MACE Practice Exam

1. What is the best way to verify a provider's illegible order? - Answer- C. Call the provider to verify the order 2. A resident is scheduled to receive oral ibuprofen for chronic arthritic pain; however the resident is unable to swallow. The nurse must be informed because this is a problem with which of the following rights of medication administration? - Answer- , C. The right route 3. When the Medication Aide is asked by a resident about how medications work when taken into the body what would be his/her response? - Answer- , B. Medications enhance or block some functions of the body. 4. What is the best action for a Medication Aide who is administering medication to an alert and competent resident who refuses to take his/her medication as directed? - Answer- A. Realize the resident has the right to refuse medications 5. Which of the following may be a cause for a medication's failure to elicit the desired effect? - Answer- C. The resident's diet and nutritional status 6. What does the term polypharmacy mean? - Answer- A. The resident takes many different medications for various medical conditions. 7. Which of the following questions is open-ended? - Answer- D. What medications are you allergic to? 8. A resident is taking Coumadin and enjoys eating green leafy vegetables. The response of Coumadin to green leafy vegetables is considered which type of interaction? - Answer- A. Food 9. Which complaint by a resident would indicate an adverse effect to aspirin? - Answer- C. Ringing in the ears 10. Which of the following would be considered a side effect of a medication? - Answer- D. Nausea 11. A resident is ordered ferrous sulfate 325mg three times a day for anemia. Which of the following things about administering the medication is it important for the Medication Aide to know? - Answer- C. Give with orange juice 12. Common side effects of nitrates include which of the following? - Answer- A. He