NC Medication Aide Med Tech Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

NC Medication Aide Med Tech Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions

"Ambien 5mg po as needed for sleep": Correct Answers is an
incomplete order

"As needed" (PRN) medications must be administered according
to Correct Answers The reason and frequency of administration
specified in the physician's order

(Refer to the medication administration record (MAR),
Attachment A, on Page 24) On 02/03/00, the physician ordered
Amoxicillin 250mg by mouth 3 times daily for 10 days.
According to the MAR, was the Amoxicillin administered as
ordered? Correct Answers No

(Refer to the medication administration record (MAR),
Attachment A, on Page 24) On 02/06/00, the physician ordered
Coumadin 5mg by mouth every other day. The facility did not
receive the Coumadin until 02/13/00. According to the MAR,
was the Coumadin administered as ordered? Correct Answers
No

(Refer to the medication administration record (MAR),
Attachment A, on Page 24) On 02/08/00, the physician
increased Capoten 25mg three times daily to Capoten 50mg
three times daily. Was the Capoten order for 50mg three times
daily transcribed correctly on the MAR? Correct Answers No

(Refer to the medication administration record (MAR),
Attachment A, on Page 24) On 02/09/00, the physician

,discontinued Lasix 40mg by mouth once daily and ordered
Lasix 40mg by mouth twice daily. Were the orders for Lasix
transcribed correctly on the MAR Correct Answers No

(Refer to the medication administration record (MAR),
Attachment A, on Page 24) The physician ordered Darvocet N-
100 1 tablet every 4 hours by mouth as needed for pain. The
medication order for Darvocet is not transcribed correctly on the
MAR because: Correct Answers Specific administration times
are not scheduled for prn medications

(Refer to the medication administration record (MAR),
Attachment A, on Page 24) The physician ordered Nitro-Dur
(Nitroglycerin) 0.4mg patch with directions to apply one patch
every morning and remove at bedtime. Was the Nitroglycerin
patch administered as ordered, according to the MAR? Correct
Answers No

(Refer to the medication administration record (MAR),
Attachment A, on Page 24) The physician ordered Tylenol
325mg 1 to 2 tablets by mouth twice daily. Is the documentation
for the administration of the Tylenol correct on the MAR?
Correct Answers No

(see label on page 20) If a prescription label becomes soiled or
directions change, you should Correct Answers Report it to the
supervisor, nurse or pharmacist.

(see label on page 20) The name of the pharmacist is Correct
Answers J. Brickley

, (see label on page 20) The order on the MAR for the above
resident is: "Propulsid 10mg one tablet three times daily before
meals and at bedtime." The medication container received from
the pharmacy is labeled as indicated above. You should:
Correct Answers Not give the medication and notify the
supervisor, pharmacist, nurse or physician according to the
facility's policy.

(see pg 17) The physician orders Haldol Solution 2mg by mouth
at bedtime. Which of the measuring devices above would you
use to measure 2mg of Haldol? Correct Answers None of the
above devices should be used.

A delay in administering a medication may cause a life-
threatening incident Correct Answers True

A drug reference book is a helpful tool to identify or find
information on medications and dosages and side effects.
Correct Answers True

A medication arrives from the pharmacy, and there is no order
for the medication on the MAR, you should: Correct Answers
Look in the resident's record for an order and/or notify the
supervisor, nurse, or pharmacist before administering the
medication.

A medication cannot cause a resident to be confused Correct
Answers False