CHAPTERS 1-4 MEDICATION AIDE
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Ethical standards for Medication Aide - ANSWER -guides to
moral behavior (rights/wrong)
-life valuable, every person deserve respect has own beliefs
-personal information private
Guiding principle ethics - ANSWER if unable do good, do not
harm
Assisted Living Facilities of Virginia are re licensed to
____________________? - ANSWER Department of Social
Services
Department of Social Services licenses ___________? -
ANSWER Assisted Living Facilities
4 functions for Medication Aides - ANSWER -administer
medications Assisted Living Facilities Department of Social
Services
-administer medications self-administer
-give insulin
-administer epi-pen allergies glucagon diuretics order
emergency
,7 functions for Medication Aides cannot do - ANSWER -transmit
verbal orders for new prescription drugs to pharmacy
- administer intramuscular injections, intravenous medications
-assess client
-mix or dilute medication
- change or label medication
- prepour medication
-write or order new medication
Direct client care - ANSWER assist residents in performance of
personal care and activities of daily living
Requirements of Medication Aide - ANSWER -40 hours direct
care staff by DSS
-68 hours of med aide course
Registration of Medication Aide - ANSWER -med aide renew
license last day of their birth month each year
-4 hours for CE for assisted living facilities
-must pass test within 3 times (in 1 year) or 4th time must
retake entire med aide class
Board of Pharmacy - ANSWER regulates pharmacy state Virginia
and regulate use stat boxes
Drug Control Act is - ANSWER requires Board of Nursing
maintain registry of Medication Aide and
,Allows unlicensed person administer drugs self administer
residents in Assisted Living Facilities licensed DSS
Exploitation - ANSWER illegal use of client's resources for
another profit or advantage
Abuse - ANSWER willful inflict physical pain injury or mental
anguish or unreasonable confinement
Neglect - ANSWER failure provide food medication shelter or
appropriate care or inappropriate care results injury or harm
whether physical or emotional person.
Uniform Assessment Instrument - ANSWER document required
by Department of Social Services identifies level of care
required for each client.
Blood pressure measurement - ANSWER pressure exerted on
walls of arteries
Contradiction - ANSWER use certain drug dangerous
inadvisable contradicted
Adult Protective Services - ANSWER unit local Department
Social Services which adult resides or in which abuse, neglect or
exploitation occurred
Individualized Service Plan - ANSWER document required by
DSS outlines plan of care for clients in assisted living facilities
, OSHA - ANSWER government agency responsible for safety for
workers
Standard Precautions - ANSWER Established by OSHA prevent
contamination by blood-borne pathogens wear gloves when
handle body fluids, wear personnel protective equipment and
disposes biohazardous waste
Bloodborne Pathogens - ANSWER are microorganisms found
human blood and cause disease
3 common bloodborne pathogens - ANSWER Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C HIV (human immunodefiency virus)
Personal Protective Equipment - ANSWER worn danger contact
with blood or body fluids
includes: masks, gloves, gowns, goggles
Aseptic - ANSWER free from disease-cauisng organisms
Cleaning - ANSWER removes germs dirt, and other impurities
from surfaces or objects use soap or detergent and water
physically remove germ from surfaces
Discleaning - ANSWER kills germs on surfaces or objects by
using chemicals that actually kill germs
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Ethical standards for Medication Aide - ANSWER -guides to
moral behavior (rights/wrong)
-life valuable, every person deserve respect has own beliefs
-personal information private
Guiding principle ethics - ANSWER if unable do good, do not
harm
Assisted Living Facilities of Virginia are re licensed to
____________________? - ANSWER Department of Social
Services
Department of Social Services licenses ___________? -
ANSWER Assisted Living Facilities
4 functions for Medication Aides - ANSWER -administer
medications Assisted Living Facilities Department of Social
Services
-administer medications self-administer
-give insulin
-administer epi-pen allergies glucagon diuretics order
emergency
,7 functions for Medication Aides cannot do - ANSWER -transmit
verbal orders for new prescription drugs to pharmacy
- administer intramuscular injections, intravenous medications
-assess client
-mix or dilute medication
- change or label medication
- prepour medication
-write or order new medication
Direct client care - ANSWER assist residents in performance of
personal care and activities of daily living
Requirements of Medication Aide - ANSWER -40 hours direct
care staff by DSS
-68 hours of med aide course
Registration of Medication Aide - ANSWER -med aide renew
license last day of their birth month each year
-4 hours for CE for assisted living facilities
-must pass test within 3 times (in 1 year) or 4th time must
retake entire med aide class
Board of Pharmacy - ANSWER regulates pharmacy state Virginia
and regulate use stat boxes
Drug Control Act is - ANSWER requires Board of Nursing
maintain registry of Medication Aide and
,Allows unlicensed person administer drugs self administer
residents in Assisted Living Facilities licensed DSS
Exploitation - ANSWER illegal use of client's resources for
another profit or advantage
Abuse - ANSWER willful inflict physical pain injury or mental
anguish or unreasonable confinement
Neglect - ANSWER failure provide food medication shelter or
appropriate care or inappropriate care results injury or harm
whether physical or emotional person.
Uniform Assessment Instrument - ANSWER document required
by Department of Social Services identifies level of care
required for each client.
Blood pressure measurement - ANSWER pressure exerted on
walls of arteries
Contradiction - ANSWER use certain drug dangerous
inadvisable contradicted
Adult Protective Services - ANSWER unit local Department
Social Services which adult resides or in which abuse, neglect or
exploitation occurred
Individualized Service Plan - ANSWER document required by
DSS outlines plan of care for clients in assisted living facilities
, OSHA - ANSWER government agency responsible for safety for
workers
Standard Precautions - ANSWER Established by OSHA prevent
contamination by blood-borne pathogens wear gloves when
handle body fluids, wear personnel protective equipment and
disposes biohazardous waste
Bloodborne Pathogens - ANSWER are microorganisms found
human blood and cause disease
3 common bloodborne pathogens - ANSWER Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C HIV (human immunodefiency virus)
Personal Protective Equipment - ANSWER worn danger contact
with blood or body fluids
includes: masks, gloves, gowns, goggles
Aseptic - ANSWER free from disease-cauisng organisms
Cleaning - ANSWER removes germs dirt, and other impurities
from surfaces or objects use soap or detergent and water
physically remove germ from surfaces
Discleaning - ANSWER kills germs on surfaces or objects by
using chemicals that actually kill germs
