CRMA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
ANY medication must have ______? - Answers -Any medication must have a written,
signed, and dated order.
Can a CRMA take telephone orders? - Answers -NO! NEVER!!!
Who CAN take a telephone order? - Answers -An RN, LP, Pharmacist can take a
telephone order.
What two things must you know before administering medication? - Answers -Before
administering medication you must know:
1) What it does,
2) What the side effects are for that med.
Can a CRMA re-label a bubble pack? - Answers -No. Only a pharmacist can relabel,
and the pharmasist has to put it on the med.
Can a CRMA crush or split a med.? - Answers -Not without checking with a pharmacist
first, even if you have an order of the doctor.
Is it ok to turn your back/ walk away from an open medicine cabinet/leave a medication
out while you pass poured meds? - Answers -No, never!
Can a CRMA leave medications for the client to take at their leisure? - Answers -No.
always observe swallowing and check mouth if necessary.
List 4 things about schedule II medications: - Answers -1) must be double locked,
2) must be counted:
-count daily when in use.
-count weekly when not in use.
3) must be kept in a bound book with numbered pages,
4) renewed every 30 days
How often do psychotropic drugs get renewed? - Answers -psychotropic drugs are
renewed every 3 months or 90 days
How often are long term, medications and standing order medications renewed? -
Answers -Long term medications and standing order medications are renewed yearly.
How must schedule II medications be destroyed? - Answers -Schedule II medications
may NOT be destroyed by a CRMA. They must be disposed of in the following manner:
The administrator or a licensed or registered nurse shall list all such unused
substances, and keep the same in a securely locked area apart from all other drugs.
ANY medication must have ______? - Answers -Any medication must have a written,
signed, and dated order.
Can a CRMA take telephone orders? - Answers -NO! NEVER!!!
Who CAN take a telephone order? - Answers -An RN, LP, Pharmacist can take a
telephone order.
What two things must you know before administering medication? - Answers -Before
administering medication you must know:
1) What it does,
2) What the side effects are for that med.
Can a CRMA re-label a bubble pack? - Answers -No. Only a pharmacist can relabel,
and the pharmasist has to put it on the med.
Can a CRMA crush or split a med.? - Answers -Not without checking with a pharmacist
first, even if you have an order of the doctor.
Is it ok to turn your back/ walk away from an open medicine cabinet/leave a medication
out while you pass poured meds? - Answers -No, never!
Can a CRMA leave medications for the client to take at their leisure? - Answers -No.
always observe swallowing and check mouth if necessary.
List 4 things about schedule II medications: - Answers -1) must be double locked,
2) must be counted:
-count daily when in use.
-count weekly when not in use.
3) must be kept in a bound book with numbered pages,
4) renewed every 30 days
How often do psychotropic drugs get renewed? - Answers -psychotropic drugs are
renewed every 3 months or 90 days
How often are long term, medications and standing order medications renewed? -
Answers -Long term medications and standing order medications are renewed yearly.
How must schedule II medications be destroyed? - Answers -Schedule II medications
may NOT be destroyed by a CRMA. They must be disposed of in the following manner:
The administrator or a licensed or registered nurse shall list all such unused
substances, and keep the same in a securely locked area apart from all other drugs.
