NC MEDICATION AIDE (MED TECH) EXAM TEST 2024 LATEST AND VERIFIED Hour of sleep or bedtime -CORRECT ANSWER -HS or qhs Twice a day -CORRECT ANSWER -bid or BID Subcutaneous -CORRECT ANSWER -sq. or SQ Every other day -CORRECT ANSWER -qod or QOD Once a day -CORRECT ANSWER -qd or QD gram -CORRECT ANSWER -gm milligram -CORRECT ANSWER -mg after meals -CORRECT ANSWER -pc OTC -CORRECT ANSWER -over-the-counter by mouth -CORRECT ANSWER -po q -CORRECT ANSWER -every ac -CORRECT ANSWER -before meals qid or QID -CORRECT ANSWER -four times a day tsp -CORRECT ANSWER -teaspoonful prn or PRN -CORRECT ANSWER -as needed Tbsp -CORRECT ANSWER -Tablespoonful tid or TID -CORRECT ANSWER -Three times a day ml -CORRECT ANSWER -milliliter oz -CORRECT ANSWER -ounce MAR -CORRECT ANSWER -Medication administration record The following are abbreviations for drug routes, EXCEPT -CORRECT ANSWER -PD You receive an order for Nitroglycerin to be given sublingually. It would be given -
CORRECT ANSWER -Under the tongue The following are abbreviations for dosages or strengths of medications EXCEPT -
CORRECT ANSWER -PD If you are not sure of an abbreviation, it is O.K. to gues -CORRECT ANSWER -False It is important to know the policy on approved abbreviations for your facility. -CORRECT ANSWER -True A milliliter is the same as a milligram -CORRECT ANSWER -False Over -the-counter drugs may be kept as floor stock or house stock in an adult care home. -CORRECT ANSWER -True When administering medications, it is O.K. to leave a resident's medication at the bedside if the resident is present. -CORRECT ANSWER -False You are legally responsible for any medication or treatment you administer. -CORRECT ANSWER -True Medications should be given within one hour before or one hour after the prescribed or scheduled time of administration. -CORRECT ANSWER -True Residents have a right to refuse medications. -CORRECT ANSWER -True Oral medications must be stored separately from topical or external medications. -
CORRECT ANSWER -True Staff giving medications in adult care homes have to demonstrate certain skills with administering medications and be checked off or validated by a registered nurse or registered pharmacist. -CORRECT ANSWER -True Regulations for the accountability or recordkeeping of controlled substances differ from the regulations for non -controlled medications. -CORRECT ANSWER -True Unlicensed staff in adult care homes may administer intramuscular (IM) injections and subcutaneous (SQ) injections. -CORRECT ANSWER -False
CORRECT ANSWER -Under the tongue The following are abbreviations for dosages or strengths of medications EXCEPT -
CORRECT ANSWER -PD If you are not sure of an abbreviation, it is O.K. to gues -CORRECT ANSWER -False It is important to know the policy on approved abbreviations for your facility. -CORRECT ANSWER -True A milliliter is the same as a milligram -CORRECT ANSWER -False Over -the-counter drugs may be kept as floor stock or house stock in an adult care home. -CORRECT ANSWER -True When administering medications, it is O.K. to leave a resident's medication at the bedside if the resident is present. -CORRECT ANSWER -False You are legally responsible for any medication or treatment you administer. -CORRECT ANSWER -True Medications should be given within one hour before or one hour after the prescribed or scheduled time of administration. -CORRECT ANSWER -True Residents have a right to refuse medications. -CORRECT ANSWER -True Oral medications must be stored separately from topical or external medications. -
CORRECT ANSWER -True Staff giving medications in adult care homes have to demonstrate certain skills with administering medications and be checked off or validated by a registered nurse or registered pharmacist. -CORRECT ANSWER -True Regulations for the accountability or recordkeeping of controlled substances differ from the regulations for non -controlled medications. -CORRECT ANSWER -True Unlicensed staff in adult care homes may administer intramuscular (IM) injections and subcutaneous (SQ) injections. -CORRECT ANSWER -False
