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Certified Medication Aide Final Actual Verified Exam
Newest Complete 200 Questions And Correct Detailed
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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?
Every time that medication is administered
Once a day, when the medication is first administered
When the resident looks tired or seems unresponsive
When the resident looks anxious or hyperactive - 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?
Making sure the resident takes every medication on the
MAR no matter what
Respecting the resident's right to refuse a medication
Giving a resident privacy when she has visitors
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Promptly reporting any medication errors - 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 _____________.
Toxic; effectiveness
Effective; toxicity
Tolerated, side effects
Administered, anaphylaxis - Answer-Effective; toxicity
Why should healthcare workers not put a zero (0) after a
decimal when writing whole numbers?
Because it saves time to skip writing the zero
Because it takes up less room on residents' charts
Because it is an inaccurate way to write numbers
Because it could cause a number to be read incorrectly -
Answer-Because it could cause a number to be read
incorrectly
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to
administer a drug
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If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the
medication aide to do so - Answer-If it is the first time a
resident takes it
Which of the following is an example of drug- disease
interaction?
A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure
after taking an OTC cold medication.
A person with depression has a change in mood after
starting a new medication.
A person who has been taking a medication for a long time
finds that it is less effective.
A person who takes medication for hypertension
sometimes has a low blood pressure measurement. -
Answer-A person with hypertension has elevated blood
pressure after taking an OTC cold medication.
Certified Medication Aide Final Actual Verified Exam
Newest Complete 200 Questions And Correct Detailed
Answers| Already Graded A+||Newest Exam!!
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?
Every time that medication is administered
Once a day, when the medication is first administered
When the resident looks tired or seems unresponsive
When the resident looks anxious or hyperactive - 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?
Making sure the resident takes every medication on the
MAR no matter what
Respecting the resident's right to refuse a medication
Giving a resident privacy when she has visitors
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Promptly reporting any medication errors - 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 _____________.
Toxic; effectiveness
Effective; toxicity
Tolerated, side effects
Administered, anaphylaxis - Answer-Effective; toxicity
Why should healthcare workers not put a zero (0) after a
decimal when writing whole numbers?
Because it saves time to skip writing the zero
Because it takes up less room on residents' charts
Because it is an inaccurate way to write numbers
Because it could cause a number to be read incorrectly -
Answer-Because it could cause a number to be read
incorrectly
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to
administer a drug
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If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the
medication aide to do so - Answer-If it is the first time a
resident takes it
Which of the following is an example of drug- disease
interaction?
A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure
after taking an OTC cold medication.
A person with depression has a change in mood after
starting a new medication.
A person who has been taking a medication for a long time
finds that it is less effective.
A person who takes medication for hypertension
sometimes has a low blood pressure measurement. -
Answer-A person with hypertension has elevated blood
pressure after taking an OTC cold medication.
