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ASSISTED LIVING MEDICATION TRAINING
EXAM PREP 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. The physician has prescribed a suppository for Mrs. Smith.
Who may administer the suppository? - correct answer - Med
Passers/Nurses Only
2. When a medication is discontinued it must be destroyed or
returned to the pharmacy, depending on your facility protocol.
What statement best describes destruction? - correct answer -
two staff members must witness and document the destruction
3. When assisting with medications, the main reason you do not
leave a medication unattended is because: - correct answer -
the resident may not take the medication, or someone else
might take it
4. Which of the following may be an example of an adverse drug
reaction? - correct answer - fatigue, confusion, and dizziness
(all of the above)
5. OTC is the abbreviation for: - correct answer - over the counter
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6. The abbreviation for teaspoon is: - correct answer - tsp
7. An order is written for metoclopramide 10 mg three times a
day. The solution of metoclopramide on hand is 5 mg/5 ml.
How many millimeters per does should the resident receive? -
correct answer - 10 ml
8. 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? -
correct answer - call the pharmacy and ask for assistance from
a pharmacist
9. The physician has ordered a liquid medication for your
resident. When measuring the medication it is best to use: -
correct answer - a plastic medication cup with graduated
measurements
10. When assisting a resident to apply a transdermal patch, you
should: - correct answer - remove the old patch first
ASSISTED LIVING MEDICATION TRAINING
EXAM PREP 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. The physician has prescribed a suppository for Mrs. Smith.
Who may administer the suppository? - correct answer - Med
Passers/Nurses Only
2. When a medication is discontinued it must be destroyed or
returned to the pharmacy, depending on your facility protocol.
What statement best describes destruction? - correct answer -
two staff members must witness and document the destruction
3. When assisting with medications, the main reason you do not
leave a medication unattended is because: - correct answer -
the resident may not take the medication, or someone else
might take it
4. Which of the following may be an example of an adverse drug
reaction? - correct answer - fatigue, confusion, and dizziness
(all of the above)
5. OTC is the abbreviation for: - correct answer - over the counter
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6. The abbreviation for teaspoon is: - correct answer - tsp
7. An order is written for metoclopramide 10 mg three times a
day. The solution of metoclopramide on hand is 5 mg/5 ml.
How many millimeters per does should the resident receive? -
correct answer - 10 ml
8. 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? -
correct answer - call the pharmacy and ask for assistance from
a pharmacist
9. The physician has ordered a liquid medication for your
resident. When measuring the medication it is best to use: -
correct answer - a plastic medication cup with graduated
measurements
10. When assisting a resident to apply a transdermal patch, you
should: - correct answer - remove the old patch first
