MED AIDE CHAPTER 7 EXAM: (LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027), WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
Instructions: For each question select the best answer. Correct answer is shown after the choices, followed
by a rationale.
MED AIDE CHAPTER 7
1. What is a boxed warning?
A) Instructions from the pharmacy that accompany a prescription medication.
B) A list of all known medication side effects.
C) A required warning related to serious or life-threatening medication side effects.
D) The controlled substance section of a resident's MAR.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A boxed warning (also called a “black box” warning) is the strongest safety warning required by
the FDA. It highlights serious or life-threatening risks associated with a drug and must appear prominently
on the drug’s labeling to alert prescribers and patients. It is not a general side-effect list or pharmacy
instruction and is distinct from MAR content.
2. Which of the following is a "right" of medication administration?
A) The right brand
B) The right to confidentiality
C) The right to safety
D) The right time
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The traditional “rights” of medication administration commonly taught to medication
aides/nurses include: right resident, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, and often right
documentation. While safety and confidentiality are important ethical/legal principles, the recognized
“right” related to administration timing is the right time.
3. In medication administration, the right route refers to:
A) The order in which different residents receive their medications.
B) The path the MA takes through the facility while distributing medications.
C) Getting a medication into or onto the resident's body in the correct manner.
D) Receiving the medication order directly from the prescriber.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: “Right route” means administering the drug by the correct physical route (e.g., oral, topical,
,sublingual, inhalation, ophthalmic, otic, rectal). Giving by the wrong route can significantly alter absorption,
effect, and safety.
4. Which of the following is true of a medication aide's duties as part of the care team?
A) The medication aide spends the most time with residents and is considered the "eyes and ears" of the care
team.
B) The medication aide cannot make decisions about a resident's medication but must report changes in the
resident and any potential medication errors.
C) The medication aide's role does not involve researching the medications she administers.
D) Because a medication aide reports directly to a supervising nurse, a medication aide is never responsible
for medication administration errors.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Medication aides are not authorized to alter medication orders but are required to monitor
and report resident changes and any suspected medication errors to the supervising nurse. They are part of
the team and do often observe residents closely, but they still must defer medication decisions to licensed
staff and are responsible for safe administration within their scope.
5. An MA looking for reliable information about a drug he has never administered before
should:
A) Call a poison control helpline.
B) Look the drug up on Wikipedia.
C) Use the facility's drug reference book.
D) Ask a more experienced medication aide.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The facility’s official drug reference (e.g., PDR, Lexicomp, facility pharmacology resources)
provides vetted dosing, indications, contraindications, routes, and safety information. Poison control is for
exposures/overdoses; Wikipedia is not an authoritative clinical source; asking colleagues can be helpful, but
medication aides should consult authorized references.
6. A contraindication is:
A) A drug-drug interaction that may cause harm to a resident.
B) A reason certain medication should not be taken by a particular resident or should be taken with caution.
C) A drug prescribed to a resident for a condition outside the usual use of that medication.
D) The total effect, positive or negative, produced by multiple medications within the body.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A contraindication is any condition or factor (e.g., pregnancy, allergy, organ failure) that makes
a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable because it may cause harm. It differs from drug
interactions (A), off-label use (C), and polypharmacy effects (D).
, 7. Most medications should be stored in a ___ and kept away from ___.
A) Moist area; dry air.
B) Dry area; sunlight.
C) Cool area; freezers.
D) Dark area; other medications.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Most drugs require dry, cool storage and protection from direct sunlight which can degrade
active ingredients. “Moist areas” typically promote chemical breakdown or mold; “freezers” are for specific
formulations only.
8. When should a medication storage area be kept locked?
A) Any time it is not actively in use.
B) After all medications have been transferred to a medication cart.
C) When there is not a medication aide working in the facility.
D) At night.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Medication rooms and carts must be secure at all times when not supervised/actively used to
prevent unauthorized access, diversion, and errors. This is a continuous security practice, not limited to night
or staff presence.
9. A medication aide can help promote safety in a facility by:
A) Getting help with passing medications as often as possible.
B) Keeping keys to medication storage areas and carts secure.
C) Delegating a nursing assistant to help monitor unlocked medication carts.
D) Keeping all of the resident's medications in the resident's room.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Safeguarding keys and securing medication areas reduces theft/diversion and prevents
unauthorized access. Delegation of security tasks is not within MA scope; leaving meds in resident rooms is
poor practice unless specified and secured.
10. What should a medication aide know concerning medication disposal?
A) All unused medications should be flushed down the toilet at the end of a medication aide's shift.
B) All disposal of medications must be documented regardless of reason.
C) Only controlled substances require documentation for disposal.
D) Medication aides always control all aspects of medication disposal for a facility.
Correct Answer: B
UPDATE 2026/2027), WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
Instructions: For each question select the best answer. Correct answer is shown after the choices, followed
by a rationale.
MED AIDE CHAPTER 7
1. What is a boxed warning?
A) Instructions from the pharmacy that accompany a prescription medication.
B) A list of all known medication side effects.
C) A required warning related to serious or life-threatening medication side effects.
D) The controlled substance section of a resident's MAR.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A boxed warning (also called a “black box” warning) is the strongest safety warning required by
the FDA. It highlights serious or life-threatening risks associated with a drug and must appear prominently
on the drug’s labeling to alert prescribers and patients. It is not a general side-effect list or pharmacy
instruction and is distinct from MAR content.
2. Which of the following is a "right" of medication administration?
A) The right brand
B) The right to confidentiality
C) The right to safety
D) The right time
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The traditional “rights” of medication administration commonly taught to medication
aides/nurses include: right resident, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, and often right
documentation. While safety and confidentiality are important ethical/legal principles, the recognized
“right” related to administration timing is the right time.
3. In medication administration, the right route refers to:
A) The order in which different residents receive their medications.
B) The path the MA takes through the facility while distributing medications.
C) Getting a medication into or onto the resident's body in the correct manner.
D) Receiving the medication order directly from the prescriber.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: “Right route” means administering the drug by the correct physical route (e.g., oral, topical,
,sublingual, inhalation, ophthalmic, otic, rectal). Giving by the wrong route can significantly alter absorption,
effect, and safety.
4. Which of the following is true of a medication aide's duties as part of the care team?
A) The medication aide spends the most time with residents and is considered the "eyes and ears" of the care
team.
B) The medication aide cannot make decisions about a resident's medication but must report changes in the
resident and any potential medication errors.
C) The medication aide's role does not involve researching the medications she administers.
D) Because a medication aide reports directly to a supervising nurse, a medication aide is never responsible
for medication administration errors.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Medication aides are not authorized to alter medication orders but are required to monitor
and report resident changes and any suspected medication errors to the supervising nurse. They are part of
the team and do often observe residents closely, but they still must defer medication decisions to licensed
staff and are responsible for safe administration within their scope.
5. An MA looking for reliable information about a drug he has never administered before
should:
A) Call a poison control helpline.
B) Look the drug up on Wikipedia.
C) Use the facility's drug reference book.
D) Ask a more experienced medication aide.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The facility’s official drug reference (e.g., PDR, Lexicomp, facility pharmacology resources)
provides vetted dosing, indications, contraindications, routes, and safety information. Poison control is for
exposures/overdoses; Wikipedia is not an authoritative clinical source; asking colleagues can be helpful, but
medication aides should consult authorized references.
6. A contraindication is:
A) A drug-drug interaction that may cause harm to a resident.
B) A reason certain medication should not be taken by a particular resident or should be taken with caution.
C) A drug prescribed to a resident for a condition outside the usual use of that medication.
D) The total effect, positive or negative, produced by multiple medications within the body.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A contraindication is any condition or factor (e.g., pregnancy, allergy, organ failure) that makes
a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable because it may cause harm. It differs from drug
interactions (A), off-label use (C), and polypharmacy effects (D).
, 7. Most medications should be stored in a ___ and kept away from ___.
A) Moist area; dry air.
B) Dry area; sunlight.
C) Cool area; freezers.
D) Dark area; other medications.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Most drugs require dry, cool storage and protection from direct sunlight which can degrade
active ingredients. “Moist areas” typically promote chemical breakdown or mold; “freezers” are for specific
formulations only.
8. When should a medication storage area be kept locked?
A) Any time it is not actively in use.
B) After all medications have been transferred to a medication cart.
C) When there is not a medication aide working in the facility.
D) At night.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Medication rooms and carts must be secure at all times when not supervised/actively used to
prevent unauthorized access, diversion, and errors. This is a continuous security practice, not limited to night
or staff presence.
9. A medication aide can help promote safety in a facility by:
A) Getting help with passing medications as often as possible.
B) Keeping keys to medication storage areas and carts secure.
C) Delegating a nursing assistant to help monitor unlocked medication carts.
D) Keeping all of the resident's medications in the resident's room.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Safeguarding keys and securing medication areas reduces theft/diversion and prevents
unauthorized access. Delegation of security tasks is not within MA scope; leaving meds in resident rooms is
poor practice unless specified and secured.
10. What should a medication aide know concerning medication disposal?
A) All unused medications should be flushed down the toilet at the end of a medication aide's shift.
B) All disposal of medications must be documented regardless of reason.
C) Only controlled substances require documentation for disposal.
D) Medication aides always control all aspects of medication disposal for a facility.
Correct Answer: B
