DIDD Medication Administration
Unlicensed UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
TID - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Three Times a Day
QID - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Four Times a Day
BID - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Twice A Day
Q - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Every
How long does your medication administration certification last? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔The certification lasts three years and expires at midnight on the day you were certified.
Antimedics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Medications that relieve symptoms
Who can take verbal orders? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Licensed personnel (LPN or RN)
can take verbal orders.
What does transcription mean? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔To transcribe, or write,
document order onto the MAR.
Why is a MAR confidential? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔HIPPA
What are the time constraints for giving medications? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Must be
given 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after.
How many checks do you need to give before passing medication? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Three checks. Once when taking it out of the medication box. Once after it is placed
, within the lid or cup. Another time before placing the medication back in the box and
securing it.
Which three things need to be checked to ensure the person receives the correct medication? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Order, MAR, and Label
What are some common safe practices for handling medication? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Wash hands, wear gloves, and proper disposal.
When should you check a person for adverse reactions to a medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔30 minutes after passing the medication
What is the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An
entity that enforces and classifies controlled substances.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a federal
agency charged with enforcing regulations against selling and distributing adulterated,
misbranded, or hazardous food and drug products
What is a controlled substance? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A drug with an assigned
schedule and one that is habit forming. Must be double locked at all times. Or follow
company protocol. Must be counted every shift.
What should you do if you have an error on a document? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Draw
a line through the error, initial, and date
How many times must a client refuse, within the medication time frame, before you
document it as a refusal? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Three times
If there is a refusal, what should you do on the back of the MAR? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Legibly sign your name, date, and title
"Sublingual" or "SL" means to put the med... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔under the tongue
Unlicensed UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
TID - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Three Times a Day
QID - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Four Times a Day
BID - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Twice A Day
Q - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Every
How long does your medication administration certification last? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔The certification lasts three years and expires at midnight on the day you were certified.
Antimedics - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Medications that relieve symptoms
Who can take verbal orders? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Licensed personnel (LPN or RN)
can take verbal orders.
What does transcription mean? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔To transcribe, or write,
document order onto the MAR.
Why is a MAR confidential? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔HIPPA
What are the time constraints for giving medications? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Must be
given 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after.
How many checks do you need to give before passing medication? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Three checks. Once when taking it out of the medication box. Once after it is placed
, within the lid or cup. Another time before placing the medication back in the box and
securing it.
Which three things need to be checked to ensure the person receives the correct medication? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Order, MAR, and Label
What are some common safe practices for handling medication? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Wash hands, wear gloves, and proper disposal.
When should you check a person for adverse reactions to a medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔30 minutes after passing the medication
What is the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An
entity that enforces and classifies controlled substances.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a federal
agency charged with enforcing regulations against selling and distributing adulterated,
misbranded, or hazardous food and drug products
What is a controlled substance? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A drug with an assigned
schedule and one that is habit forming. Must be double locked at all times. Or follow
company protocol. Must be counted every shift.
What should you do if you have an error on a document? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Draw
a line through the error, initial, and date
How many times must a client refuse, within the medication time frame, before you
document it as a refusal? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Three times
If there is a refusal, what should you do on the back of the MAR? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Legibly sign your name, date, and title
"Sublingual" or "SL" means to put the med... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔under the tongue
