Medication Aide Final Review Hartman's Complete
Study Reviewed Question Set With Answers
GRADED A+ 2025/2026 LATEST
1. medication aide (MA): a healthcare worker, usually first trained as a nursing
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assistant, whose main task is administering medications to residents in a long-
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term care facility.
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2. long-term care facilities: a facility in which residents live and are able to receive 24-
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hour skilled care.
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3. documenting: keeping a record of care provided. g g g g g g
4. PRN: abbreviation meaning as needed.
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5. professional: having to do with work or a job. g g g g g g g g
6. personal: relating to life outside one's job, such as family, friends, and home life.
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7. professionalism: the act of behaving properly when working. g g g g g g g
8. person-
centered care: a type of care that places the emphasis on the person needing care
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and his or her individuality and capabilities.
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9. confidential: private. g
10. chain-of-command: the line of authority within a facility or agency. g g g g g g g g g
11. conscientious: guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled. g g g g g g g g g
12. delegate: to transfer responsibility to a person for a specific task.
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13. liability: a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming so
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meone else. g
14. scope of practice: defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally al-
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15. nursing process: an approach to providing effective care for a resident on an on
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going basis; involves assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluat
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ion.
16. verbal communication: communication involving the use of spoken or written w
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ords or sounds.
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17. nonverbal communication: communication without using words. g g g g g
18. clichés: phrases that are used over and over again and do not really mean any
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thing.
19. policy: a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occ
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urs.
20. procedure: a method or way of doing something. g g g g g g g
21. ethics: a knowledge of right and wrong. g g g g g g
22. law: a rule set by the government to help people live peacefully and to ensure saf
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ety.
23. controlled substance: a drug that is more likely than others to be abused or to cau
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se addiction.
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24. assessing: in medication administration, to make a medical determination ag g g g g g g g g
bout a resident's response to a drug; this is a nurse's or doctor's role.
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25. glucose: natural sugar. g g
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, 26. subcutaneous: a type of injection given under the skin, in the fat layer above g g g g g g g g g g g g g
the muscle. g
27. insulin: a hormone that works to move glucose from the blood and into the cells for
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energy for the body. g g g
28. Residents' Rights: rights related to how residents must be treated while living in g g g g g g g g g g g g g
a facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers.
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29. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): a federal law th
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at requires that health information be kept private and secure and that organiza-
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g tions take special steps to protect this information.
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30. protected health information (PHI): a person's private health information, whi g g g g g g g g g
ch includes name, address, telephone number, social security number, email addre
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ss, and medical record number.
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31. abuse: purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or
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injury to someone. g g
32. neglect: the failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or em
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otional harm to a person. g g g g
33. mandated reporters: a person who is legally required to report suspected or o g g g g g g g g g g g g
bserved abuse or neglect because they have regular contact with vulnerable popul
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ations, such as the elderly in care facilities.
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34. negligence: an action, or the failure to act or provide the proper care, that results in u g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
nintended injury to a person. g g g g
35. malpractice: injury to a person due to professional misconduct through negli- g g g g g g g g g g
g gence, carelessness, or lack of skill.
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36. diversion: removing medications prescribed for a resident for the purpose of pe g g g g g g g g g g g
rsonal use or sale to another person.
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Study Reviewed Question Set With Answers
GRADED A+ 2025/2026 LATEST
1. medication aide (MA): a healthcare worker, usually first trained as a nursing
g g g g g g g g g g g
assistant, whose main task is administering medications to residents in a long-
g g g g g g g g g g g
term care facility.
g g
2. long-term care facilities: a facility in which residents live and are able to receive 24-
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
hour skilled care.
g g
3. documenting: keeping a record of care provided. g g g g g g
4. PRN: abbreviation meaning as needed.
g g g g
5. professional: having to do with work or a job. g g g g g g g g
6. personal: relating to life outside one's job, such as family, friends, and home life.
g g g g g g g g g g g g g
7. professionalism: the act of behaving properly when working. g g g g g g g
8. person-
centered care: a type of care that places the emphasis on the person needing care
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and his or her individuality and capabilities.
g g g g g g
9. confidential: private. g
10. chain-of-command: the line of authority within a facility or agency. g g g g g g g g g
11. conscientious: guided by a sense of right and wrong; principled. g g g g g g g g g
12. delegate: to transfer responsibility to a person for a specific task.
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13. liability: a legal term that means someone can be held responsible for harming so
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meone else. g
14. scope of practice: defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally al-
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,g lowed to do as permitted by state or federal law.
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15. nursing process: an approach to providing effective care for a resident on an on
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going basis; involves assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluat
g g g g g g g g
ion.
16. verbal communication: communication involving the use of spoken or written w
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ords or sounds.
g g
17. nonverbal communication: communication without using words. g g g g g
18. clichés: phrases that are used over and over again and do not really mean any
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thing.
19. policy: a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occ
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urs.
20. procedure: a method or way of doing something. g g g g g g g
21. ethics: a knowledge of right and wrong. g g g g g g
22. law: a rule set by the government to help people live peacefully and to ensure saf
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
ety.
23. controlled substance: a drug that is more likely than others to be abused or to cau
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
se addiction.
g
24. assessing: in medication administration, to make a medical determination ag g g g g g g g g
bout a resident's response to a drug; this is a nurse's or doctor's role.
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25. glucose: natural sugar. g g
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, 26. subcutaneous: a type of injection given under the skin, in the fat layer above g g g g g g g g g g g g g
the muscle. g
27. insulin: a hormone that works to move glucose from the blood and into the cells for
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energy for the body. g g g
28. Residents' Rights: rights related to how residents must be treated while living in g g g g g g g g g g g g g
a facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers.
g g g g g g g g g g g
29. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): a federal law th
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at requires that health information be kept private and secure and that organiza-
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g tions take special steps to protect this information.
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30. protected health information (PHI): a person's private health information, whi g g g g g g g g g
ch includes name, address, telephone number, social security number, email addre
g g g g g g g g g g
ss, and medical record number.
g g g g
31. abuse: purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or
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injury to someone. g g
32. neglect: the failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental, or em
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otional harm to a person. g g g g
33. mandated reporters: a person who is legally required to report suspected or o g g g g g g g g g g g g
bserved abuse or neglect because they have regular contact with vulnerable popul
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ations, such as the elderly in care facilities.
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34. negligence: an action, or the failure to act or provide the proper care, that results in u g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
nintended injury to a person. g g g g
35. malpractice: injury to a person due to professional misconduct through negli- g g g g g g g g g g
g gence, carelessness, or lack of skill.
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36. diversion: removing medications prescribed for a resident for the purpose of pe g g g g g g g g g g g
rsonal use or sale to another person.
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