Virginia Medication Aide Prep UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Virginia Medication Aide Prep UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Right Resident - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Identify resident to assure you are giving the
medication to the right resident who is supposed to receive the medication and using
procedure required by the facility.


Right Medication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The name of the medication ordered by the
physician; ALWAYS USE THE THREE CHECKS


Right Dose - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The amount of medication ordered



Right Route - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The method of medication administration



Right Time - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- When the resident is ordered to receive the
medication


Right Documentation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The process of writing down that a
medication was a administered to the resident on the MAR or if a medication was not
administered and the reason it was omitted.


medication errors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- when a medication is administered in any
way other than how it was prescribed


otic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ear



ophthalmic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- eye



ADR - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- adverse drug reaction

, MAR - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- medication administration record



window to pass meds - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1 hour before or 1 hour afterwards



tab - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- tablet



cap - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- capsule



sol - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- solution



syr - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- syrup



oint - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ointment



crm - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cream



supp - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- suppository



inhal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- inhaler



10cc - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 10ml



20cc - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 20ml



30cc - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 30ml



1 tsp to ml - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 5ml