TCAR POST TEST EXAMINATION 2026
COMPLETE 50 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS AND FULL SOLUTIONS
◉What information might be useful to the health care practitioner
on a follow-up visit for medication monitoring?
Select one:
A. ADL assessments and new program goals
B. New symptoms
C. Results of last year's swallowing study
D. A copy of the most recent prescription from the pharmacy
Incorrect Answer: B
◉You start to give Vic his alendronate which he takes for
osteoporosis. When you pull out his medication record, you notice
that he missed his last dose of medication. What should you do?
Select one:
A. Call the health care practitioner to get instructions over the phone
about what to do.
B. Nothing because osteoporosis is not dangerous.
C. Administer 2 doses since he missed the last dose.
,D. Call the health care practitioner to get written orders about what
to do. Answer: D
◉Jennifer has a cough, sore throat, and a fever of 102 degrees. Her
health care practitioner prescribes a cough suppressant to be taken
every four hours for five days, and two aspirins every four hours.
The health care practitioner says the aspirin should take care of the
fever within 48 hours, and that at the end of the five days, Jennifer's
cough should be significantly better. Jennifer's temperature returned
to normal within 24 hours but after five days, her cough remains the
same. In the above example, the desired effect was:
Select one:
A. Jennifer's cough improved after 48 hours.
B. Jennifer's temperature went up again after five days.
C. Jennifer's temperature returned to normal after 24 hours. Correct
D. Jennifer learned to cover her mouth when she coughed. Answer: C
◉Ben has had a change in his blood pressure medication. After three
doses, the staff person takes Ben's blood pressure and reports it to
the health care practitioner as ordered. What kind of reporting is
this?
Select one:
A. Immediate reporting
B. Urgent reporting Incorrect
C. Routine reporting
, D. Certain time reporting
Feedback Answer: C
◉The three parts of administering a medication are:
Select one:
A. Recording, storage and documentation
B. Observation, preparation and administration
C. Preparation, administration and completion including
documentation Correct
D. Preparation, administration and storage Answer: C
◉A desired effect of a medication for an individual is to:
Select one:
A. Become dependent upon the medication.
B. Have relief from their symptom. Correct
C. Have no changes in their symptoms
D. Experience an unwanted effect. Answer: B
◉Medications not given during vacation should be documented as a:
Select one:
A. Vacation with a "V."
B. Missed dose with an "O." Incorrect
COMPLETE 50 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS AND FULL SOLUTIONS
◉What information might be useful to the health care practitioner
on a follow-up visit for medication monitoring?
Select one:
A. ADL assessments and new program goals
B. New symptoms
C. Results of last year's swallowing study
D. A copy of the most recent prescription from the pharmacy
Incorrect Answer: B
◉You start to give Vic his alendronate which he takes for
osteoporosis. When you pull out his medication record, you notice
that he missed his last dose of medication. What should you do?
Select one:
A. Call the health care practitioner to get instructions over the phone
about what to do.
B. Nothing because osteoporosis is not dangerous.
C. Administer 2 doses since he missed the last dose.
,D. Call the health care practitioner to get written orders about what
to do. Answer: D
◉Jennifer has a cough, sore throat, and a fever of 102 degrees. Her
health care practitioner prescribes a cough suppressant to be taken
every four hours for five days, and two aspirins every four hours.
The health care practitioner says the aspirin should take care of the
fever within 48 hours, and that at the end of the five days, Jennifer's
cough should be significantly better. Jennifer's temperature returned
to normal within 24 hours but after five days, her cough remains the
same. In the above example, the desired effect was:
Select one:
A. Jennifer's cough improved after 48 hours.
B. Jennifer's temperature went up again after five days.
C. Jennifer's temperature returned to normal after 24 hours. Correct
D. Jennifer learned to cover her mouth when she coughed. Answer: C
◉Ben has had a change in his blood pressure medication. After three
doses, the staff person takes Ben's blood pressure and reports it to
the health care practitioner as ordered. What kind of reporting is
this?
Select one:
A. Immediate reporting
B. Urgent reporting Incorrect
C. Routine reporting
, D. Certain time reporting
Feedback Answer: C
◉The three parts of administering a medication are:
Select one:
A. Recording, storage and documentation
B. Observation, preparation and administration
C. Preparation, administration and completion including
documentation Correct
D. Preparation, administration and storage Answer: C
◉A desired effect of a medication for an individual is to:
Select one:
A. Become dependent upon the medication.
B. Have relief from their symptom. Correct
C. Have no changes in their symptoms
D. Experience an unwanted effect. Answer: B
◉Medications not given during vacation should be documented as a:
Select one:
A. Vacation with a "V."
B. Missed dose with an "O." Incorrect
