Med Cert - practice quiz UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
BID means - CORRECT ANSWER - twice a day
A successful completion of your final exam means - CORRECT ANSWER - That you
have passed baseline competency
A source of medication can be - CORRECT ANSWER - Plants, animals, and minerals
The trade name is - CORRECT ANSWER - The name given for marketing purposes
When are you required to count "controlled" medications? - CORRECT ANSWER - At the
beginning and end of your shift
What can influence the effect of medication? - CORRECT ANSWER - Your age
When a medication does what it is supposed to do it is known as - CORRECT ANSWER -
Therapeutic effect
The abbreviation for "sublingual" is - CORRECT ANSWER - Sl
What kind of measurement is most accurate to dose medications? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Metric
One tablespoon is equal to - CORRECT ANSWER - 15 mls
, The doctor ordered Depakote 750mg PO but you have 250mgs on hand. How many tabs do you
give? - CORRECT ANSWER -3
If a medication has a "synergistic" effect, that means - CORRECT ANSWER - One
medication increases the action of another medication
Meds to be taken on an empty stomach are given - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 hour before
or 2 hours after a meal
How many times are the 5 rights checked? - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 times before the
medications are administered
If a medication is ordered OS where would you place it? - CORRECT ANSWER - Left
eye
How do you best identify the correct person to give medication to? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Use a photo Id
What is an "unlabeled use"? - CORRECT ANSWER - The med is being used for a reason
not listed in drug reference
Where can you get information about a medication? - CORRECT ANSWER - The nurse,
the pharmacy, the drug reference book.
What do you do if you can't read the med label? - CORRECT ANSWER - Don't give, call
the nurse or call the pharmacist
Besides the primary care physician who can sign the medication orders? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The APRN, the PA, the psychiatrist,
Systemic affect of medication involves - CORRECT ANSWER - The whole body
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
BID means - CORRECT ANSWER - twice a day
A successful completion of your final exam means - CORRECT ANSWER - That you
have passed baseline competency
A source of medication can be - CORRECT ANSWER - Plants, animals, and minerals
The trade name is - CORRECT ANSWER - The name given for marketing purposes
When are you required to count "controlled" medications? - CORRECT ANSWER - At the
beginning and end of your shift
What can influence the effect of medication? - CORRECT ANSWER - Your age
When a medication does what it is supposed to do it is known as - CORRECT ANSWER -
Therapeutic effect
The abbreviation for "sublingual" is - CORRECT ANSWER - Sl
What kind of measurement is most accurate to dose medications? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Metric
One tablespoon is equal to - CORRECT ANSWER - 15 mls
, The doctor ordered Depakote 750mg PO but you have 250mgs on hand. How many tabs do you
give? - CORRECT ANSWER -3
If a medication has a "synergistic" effect, that means - CORRECT ANSWER - One
medication increases the action of another medication
Meds to be taken on an empty stomach are given - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 hour before
or 2 hours after a meal
How many times are the 5 rights checked? - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 times before the
medications are administered
If a medication is ordered OS where would you place it? - CORRECT ANSWER - Left
eye
How do you best identify the correct person to give medication to? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Use a photo Id
What is an "unlabeled use"? - CORRECT ANSWER - The med is being used for a reason
not listed in drug reference
Where can you get information about a medication? - CORRECT ANSWER - The nurse,
the pharmacy, the drug reference book.
What do you do if you can't read the med label? - CORRECT ANSWER - Don't give, call
the nurse or call the pharmacist
Besides the primary care physician who can sign the medication orders? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The APRN, the PA, the psychiatrist,
Systemic affect of medication involves - CORRECT ANSWER - The whole body
