Med Cert - practice quiz/test 2025
Questions and Answers
BID means - ANSWER✔️✔️-twice a day
A successful completion of your final exam means - ANSWER✔️✔️-That you have passed
baseline competency
A source of medication can be - ANSWER✔️✔️-Plants, animals, and minerals
The trade name is - ANSWER✔️✔️-The name given for marketing purposes
When are you required to count "controlled" medications? - ANSWER✔️✔️-At the beginning and
end of your shift
What can influence the effect of medication? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Your age
When a medication does what it is supposed to do it is known as - ANSWER✔️✔️-Therapeutic
effect
The abbreviation for "sublingual" is - ANSWER✔️✔️-Sl
What kind of measurement is most accurate to dose medications? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Metric
One tablespoon is equal to - ANSWER✔️✔️-15 mls
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, The doctor ordered Depakote 750mg PO but you have 250mgs on hand. How many tabs do you
give? - ANSWER✔️✔️-3
If a medication has a "synergistic" effect, that means - ANSWER✔️✔️-One medication increases
the action of another medication
Meds to be taken on an empty stomach are given - ANSWER✔️✔️-1 hour before or 2 hours after
a meal
How many times are the 5 rights checked? - ANSWER✔️✔️-3 times before the medications are
administered
If a medication is ordered OS where would you place it? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Left eye
How do you best identify the correct person to give medication to? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Use a photo
Id
What is an "unlabeled use"? - ANSWER✔️✔️-The med is being used for a reason not listed in
drug reference
Where can you get information about a medication? - ANSWER✔️✔️-The nurse, the pharmacy,
the drug reference book.
What do you do if you can't read the med label? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Don't give, call the nurse or call
the pharmacist
Besides the primary care physician who can sign the medication orders? - ANSWER✔️✔️-The
APRN, the PA, the psychiatrist,
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Questions and Answers
BID means - ANSWER✔️✔️-twice a day
A successful completion of your final exam means - ANSWER✔️✔️-That you have passed
baseline competency
A source of medication can be - ANSWER✔️✔️-Plants, animals, and minerals
The trade name is - ANSWER✔️✔️-The name given for marketing purposes
When are you required to count "controlled" medications? - ANSWER✔️✔️-At the beginning and
end of your shift
What can influence the effect of medication? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Your age
When a medication does what it is supposed to do it is known as - ANSWER✔️✔️-Therapeutic
effect
The abbreviation for "sublingual" is - ANSWER✔️✔️-Sl
What kind of measurement is most accurate to dose medications? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Metric
One tablespoon is equal to - ANSWER✔️✔️-15 mls
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, The doctor ordered Depakote 750mg PO but you have 250mgs on hand. How many tabs do you
give? - ANSWER✔️✔️-3
If a medication has a "synergistic" effect, that means - ANSWER✔️✔️-One medication increases
the action of another medication
Meds to be taken on an empty stomach are given - ANSWER✔️✔️-1 hour before or 2 hours after
a meal
How many times are the 5 rights checked? - ANSWER✔️✔️-3 times before the medications are
administered
If a medication is ordered OS where would you place it? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Left eye
How do you best identify the correct person to give medication to? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Use a photo
Id
What is an "unlabeled use"? - ANSWER✔️✔️-The med is being used for a reason not listed in
drug reference
Where can you get information about a medication? - ANSWER✔️✔️-The nurse, the pharmacy,
the drug reference book.
What do you do if you can't read the med label? - ANSWER✔️✔️-Don't give, call the nurse or call
the pharmacist
Besides the primary care physician who can sign the medication orders? - ANSWER✔️✔️-The
APRN, the PA, the psychiatrist,
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