Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam Questions and Verified
Answers 2024
CMA Written Exam Prep
3 Factors that affect drug absorption? - Age, Sex, Weight
Seven Rights of Drug Administration - 1.) Right Resident 2.) Right
Medication 3.) Right Dose 4.) Right route 5.) Right time 6.) Right
Documentation 7.) Right to Refuse
Which of the following must you have completed to become a CMA -
All of the above
While you are giving medications as CMA, your good friend pat comes
up to the medication cart to talk to you. She is finished with her work
and is telling you in detail about her date the evening before. What will
you do? - Explain to Pat that you will have to hear about it later, after
you give the, medications
When you are giving medications to Mr.Smith you accidently give him
two aspirin tablets instead of the one tablet that is ordered. As soon as he
has swallowed the aspirin you realize your mistake what will you do? -
Immediately tell your supervisor
You are scheduled to work on Tuesday the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm
when you wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel sick. When should
,you call your supervisor to tell him you will not be able to come in to
work? - 10 am
Normal Blood Pressure Range - 110-140
Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will you give? - 2 drops of isopto
carpine in the right eye three times a day
Delcort Ung BID TOP To Rash what does this mean? - Delcort ointment
twice a day applied topically to rash
Mr. Washington has orders for a medicine called Lipitor an "
antihyperlipidemic" This medicine is given to what - Work against high
fat in the blood
When you take mr.wu's blood pressure you hear heartbeats immediatley
upon releasing the thumb screw of the cuff what will you do? - Wait
three minutes with the cuff off repeat the blood pressure and pump the
cuff 30 mmhg higher than you did on the first attempt
While working as a CMA the nursing supervisor tells you to report any
signs of fluid retention in Mr.Jones what will you look for? - Weight
gain and Edema
Mrs White has a new heart medication she complains of feeling dizzy,
especially when she stands up suddenly . Which of the following
, cardiovascular side effects might she be experiencing? - Decreased
Blood Pressure
Mr. Black complained about seeing rings light " halos " around lighted
objects what medication might be rising to toxic levels in Mr. Blacks
Blood? - Digoxin ( Heart Medicine )
As you give medications you notice that Ms.Chong has
antihyperlipidemic ordered. You know that Ms.Chong must have high ? -
Cholesterol and Triglycerides
Mr.Black is taking an anticoagulant You know that he should be watched
for signs of - Bleeding
MrsWhite is taking a thiazide diuretic a major side effect of this drug
could be? - low potassium
Mr.Jones is taking a medication that decreases the amount of acid made
by his stomach this medicine is given to treat - ulcer
Antineoplastic Medication is a for waht - Cancer
Mrs.White asks yo how putting a nitroglycerin patch on her arm will
help her chest pain what will you tell her? - The medicine in the patch
will go through the skin and dialate the blood vessels around her heart
Answers 2024
CMA Written Exam Prep
3 Factors that affect drug absorption? - Age, Sex, Weight
Seven Rights of Drug Administration - 1.) Right Resident 2.) Right
Medication 3.) Right Dose 4.) Right route 5.) Right time 6.) Right
Documentation 7.) Right to Refuse
Which of the following must you have completed to become a CMA -
All of the above
While you are giving medications as CMA, your good friend pat comes
up to the medication cart to talk to you. She is finished with her work
and is telling you in detail about her date the evening before. What will
you do? - Explain to Pat that you will have to hear about it later, after
you give the, medications
When you are giving medications to Mr.Smith you accidently give him
two aspirin tablets instead of the one tablet that is ordered. As soon as he
has swallowed the aspirin you realize your mistake what will you do? -
Immediately tell your supervisor
You are scheduled to work on Tuesday the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm
when you wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel sick. When should
,you call your supervisor to tell him you will not be able to come in to
work? - 10 am
Normal Blood Pressure Range - 110-140
Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will you give? - 2 drops of isopto
carpine in the right eye three times a day
Delcort Ung BID TOP To Rash what does this mean? - Delcort ointment
twice a day applied topically to rash
Mr. Washington has orders for a medicine called Lipitor an "
antihyperlipidemic" This medicine is given to what - Work against high
fat in the blood
When you take mr.wu's blood pressure you hear heartbeats immediatley
upon releasing the thumb screw of the cuff what will you do? - Wait
three minutes with the cuff off repeat the blood pressure and pump the
cuff 30 mmhg higher than you did on the first attempt
While working as a CMA the nursing supervisor tells you to report any
signs of fluid retention in Mr.Jones what will you look for? - Weight
gain and Edema
Mrs White has a new heart medication she complains of feeling dizzy,
especially when she stands up suddenly . Which of the following
, cardiovascular side effects might she be experiencing? - Decreased
Blood Pressure
Mr. Black complained about seeing rings light " halos " around lighted
objects what medication might be rising to toxic levels in Mr. Blacks
Blood? - Digoxin ( Heart Medicine )
As you give medications you notice that Ms.Chong has
antihyperlipidemic ordered. You know that Ms.Chong must have high ? -
Cholesterol and Triglycerides
Mr.Black is taking an anticoagulant You know that he should be watched
for signs of - Bleeding
MrsWhite is taking a thiazide diuretic a major side effect of this drug
could be? - low potassium
Mr.Jones is taking a medication that decreases the amount of acid made
by his stomach this medicine is given to treat - ulcer
Antineoplastic Medication is a for waht - Cancer
Mrs.White asks yo how putting a nitroglycerin patch on her arm will
help her chest pain what will you tell her? - The medicine in the patch
will go through the skin and dialate the blood vessels around her heart
