for Medication Assistants
Chapter 1: The Medication Assistant
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. As an MA-C in an agency, you should
A. Perform functions that are beyond the legal limits of your role
B. Function beyond your training limits
C. Perform acts that are against your morals or religion
D. Work within the legal limits of your role
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 6
2. As an MA-C in an agency, you are supervised by
A. Certified nursing assistants
B. Doctors
C. Licensed nurses
D. Pharmacists
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 2
3. As an MA-C, you will
A. Give drugs under the supervision of a pharmacist
B. Report drug side effects to the doctor
C. Report drug errors to the nurse
D. Give drugs by a route you did not learn
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 7
4. The purpose of a nurse practice act is to
A. Protect the public’s welfare and safety
B. Protect the welfare of nursing assistive personnel
C. Protect health care workers
D. Protect the safety of nursing assistive personnel
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 2
5. Before you work as an MA-C, you
A. Need to show leadership skills
B. Skip classes and clinical experiences
C. Take a course on supervisory skills
D. Must pass a written test and skills test
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 4
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6. As an MA-C, you
A. Renew your certification as required by state law
B. Perform functions not in your job description
C. Act outside the legal limits of your role
D. Delegate responsibilities to a CAN
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 6
7. You have sex with a patient. This is
A. A boundary violation
B. Professional sexual misconduct
C. A boundary crossing
D. A boundary sign
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 4
8. You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is
A. A boundary violation
B. Professional sexual misconduct
C. A boundary crossing
D. A boundary sign
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 4
9. You hug a person because it makes you feel good. This is
A. A boundary violation
B. Professional sexual misconduct
C. A boundary crossing
D. A boundary sign
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 4
10. You accept a gift from a patient. This is
A. A boundary violation
B. Professional sexual misconduct
C. A boundary crossing
D. A boundary sign
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 4
11. A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits of your role. You
A. Ignore the request
B. Perform the function
C. Refuse to follow the nurse’s order and explain why
D. Report the nurse to the administrator
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 6
12. As an MA-C, you
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A. Assist with patient care
B. Give the first dose of a newly ordered drug
C. Decide when to give a PRN drug
D. Give oral drugs
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 6
13. As an MA-C, you
A. Decide when to hold a drug
B. Call a doctor about a drug order
C. Follow the agency’s job description for MA-Cs
D. Take verbal or telephone orders from a doctor
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 7
14. MA-Cs are certified after
A. Becoming a CNA
B. Passing the state-required education and competency evaluation
C. Meeting the requirements of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
D. Working 1 year as a CAN
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 4
15. As an MA-C, you can have your certification revoked for
A. Taking a person’s drugs for your own use
B. Deciding to give a drug without the nurse’s consent
C. Taking telephone orders from a doctor
D. Refusing to give the first dose of a newly ordered drug
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 3
16. You are not sure whether you should give a certain drug. You should
A. Ask the pharmacist
B. Ask the nurse
C. Ignore the drug order
D. Ask a CNA what to do
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 7
17. Which agency can deny, revoke, or suspend an MA-C’s certification?
A. The state board of nursing
B. The state regulatory agency responsible for MA-Cs
C. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
D. The agency in which the MA-C is employed
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 2
18. To maintain professional boundaries, your behaviors must
A. Help the person
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B. Meet your needs
C. Be biased
D. Show that you care
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 4
19. You are a CNA and an MA-C. Your agency does not have a job description for an MA-C.
You
A. Give drugs as directed by the nurse
B. Cannot give drugs in that agency
C. Give drugs with a doctor present
D. Give drugs a person asks for
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 6
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Chapter 1: The Medication Assistant
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. As an MA-C in an agency, you should
A. Perform functions that are beyond the legal limits of your role
B. Function beyond your training limits
C. Perform acts that are against your morals or religion
D. Work within the legal limits of your role
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 6
2. As an MA-C in an agency, you are supervised by
A. Certified nursing assistants
B. Doctors
C. Licensed nurses
D. Pharmacists
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 2
3. As an MA-C, you will
A. Give drugs under the supervision of a pharmacist
B. Report drug side effects to the doctor
C. Report drug errors to the nurse
D. Give drugs by a route you did not learn
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 7
4. The purpose of a nurse practice act is to
A. Protect the public’s welfare and safety
B. Protect the welfare of nursing assistive personnel
C. Protect health care workers
D. Protect the safety of nursing assistive personnel
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 2
5. Before you work as an MA-C, you
A. Need to show leadership skills
B. Skip classes and clinical experiences
C. Take a course on supervisory skills
D. Must pass a written test and skills test
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 4
Mosby items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.
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6. As an MA-C, you
A. Renew your certification as required by state law
B. Perform functions not in your job description
C. Act outside the legal limits of your role
D. Delegate responsibilities to a CAN
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 6
7. You have sex with a patient. This is
A. A boundary violation
B. Professional sexual misconduct
C. A boundary crossing
D. A boundary sign
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 4
8. You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is
A. A boundary violation
B. Professional sexual misconduct
C. A boundary crossing
D. A boundary sign
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 4
9. You hug a person because it makes you feel good. This is
A. A boundary violation
B. Professional sexual misconduct
C. A boundary crossing
D. A boundary sign
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 4
10. You accept a gift from a patient. This is
A. A boundary violation
B. Professional sexual misconduct
C. A boundary crossing
D. A boundary sign
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 4
11. A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits of your role. You
A. Ignore the request
B. Perform the function
C. Refuse to follow the nurse’s order and explain why
D. Report the nurse to the administrator
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 6
12. As an MA-C, you
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A. Assist with patient care
B. Give the first dose of a newly ordered drug
C. Decide when to give a PRN drug
D. Give oral drugs
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 6
13. As an MA-C, you
A. Decide when to hold a drug
B. Call a doctor about a drug order
C. Follow the agency’s job description for MA-Cs
D. Take verbal or telephone orders from a doctor
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 7
14. MA-Cs are certified after
A. Becoming a CNA
B. Passing the state-required education and competency evaluation
C. Meeting the requirements of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
D. Working 1 year as a CAN
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 4
15. As an MA-C, you can have your certification revoked for
A. Taking a person’s drugs for your own use
B. Deciding to give a drug without the nurse’s consent
C. Taking telephone orders from a doctor
D. Refusing to give the first dose of a newly ordered drug
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 3
16. You are not sure whether you should give a certain drug. You should
A. Ask the pharmacist
B. Ask the nurse
C. Ignore the drug order
D. Ask a CNA what to do
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 7
17. Which agency can deny, revoke, or suspend an MA-C’s certification?
A. The state board of nursing
B. The state regulatory agency responsible for MA-Cs
C. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
D. The agency in which the MA-C is employed
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 2
18. To maintain professional boundaries, your behaviors must
A. Help the person
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B. Meet your needs
C. Be biased
D. Show that you care
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 4
19. You are a CNA and an MA-C. Your agency does not have a job description for an MA-C.
You
A. Give drugs as directed by the nurse
B. Cannot give drugs in that agency
C. Give drugs with a doctor present
D. Give drugs a person asks for
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 6
Mosby items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.
