MACE practice Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
An |MA |walks |into |a |patient's |room |to |give |oral |medication |tablets. |She |sets |them |down |in |the
|room. |The |MA |identifies |the |patient, |checks |their |allergies, |and |begins |to |administer |the |
medication. |The |patient |takes |half |their |pills. |The |MA |then |walks |back |out |of |the |room |to |
their |cart |to |bring |them |some |water. |What |did |the |MA |do |wrong? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
The |MA |did |not |watch |the |patient |take |all |of |their |medication
What |are |pharmacodynamics? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-How |the |drug |affects |the |body
What |is |the |branch |of |medicine |that |studies |the |uses |and |effects |of |drugs? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-pharmacology
The |study |of |how |drugs |are |processed |by |the |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pharmacokinetics
Each |drug |can |effect |a |person |differently, |what |is |this |called? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-clinical |
affect
How |the |drug |is |broken |down |by |the |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-metabolism
When |a |drug |moves |from |the |bloodstream |into |the |tissues |of |the |body, |what |is |this |called? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-distribution
List |the |4 |purposes |of |pharmacology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |discovering |and |developing |
new |medications
2) |improve |the |efficiency |of |medication
,3) |reduces |unwanted |side |effects |of |medication
4) |helps |with |the |understanding |of |drug |addiction
When |a |medication |is |marked |with |a |groove |to |make |splitting |easier, |what |type |of |medication |
is |this |called? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scored |medication
What |is |the |organization |dedicated |to |reducing |medication |errors |called? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Institution |for |safe |medication |practices |(ISMP)
What |are |3 |reasons |that |MARs |are |important? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |It |is |a |legal |record |
of |the |medications |a |resident |receives
2) |It |provides |information |about |a |resident's |care
3) |Careful |documentation |in |the |MAR |ensures |resident |safety
What |are |the |5 |rights |to |giving |medication? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |right |patient
2) |right |medication
3) |right |dose
4) |right |time
5) |right |route
A |licensed |professional |that |can |give |medications |(included |in |the |scope |of |practice) |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Licensed |health |care |professional
A |person |who |has |received |specialized |training |in |the |process |of |assisting |with |medication |
administration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Medication |aide
, An |MA |refuses |to |give |a |patient |their |medication |because |they |are |too |busy |on |a |personal |
phone |call. |The |patient |is |becoming |distressed |and |they |are |in |extreme |pain. |What |is |this |
called? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-neglect
What |is |an |unintended |reaction |of |a |medication |that |is |normally |warned |on |the |label? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Side |effect
An |MA |is |working |a |shift |and |accidentally |gives |a |patient |their |nightly |medication |at |0800. |
What |should |the |MA |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Report |the |error |to |the |nurse |immediately
A |cognitive |and |orientated |patient |refuses |their |medication. |The |patient's |daughter |calls |and |
wonders |why |the |MA |has |not |been |giving |the |medication. |What |can |the |MA |tell |her? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |MA |can |only |give |information |if |the |patient |gives |permission |to |do
|so
A |cognitive, |alert, |and |oriented |patient |has |recently |started |a |new |medication. |The |MA |clocks |
in |for |their |shift |and |realizes |that |the |patient |is |confused |and |cannot |identify |date |or |time. |
What |is |the |MA's |two |first |steps? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |report |to |the |nurse
2) |take |vitals
A |medication |is |due |to |be |given |to |a |patient |only |if |their |blood |pressure |reaches |a |certain |
level. |Can |the |MA |administer |this |medication |if |the |patient's |blood |pressure |is |within |range |to |
administer |this |medication? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No. |The |MA |cannot |give |medication |that |
requires |evaluation.
What |should |an |MA |do |if |a |patient |refuses |medication? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Explain |the |
potential |outcomes |of |not |taking |the |medication |and |report |to |the |nurse |that |the |patient |
refused |and |why
Where |are |medications |stored |in |the |work |setting? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |the |nurse's |cart
|locked |or |in |the |medication |room
Answers
An |MA |walks |into |a |patient's |room |to |give |oral |medication |tablets. |She |sets |them |down |in |the
|room. |The |MA |identifies |the |patient, |checks |their |allergies, |and |begins |to |administer |the |
medication. |The |patient |takes |half |their |pills. |The |MA |then |walks |back |out |of |the |room |to |
their |cart |to |bring |them |some |water. |What |did |the |MA |do |wrong? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
The |MA |did |not |watch |the |patient |take |all |of |their |medication
What |are |pharmacodynamics? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-How |the |drug |affects |the |body
What |is |the |branch |of |medicine |that |studies |the |uses |and |effects |of |drugs? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-pharmacology
The |study |of |how |drugs |are |processed |by |the |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pharmacokinetics
Each |drug |can |effect |a |person |differently, |what |is |this |called? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-clinical |
affect
How |the |drug |is |broken |down |by |the |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-metabolism
When |a |drug |moves |from |the |bloodstream |into |the |tissues |of |the |body, |what |is |this |called? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-distribution
List |the |4 |purposes |of |pharmacology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |discovering |and |developing |
new |medications
2) |improve |the |efficiency |of |medication
,3) |reduces |unwanted |side |effects |of |medication
4) |helps |with |the |understanding |of |drug |addiction
When |a |medication |is |marked |with |a |groove |to |make |splitting |easier, |what |type |of |medication |
is |this |called? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scored |medication
What |is |the |organization |dedicated |to |reducing |medication |errors |called? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Institution |for |safe |medication |practices |(ISMP)
What |are |3 |reasons |that |MARs |are |important? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |It |is |a |legal |record |
of |the |medications |a |resident |receives
2) |It |provides |information |about |a |resident's |care
3) |Careful |documentation |in |the |MAR |ensures |resident |safety
What |are |the |5 |rights |to |giving |medication? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |right |patient
2) |right |medication
3) |right |dose
4) |right |time
5) |right |route
A |licensed |professional |that |can |give |medications |(included |in |the |scope |of |practice) |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Licensed |health |care |professional
A |person |who |has |received |specialized |training |in |the |process |of |assisting |with |medication |
administration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Medication |aide
, An |MA |refuses |to |give |a |patient |their |medication |because |they |are |too |busy |on |a |personal |
phone |call. |The |patient |is |becoming |distressed |and |they |are |in |extreme |pain. |What |is |this |
called? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-neglect
What |is |an |unintended |reaction |of |a |medication |that |is |normally |warned |on |the |label? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Side |effect
An |MA |is |working |a |shift |and |accidentally |gives |a |patient |their |nightly |medication |at |0800. |
What |should |the |MA |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Report |the |error |to |the |nurse |immediately
A |cognitive |and |orientated |patient |refuses |their |medication. |The |patient's |daughter |calls |and |
wonders |why |the |MA |has |not |been |giving |the |medication. |What |can |the |MA |tell |her? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |MA |can |only |give |information |if |the |patient |gives |permission |to |do
|so
A |cognitive, |alert, |and |oriented |patient |has |recently |started |a |new |medication. |The |MA |clocks |
in |for |their |shift |and |realizes |that |the |patient |is |confused |and |cannot |identify |date |or |time. |
What |is |the |MA's |two |first |steps? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |report |to |the |nurse
2) |take |vitals
A |medication |is |due |to |be |given |to |a |patient |only |if |their |blood |pressure |reaches |a |certain |
level. |Can |the |MA |administer |this |medication |if |the |patient's |blood |pressure |is |within |range |to |
administer |this |medication? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No. |The |MA |cannot |give |medication |that |
requires |evaluation.
What |should |an |MA |do |if |a |patient |refuses |medication? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Explain |the |
potential |outcomes |of |not |taking |the |medication |and |report |to |the |nurse |that |the |patient |
refused |and |why
Where |are |medications |stored |in |the |work |setting? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |the |nurse's |cart
|locked |or |in |the |medication |room
