Medication Aide State Test
At what temperature is insulin typically stored at? - ANS - room temperature
Do not consume dairy products within how long of taking iron medications? - ANS -
one hour
Elixir, suspension, and syrup are all examples of what type of drug? - ANS - liquid
medications
How long do you wait in-between giving two inhalation drugs? - ANS - one minute
How many mL is in a tablespoon? - ANS - 15 mL
How many mL is in a teaspoon? - ANS - 5 mL
How should topical medications be applied? - ANS - in a thin layer
Medications used to soften earwax is called? - ANS - cerumenolytics
What do you do if a med is too big for a resident to swallow? - ANS - Report to the
nurse
What do you do when your given a task you don't know how to complete? - ANS - Ask
the nurse
What does optic mean? - ANS - eye
What does otic mean? - ANS - ear
What is a common symptom of a blood clot? - ANS - pain and swelling in lower leg
What is a common symptom of vasodilation? - ANS - frontal headache
What is a symptom of anagenic pyridum used to treat UTI pain? - ANS - red or orange
pain
At what temperature is insulin typically stored at? - ANS - room temperature
Do not consume dairy products within how long of taking iron medications? - ANS -
one hour
Elixir, suspension, and syrup are all examples of what type of drug? - ANS - liquid
medications
How long do you wait in-between giving two inhalation drugs? - ANS - one minute
How many mL is in a tablespoon? - ANS - 15 mL
How many mL is in a teaspoon? - ANS - 5 mL
How should topical medications be applied? - ANS - in a thin layer
Medications used to soften earwax is called? - ANS - cerumenolytics
What do you do if a med is too big for a resident to swallow? - ANS - Report to the
nurse
What do you do when your given a task you don't know how to complete? - ANS - Ask
the nurse
What does optic mean? - ANS - eye
What does otic mean? - ANS - ear
What is a common symptom of a blood clot? - ANS - pain and swelling in lower leg
What is a common symptom of vasodilation? - ANS - frontal headache
What is a symptom of anagenic pyridum used to treat UTI pain? - ANS - red or orange
pain