Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam 2 Questions and Answers
Oral drugs can be given if the person:
A. is able to swallow
A. is able to swallow
B. is unconscious or comatose
C. is at risk for aspiration
D. is vomiting
30 ml equals:
A. 2 tbsp
A. 2 tbsp
B. 10 tbsp
C. 1 tbsp
D. 5 tbsp
When giving oral drugs, you should:
A. follow the Four Rights of Drug Administration
D. follow the Six Rights of Drug Administration
B. Touch the inside of the container's lid
C. help feed a person
D. follow the Six Rights of Drug Administration
Enteric-coated tablets dissolve in the:
A. stomach
C. small intestine
B. mouth
C. small intestine
D. rectum
When giving oral drugs you should:
A. place a bottle lid upside down on the bedside table
B. stay with the person while he/she takes the drug
B. stay with the person while he/she takes the drug
C. give liquid drugs before solid drugs
D. mix solid drugs with liquid drugs
, Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam 2 Questions and Answers
Before crushing tables or opening capsules, you should:
A. check with the nurse
A. check with the nurse
B. ask another Medication Aide
C. ask the person
D. ask the doctor
You are applying topical nitroglycerin. You:
A. check for an old application before applying a new one
A. check for an old application before applying a new one
B. rub or massage the ointment into the skin
C. shave an area to apply the ointment
D. apply the ointment to an irritated or open area
To safely apply powder, you:
A. let the powder fall on the floor
C. sprinkle a small amount of powder onto your hands or
B. apply the powder in a thick layer
a cloth
C. sprinkle a small amount of powder onto your hands or
a cloth
D. shake powder onto the person
A topical drug is applied to debride a wound. Debriding
is done to:
A. provide a protective barrier to the skin B. promote healing
B. promote healing
C. relive itching
D. reduce inflammation
Before applying a topical drug, you should:
A. provide for privacy
A. provide for privacy
B. expose the person's body
Oral drugs can be given if the person:
A. is able to swallow
A. is able to swallow
B. is unconscious or comatose
C. is at risk for aspiration
D. is vomiting
30 ml equals:
A. 2 tbsp
A. 2 tbsp
B. 10 tbsp
C. 1 tbsp
D. 5 tbsp
When giving oral drugs, you should:
A. follow the Four Rights of Drug Administration
D. follow the Six Rights of Drug Administration
B. Touch the inside of the container's lid
C. help feed a person
D. follow the Six Rights of Drug Administration
Enteric-coated tablets dissolve in the:
A. stomach
C. small intestine
B. mouth
C. small intestine
D. rectum
When giving oral drugs you should:
A. place a bottle lid upside down on the bedside table
B. stay with the person while he/she takes the drug
B. stay with the person while he/she takes the drug
C. give liquid drugs before solid drugs
D. mix solid drugs with liquid drugs
, Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam 2 Questions and Answers
Before crushing tables or opening capsules, you should:
A. check with the nurse
A. check with the nurse
B. ask another Medication Aide
C. ask the person
D. ask the doctor
You are applying topical nitroglycerin. You:
A. check for an old application before applying a new one
A. check for an old application before applying a new one
B. rub or massage the ointment into the skin
C. shave an area to apply the ointment
D. apply the ointment to an irritated or open area
To safely apply powder, you:
A. let the powder fall on the floor
C. sprinkle a small amount of powder onto your hands or
B. apply the powder in a thick layer
a cloth
C. sprinkle a small amount of powder onto your hands or
a cloth
D. shake powder onto the person
A topical drug is applied to debride a wound. Debriding
is done to:
A. provide a protective barrier to the skin B. promote healing
B. promote healing
C. relive itching
D. reduce inflammation
Before applying a topical drug, you should:
A. provide for privacy
A. provide for privacy
B. expose the person's body
