ASSISTED LIVING MEDICATION TRAINING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS A+ 2025
You have received an order for a liquid medication, but you are not sure how much to
give to equal the number of mg ordered. Your supervisor is not in the building. What
should you do? - ✔✔call the pharmacy and ask for assistance from a pharmacist
The physician has ordered a liquid medication for your resident. When measuring the
medication it is best to use: - ✔✔a plastic medication cup with graduated measurements
When assisting a resident to apply a transdermal patch, you should: - ✔✔remove the
old patch first
"Ambien 5 mg po PRN" is a complete PRN medication order - ✔✔false
When working as a med aide, you must: - ✔✔follow your state regulations, follow your
facility systems for documentation, follow instructions for your supervisor (all of the
above)
Unless otherwise indicated by the physician, medications typically may be given: -
✔✔between one hour before to one hour after the scheduled time
Having more than one resident's medications out at a time for pouring: - ✔✔must never
be done
It is best to use a ______ when writing on the MAR - ✔✔black pen
The medication label and the MAR are compared: - ✔✔when removing the medication
from the storage area, when pouring the medication, when returning the medication to
the storage area (all of the above)
When a resident is going to be gone for a week with her family, it is best to: - ✔✔give all
of the prescribed medications in the original container from the pharmacy to the family
along with any special instructions
If you have an uneasy feeling about the meds you are about to give a resident, it is best
to: - ✔✔consult with your supervisor
A resident may store and consume his own medications if: - ✔✔there is written
physician approval
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS A+ 2025
You have received an order for a liquid medication, but you are not sure how much to
give to equal the number of mg ordered. Your supervisor is not in the building. What
should you do? - ✔✔call the pharmacy and ask for assistance from a pharmacist
The physician has ordered a liquid medication for your resident. When measuring the
medication it is best to use: - ✔✔a plastic medication cup with graduated measurements
When assisting a resident to apply a transdermal patch, you should: - ✔✔remove the
old patch first
"Ambien 5 mg po PRN" is a complete PRN medication order - ✔✔false
When working as a med aide, you must: - ✔✔follow your state regulations, follow your
facility systems for documentation, follow instructions for your supervisor (all of the
above)
Unless otherwise indicated by the physician, medications typically may be given: -
✔✔between one hour before to one hour after the scheduled time
Having more than one resident's medications out at a time for pouring: - ✔✔must never
be done
It is best to use a ______ when writing on the MAR - ✔✔black pen
The medication label and the MAR are compared: - ✔✔when removing the medication
from the storage area, when pouring the medication, when returning the medication to
the storage area (all of the above)
When a resident is going to be gone for a week with her family, it is best to: - ✔✔give all
of the prescribed medications in the original container from the pharmacy to the family
along with any special instructions
If you have an uneasy feeling about the meds you are about to give a resident, it is best
to: - ✔✔consult with your supervisor
A resident may store and consume his own medications if: - ✔✔there is written
physician approval
