MED AIDE CHAPTER 3 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. A controlled-release medication cannot be:
A) Swallowed.
B) Split or crushed.
C) A capsule.
D) Long-acting. - ANS-B) Split or crushed.
2. How might a resident's gender affect the way a medication works within that person's
body?
A) Men are likelier to have an adverse reaction to medication.
B) Medications generally remain in a woman's body for a longer period of time.
C) Medication generally remains in a man's body for a longer period of time.
D) Gender has no effect on the way a medication works in a person's body. - ANS-B)
Medications generally remain in a woman's body for a longer period of time.
3. In pharmacology, the acronym SDME stands for:
A) Absorption, Development, Medication, Excretion
B) Administration, Distribution, Medication, Excretion
C) Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
D) Administration, Distribution, Metabolism, Excrement - ANS-C) Absorption,
Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
4. Medication aides are permitted to administer medications via the following routes:
A) Vaginal, rectal, and intradermal.
B) Sublingual, transdermal, and ocular.
C) Rectal, topical, and intramuscular.
D) Oral, intravenous, and transdermal. - ANS-B) Sublingual, transdermal, and ocular.
5. Medication aides should be aware that certain ______________ such as
_____________ may affect the body's response to some medications.
A) Herbal supplements; grapefruit juice.
B) Vitamins; Enzymes.
C) Foods; grapefruit.
D) Moods; boredom. - ANS-C) Foods; grapefruit.
6. The _____ route is the most common route of administration for medications.
A) Injection
B) Oral
C) Bleb
D) Topical - ANS-B) Oral
7. The otic administration route is via the:
A) Ear
B) Eye
C) Nose
D) Mouth - ANS-A) Ear
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. A controlled-release medication cannot be:
A) Swallowed.
B) Split or crushed.
C) A capsule.
D) Long-acting. - ANS-B) Split or crushed.
2. How might a resident's gender affect the way a medication works within that person's
body?
A) Men are likelier to have an adverse reaction to medication.
B) Medications generally remain in a woman's body for a longer period of time.
C) Medication generally remains in a man's body for a longer period of time.
D) Gender has no effect on the way a medication works in a person's body. - ANS-B)
Medications generally remain in a woman's body for a longer period of time.
3. In pharmacology, the acronym SDME stands for:
A) Absorption, Development, Medication, Excretion
B) Administration, Distribution, Medication, Excretion
C) Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
D) Administration, Distribution, Metabolism, Excrement - ANS-C) Absorption,
Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
4. Medication aides are permitted to administer medications via the following routes:
A) Vaginal, rectal, and intradermal.
B) Sublingual, transdermal, and ocular.
C) Rectal, topical, and intramuscular.
D) Oral, intravenous, and transdermal. - ANS-B) Sublingual, transdermal, and ocular.
5. Medication aides should be aware that certain ______________ such as
_____________ may affect the body's response to some medications.
A) Herbal supplements; grapefruit juice.
B) Vitamins; Enzymes.
C) Foods; grapefruit.
D) Moods; boredom. - ANS-C) Foods; grapefruit.
6. The _____ route is the most common route of administration for medications.
A) Injection
B) Oral
C) Bleb
D) Topical - ANS-B) Oral
7. The otic administration route is via the:
A) Ear
B) Eye
C) Nose
D) Mouth - ANS-A) Ear
