MEDICATION AIDE EXAM ACTUAL
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following is an example of drug- disease interaction?
Answer: A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure
after taking an OTC cold medication.
◉ A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may be inhaled
and reach the lungs: Answer: Aerosolizes it
◉ Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is an
example of Answer: Negligence
◉ What is a topical medication? Answer: An ointment that is applied
to the skin
◉ If a resident's MAR indicates that the pulse rate should be counted
before administering a medication, how often does the MA need to
count and document the resident's pulse rate? Answer: Every time
that medication is administered
,◉ Which of the following is an example of respecting a resident's
right to participate in her own care? Answer: Respecting the
resident's right to refuse a medication
◉ The therapeutic dose of a medication is high enough to be
___________ and low enough to avoid _____________. Answer: Effective;
toxicity
◉ Why should healthcare workers not put a zero (0) after a decimal
when writing whole numbers Answer: Because it could cause a
number to be read incorrectly
◉ Which of these factors seriously affects the way a drug is used in
the body? Answer: The age of the person taking the drug
◉ A type of liquid medication that contains drug particles that are
not completely dissolved is a Answer: suspension
◉ Which of the following medications may be very dangerous if
discarded incorrectly? Answer: fentanyl patch
◉ Which of the following foods is known to cause interactions with
many different drugs? Answer: grapefruit
,◉ A drug's indication is the ___________ it is taken. Answer: Reason
◉ What needs to be documented when a PRN medication is
administered? Answer: The reason the medication is being
administered and who assessed the resident/ authorized
administration
◉ Which of these could be an example of nonverbal communication
of medication refusal? Answer: The resident shakes her head and
refuses to take the souffle cup when the medication aide tries to
hand it to her.
◉ With whom can a medication aide share information about a
resident's medications? Answer: With the resident and members of
the care team
◉ Which of the following medications requires careful counting and
entry in a special log? Answer: Hydrocodone
◉ What does it mean for a nurse to delegate the task of medication
administration? Answer: The nurse is transferring responsibility to
the medication aide to perform the specific task of administering a
drug according to instructions in the MAR.
, ◉ Which of the following is allowed for a medication aide? Answer:
Administering an established oral medication
◉ Objective information is based on ___________ and subjective
information is based on ___________. Answer: Observed facts; reported
experiences
◉ Which of these are always listed in the "rights" of medication
administration? Answer: Right resident, right medication, and right
route
◉ When an MA is administering a medication, he has never
administered before, what should he do? Answer: Learn more about
it using a trusted reference source
◉ What is the purpose of reporting all medication errors, even if
there is no harm to a resident? Answer: It can help improve
processes and increase safety.
◉ Which system is the standard system for measurement in
healthcare? Answer: metric
◉ Which of these describes the best way to measure liquid
medications? Answer: With a dose cup marked in milliliters
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following is an example of drug- disease interaction?
Answer: A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure
after taking an OTC cold medication.
◉ A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may be inhaled
and reach the lungs: Answer: Aerosolizes it
◉ Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is an
example of Answer: Negligence
◉ What is a topical medication? Answer: An ointment that is applied
to the skin
◉ If a resident's MAR indicates that the pulse rate should be counted
before administering a medication, how often does the MA need to
count and document the resident's pulse rate? Answer: Every time
that medication is administered
,◉ Which of the following is an example of respecting a resident's
right to participate in her own care? Answer: Respecting the
resident's right to refuse a medication
◉ The therapeutic dose of a medication is high enough to be
___________ and low enough to avoid _____________. Answer: Effective;
toxicity
◉ Why should healthcare workers not put a zero (0) after a decimal
when writing whole numbers Answer: Because it could cause a
number to be read incorrectly
◉ Which of these factors seriously affects the way a drug is used in
the body? Answer: The age of the person taking the drug
◉ A type of liquid medication that contains drug particles that are
not completely dissolved is a Answer: suspension
◉ Which of the following medications may be very dangerous if
discarded incorrectly? Answer: fentanyl patch
◉ Which of the following foods is known to cause interactions with
many different drugs? Answer: grapefruit
,◉ A drug's indication is the ___________ it is taken. Answer: Reason
◉ What needs to be documented when a PRN medication is
administered? Answer: The reason the medication is being
administered and who assessed the resident/ authorized
administration
◉ Which of these could be an example of nonverbal communication
of medication refusal? Answer: The resident shakes her head and
refuses to take the souffle cup when the medication aide tries to
hand it to her.
◉ With whom can a medication aide share information about a
resident's medications? Answer: With the resident and members of
the care team
◉ Which of the following medications requires careful counting and
entry in a special log? Answer: Hydrocodone
◉ What does it mean for a nurse to delegate the task of medication
administration? Answer: The nurse is transferring responsibility to
the medication aide to perform the specific task of administering a
drug according to instructions in the MAR.
, ◉ Which of the following is allowed for a medication aide? Answer:
Administering an established oral medication
◉ Objective information is based on ___________ and subjective
information is based on ___________. Answer: Observed facts; reported
experiences
◉ Which of these are always listed in the "rights" of medication
administration? Answer: Right resident, right medication, and right
route
◉ When an MA is administering a medication, he has never
administered before, what should he do? Answer: Learn more about
it using a trusted reference source
◉ What is the purpose of reporting all medication errors, even if
there is no harm to a resident? Answer: It can help improve
processes and increase safety.
◉ Which system is the standard system for measurement in
healthcare? Answer: metric
◉ Which of these describes the best way to measure liquid
medications? Answer: With a dose cup marked in milliliters
