MEDICATION AIDE TEST 2025 NEWEST
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+
Six Rights of Medication Administration Correct Answer 1. Right
medication
2. Right dose
3. Right patient
4. Right route
5. Right time
6. Right documentation
When administering medications, Mr. J has a new medication
ordered and it is not available in his medication drawer yet. Mrs. B
has been taking the same medication for months. Which should
you do? Correct Answer Notify your supervisor and follow agency
policy.
A drug is ordered q.i.d. The drug should be given:
a. twice a day
b. three times a day
c. four times a day
d. daily Correct Answer 4 times a day
,Which is used to give a vaginal cream, gel, or foam?
a. an applicator provided by the manufacturer
b. suppository
c. gloved finger
d. cotton-tipped swab Correct Answer an applicator provided by
the manufacturer
Drug cart keys should be
a. given to the unit clerk when you enter a person’s room
b. kept with you when you enter a person’s room
c. kept on the cart when you enter a person’s room
d. given to a CNA when you enter a person’s room Correct
Answer kept with you when you enter a person’s room
A severe, life-threatening sensitivity to an antigen is
a. drug reaction
b. side effect
c. anaphylaxis
d. allergic reaction Correct Answer anaphylaxis
When giving a rectal or vaginal drug, you should wear
a. mask
b. shoe coverings
c. gloves
,d. eye shields Correct Answer gloves
Vaginal drugs are often given
a. bedtime
b. before the shower
c. early afternoon
d. late afternoon Correct Answer bedtime
You are giving drugs from a drug cart. When you ender a person’s
room you,
a. ask a CNA to watch the cart for you
b. leave the unlocked cart in the hallway
c. wheel the drug cart into the room
d. lock the cart before entering the persons room Correct Answer
lock the cart before entering the persons room
When giving pills that are controlled substances, you must also
record: Correct Answer On the controlled substances sheet, the
number of pills given.
Which of the following statements about gloves is correct?
Correct Answer Gloves should be worn for a specific task,
removed, and hands washed.
When administering a teaspoon of medication, you know that a
teaspoon is how many milligrams? Correct Answer 5ml
, Upon entering a room with a medication, you find that the client is
not there, you should: Correct Answer return to the medication
cart or room and follow agency policy
Otic means
a. sublingual
b. mouth
c. eye
d. ear Correct Answer ear
Oral drugs can be given if the person
a. is vomiting
b. unconscious or comatose
c. able to swallow
d. risk for aspiration Correct Answer able to swallow
To make sure you have the right person when giving a drug, you
use at least
a. three identifiers
b. two identifiers
c. one identifier
d. four identifiers Correct Answer two identifiers
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+
Six Rights of Medication Administration Correct Answer 1. Right
medication
2. Right dose
3. Right patient
4. Right route
5. Right time
6. Right documentation
When administering medications, Mr. J has a new medication
ordered and it is not available in his medication drawer yet. Mrs. B
has been taking the same medication for months. Which should
you do? Correct Answer Notify your supervisor and follow agency
policy.
A drug is ordered q.i.d. The drug should be given:
a. twice a day
b. three times a day
c. four times a day
d. daily Correct Answer 4 times a day
,Which is used to give a vaginal cream, gel, or foam?
a. an applicator provided by the manufacturer
b. suppository
c. gloved finger
d. cotton-tipped swab Correct Answer an applicator provided by
the manufacturer
Drug cart keys should be
a. given to the unit clerk when you enter a person’s room
b. kept with you when you enter a person’s room
c. kept on the cart when you enter a person’s room
d. given to a CNA when you enter a person’s room Correct
Answer kept with you when you enter a person’s room
A severe, life-threatening sensitivity to an antigen is
a. drug reaction
b. side effect
c. anaphylaxis
d. allergic reaction Correct Answer anaphylaxis
When giving a rectal or vaginal drug, you should wear
a. mask
b. shoe coverings
c. gloves
,d. eye shields Correct Answer gloves
Vaginal drugs are often given
a. bedtime
b. before the shower
c. early afternoon
d. late afternoon Correct Answer bedtime
You are giving drugs from a drug cart. When you ender a person’s
room you,
a. ask a CNA to watch the cart for you
b. leave the unlocked cart in the hallway
c. wheel the drug cart into the room
d. lock the cart before entering the persons room Correct Answer
lock the cart before entering the persons room
When giving pills that are controlled substances, you must also
record: Correct Answer On the controlled substances sheet, the
number of pills given.
Which of the following statements about gloves is correct?
Correct Answer Gloves should be worn for a specific task,
removed, and hands washed.
When administering a teaspoon of medication, you know that a
teaspoon is how many milligrams? Correct Answer 5ml
, Upon entering a room with a medication, you find that the client is
not there, you should: Correct Answer return to the medication
cart or room and follow agency policy
Otic means
a. sublingual
b. mouth
c. eye
d. ear Correct Answer ear
Oral drugs can be given if the person
a. is vomiting
b. unconscious or comatose
c. able to swallow
d. risk for aspiration Correct Answer able to swallow
To make sure you have the right person when giving a drug, you
use at least
a. three identifiers
b. two identifiers
c. one identifier
d. four identifiers Correct Answer two identifiers
