DDS MEDICATION CERTIFICATION EXAM 300
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALE LATEST UPDATE ALREADY
GRADED A+ ASSURED PASS
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Section 1: The Five Rights and the Rule of Three (Questions 1-
50)
1. How many "rights" of medication administration are recognized in standard
DDS practice?
A. 3 rights
B. 5 rights
C. 7 rights
D. 10 rights
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The DDS Medication Administration Certification Program recognizes
five rights of medication administration: right individual, right medication, right
dose, right route, and right time.
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the five rights of medication
administration?
A. Right individual
B. Right medication
C. Right diagnosis
D. Right dose
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The five rights are right individual, right medication, right dose, right
route, and right time. Right diagnosis is not one of the five rights.
3. What is the "Rule of Three" in DDS medication administration?
A. Checking the medication three times before administration
,B. Comparing the five rights across three specific documents
C. Administering medication three times per day
D. Documenting medication administration in three places
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Rule of Three requires the certified staff member to compare the
five rights across three specific documents: the medication label, the medication
administration record (MAR), and the licensed practitioner's order.
4. When preparing a medication, the certified direct care staff member must
compare the five rights across which three documents?
A. The MAR, the medication label, and the licensed practitioner's order
B. The MAR, the pharmacy receipt, and the medication label
C. The medication label, the family's instructions, and the MAR
D. The licensed practitioner's order, the medication label, and the pharmacy receipt
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Rule of Three requires comparing the five rights across the
medication administration record, the medication label, and the licensed
practitioner's order.
5. What is the right individual?
A. The person for whom the medication is prescribed
B. The person administering the medication
C. The person who ordered the medication
D. The person who dispensed the medication
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The right individual is the person for whom the medication is
prescribed.
6. What is the right medication?
A. The medication that is prescribed for the individual
B. The medication that is closest in name
C. The medication that is available
D. The medication that is least expensive
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The right medication is the medication that is prescribed for the
individual.
,7. What is the right dose?
A. The amount of medication prescribed for the individual
B. The amount of medication available
C. The amount of medication the individual wants
D. The amount of medication the pharmacy provides
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The right dose is the amount of medication prescribed for the individual.
8. What is the right route?
A. The method by which the medication is administered
B. The path the medication takes through the body
C. The direction the medication is stored
D. The time the medication is administered
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The right route is the method by which the medication is administered
(e.g., oral, topical, subcutaneous).
9. What is the right time?
A. The time the medication is prescribed to be administered
B. The time the medication is available
C. The time the individual wants the medication
D. The time the pharmacy dispenses the medication
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The right time is the time the medication is prescribed to be
administered.
10. What should a certified staff member do if the five rights do not match across
all three documents?
A. Administer the medication anyway
B. Call the pharmacy and administer
C. Hold the medication and consult the supervising nurse
D. Ask the individual what they think
Correct Answer: C
, Rationale: If the five rights do not match across all three documents, the staff
member must hold the medication and consult the supervising nurse. Never
administer a medication if there is a discrepancy.
11. What is the first step in the medication administration process?
A. Administer the medication
B. Verify the five rights
C. Document the administration
D. Wash hands
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The first step is to verify the five rights across the medication label, the
MAR, and the licensed practitioner's order.
12. When should the five rights be verified?
A. Only before administering the medication
B. Only after administering the medication
C. Before, during, and after administering the medication
D. Only when the medication is changed
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The five rights should be verified before, during, and after administering
the medication to ensure accuracy.
13. What is a medication administration record (MAR)?
A. A document that lists all medications prescribed for an individual
B. A document that lists all staff who administered medications
C. A document that lists all medications in the facility
D. A document that lists all medication side effects
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The MAR is a document that lists all medications prescribed for an
individual, including dose, route, time, and frequency.
14. What information must be included on the MAR?
A. The individual's name
B. The medication name and dose
C. The route and time of administration
D. All of the above
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALE LATEST UPDATE ALREADY
GRADED A+ ASSURED PASS
.
Section 1: The Five Rights and the Rule of Three (Questions 1-
50)
1. How many "rights" of medication administration are recognized in standard
DDS practice?
A. 3 rights
B. 5 rights
C. 7 rights
D. 10 rights
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The DDS Medication Administration Certification Program recognizes
five rights of medication administration: right individual, right medication, right
dose, right route, and right time.
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the five rights of medication
administration?
A. Right individual
B. Right medication
C. Right diagnosis
D. Right dose
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The five rights are right individual, right medication, right dose, right
route, and right time. Right diagnosis is not one of the five rights.
3. What is the "Rule of Three" in DDS medication administration?
A. Checking the medication three times before administration
,B. Comparing the five rights across three specific documents
C. Administering medication three times per day
D. Documenting medication administration in three places
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Rule of Three requires the certified staff member to compare the
five rights across three specific documents: the medication label, the medication
administration record (MAR), and the licensed practitioner's order.
4. When preparing a medication, the certified direct care staff member must
compare the five rights across which three documents?
A. The MAR, the medication label, and the licensed practitioner's order
B. The MAR, the pharmacy receipt, and the medication label
C. The medication label, the family's instructions, and the MAR
D. The licensed practitioner's order, the medication label, and the pharmacy receipt
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Rule of Three requires comparing the five rights across the
medication administration record, the medication label, and the licensed
practitioner's order.
5. What is the right individual?
A. The person for whom the medication is prescribed
B. The person administering the medication
C. The person who ordered the medication
D. The person who dispensed the medication
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The right individual is the person for whom the medication is
prescribed.
6. What is the right medication?
A. The medication that is prescribed for the individual
B. The medication that is closest in name
C. The medication that is available
D. The medication that is least expensive
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The right medication is the medication that is prescribed for the
individual.
,7. What is the right dose?
A. The amount of medication prescribed for the individual
B. The amount of medication available
C. The amount of medication the individual wants
D. The amount of medication the pharmacy provides
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The right dose is the amount of medication prescribed for the individual.
8. What is the right route?
A. The method by which the medication is administered
B. The path the medication takes through the body
C. The direction the medication is stored
D. The time the medication is administered
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The right route is the method by which the medication is administered
(e.g., oral, topical, subcutaneous).
9. What is the right time?
A. The time the medication is prescribed to be administered
B. The time the medication is available
C. The time the individual wants the medication
D. The time the pharmacy dispenses the medication
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The right time is the time the medication is prescribed to be
administered.
10. What should a certified staff member do if the five rights do not match across
all three documents?
A. Administer the medication anyway
B. Call the pharmacy and administer
C. Hold the medication and consult the supervising nurse
D. Ask the individual what they think
Correct Answer: C
, Rationale: If the five rights do not match across all three documents, the staff
member must hold the medication and consult the supervising nurse. Never
administer a medication if there is a discrepancy.
11. What is the first step in the medication administration process?
A. Administer the medication
B. Verify the five rights
C. Document the administration
D. Wash hands
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The first step is to verify the five rights across the medication label, the
MAR, and the licensed practitioner's order.
12. When should the five rights be verified?
A. Only before administering the medication
B. Only after administering the medication
C. Before, during, and after administering the medication
D. Only when the medication is changed
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The five rights should be verified before, during, and after administering
the medication to ensure accuracy.
13. What is a medication administration record (MAR)?
A. A document that lists all medications prescribed for an individual
B. A document that lists all staff who administered medications
C. A document that lists all medications in the facility
D. A document that lists all medication side effects
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The MAR is a document that lists all medications prescribed for an
individual, including dose, route, time, and frequency.
14. What information must be included on the MAR?
A. The individual's name
B. The medication name and dose
C. The route and time of administration
D. All of the above
