MEDICATION AIDE LATEST EXAMS ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔An inhaler must be shaken - ✔✔Before each ad every time you use it
✔✔After the resident has received nose drops, the resident should - ✔✔Lie down with
head lower than shoulders for a few minutes
✔✔If a resident is using the bathroom at the time you are to administer the resident's
medications, it is unacceptable to - ✔✔Flag the MAR to remind you to return to that
resident later in the medication pass to administer the medications
✔✔Which of the following statement is NOT true about allergies and medications? -
✔✔Allergic reactions can include rashes, swelling, itching but are never life threatening
✔✔All of the following are considered reasons for medication errors, EXCEPT -
✔✔Checking the medication label with the MAR when administering medications
✔✔Medication errors may - ✔✔interfere with how effective the medication will be,
produce bad reactions, threaten the resident's life (all of the above)
, ✔✔Never administer medications that - ✔✔are discolored OR are outdated/expired
(both A and B)
✔✔If you have to calculate dosages, it is best to: - ✔✔ask the supervisor, nurse or the
pharmacist to calculate the dosage with you
✔✔How many minutes should a medication prescribed "before meals" be administered
prior to eating? - ✔✔30 minutes
✔✔When administering medications, the main concern with leaving medications at the
bedside is that: - ✔✔the resident may never take the medications and someone else
may
✔✔When administering medications, it is safe practice to - ✔✔read the label and the
MAR each time a medication is administered.
✔✔When a medication cannot be administered on time - ✔✔document the reason for
the delay on the MAR
✔✔If the resident expresses concern about a medication you are about to administe -
✔✔double check the medication and dosage information
✔✔The medication label and the MAR are compared - ✔✔When selecting or removing
the medication from the supply or storage area, Before pouring the medication, After
pouring and before returning the medication to the supply or storage area (all of the
above)
✔✔A resident returns from a home visit and the resident's mother brings an over-
thecounter medication that she purchased and asks you to administer it for cold
symptoms, you should: - ✔✔Explain to the mother that even over-the-counter
medications require a physician's order.
✔✔You are with a resident at a doctor's appointment. The physician writes an order for
Amoxicillin and you know the chart is flagged "Allergic to Amoxicillin". You should: -
✔✔Remind the physician of the allergy warning
✔✔When new orders are received, the MAR is changed to reflect the new orders. -
✔✔True
✔✔A resident's allergies should be documented on the MAR and the resident's record -
✔✔True
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔An inhaler must be shaken - ✔✔Before each ad every time you use it
✔✔After the resident has received nose drops, the resident should - ✔✔Lie down with
head lower than shoulders for a few minutes
✔✔If a resident is using the bathroom at the time you are to administer the resident's
medications, it is unacceptable to - ✔✔Flag the MAR to remind you to return to that
resident later in the medication pass to administer the medications
✔✔Which of the following statement is NOT true about allergies and medications? -
✔✔Allergic reactions can include rashes, swelling, itching but are never life threatening
✔✔All of the following are considered reasons for medication errors, EXCEPT -
✔✔Checking the medication label with the MAR when administering medications
✔✔Medication errors may - ✔✔interfere with how effective the medication will be,
produce bad reactions, threaten the resident's life (all of the above)
, ✔✔Never administer medications that - ✔✔are discolored OR are outdated/expired
(both A and B)
✔✔If you have to calculate dosages, it is best to: - ✔✔ask the supervisor, nurse or the
pharmacist to calculate the dosage with you
✔✔How many minutes should a medication prescribed "before meals" be administered
prior to eating? - ✔✔30 minutes
✔✔When administering medications, the main concern with leaving medications at the
bedside is that: - ✔✔the resident may never take the medications and someone else
may
✔✔When administering medications, it is safe practice to - ✔✔read the label and the
MAR each time a medication is administered.
✔✔When a medication cannot be administered on time - ✔✔document the reason for
the delay on the MAR
✔✔If the resident expresses concern about a medication you are about to administe -
✔✔double check the medication and dosage information
✔✔The medication label and the MAR are compared - ✔✔When selecting or removing
the medication from the supply or storage area, Before pouring the medication, After
pouring and before returning the medication to the supply or storage area (all of the
above)
✔✔A resident returns from a home visit and the resident's mother brings an over-
thecounter medication that she purchased and asks you to administer it for cold
symptoms, you should: - ✔✔Explain to the mother that even over-the-counter
medications require a physician's order.
✔✔You are with a resident at a doctor's appointment. The physician writes an order for
Amoxicillin and you know the chart is flagged "Allergic to Amoxicillin". You should: -
✔✔Remind the physician of the allergy warning
✔✔When new orders are received, the MAR is changed to reflect the new orders. -
✔✔True
✔✔A resident's allergies should be documented on the MAR and the resident's record -
✔✔True
