NC Medication Aide |2025|
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+
Caplet - (correct answer) -a capsule shaped pill that is coated to
help with ease of swallowing
aerosol spray - (correct answer) -Solution that holds the medication
suspended until it is dispensed in the form of a mist to spray on the
skin
neglect - (correct answer) -Failure to provide the standard of care
that a person trained in the same way would do in a certain
situation-Failing to give meds prescribed
Diversion - (correct answer) -Giving medication to someone other
than client but documenting that medication was given to client
Fraud - (correct answer) -Dishonest or cheats the system-charting
meds as given but did not actually give medication
Six Rights - (correct answer) -Right Client, Right Medication, Right
Dose, Right Route, Right Time, Right Documentation
capsule - (correct answer) -The medication in a liquid, oil, powder,
or gel form is held inside a gelatin container until it dissolved in the
stomach
Cream - (correct answer) -Semisolid preparation holding medication
so it can be applied to skin
Elixer - (correct answer) -A sweet, good smelling, alcohol based
solution in which medications are dissolved, allowing them to be
taken in liquid form by mouth
, Enteric-coated tablets - (correct answer) -Hard shell coating on a
tablet that keeps the medication from dissolving until it passes
through the stomach into the small intestine. Cutting or crushing
these will destroy the protective hard shell
Gel - (correct answer) -A clear, semisolid, jellylike solution used to
hold medication so it can be applied to the skin
Inhalant - (correct answer) -Medication forcefully pushed into the
lungs via compressed air such as a metered dose inhaler or a disc
device
liniment - (correct answer) -Medication mixed with alcohol, oil, or
water which is rubbed on the skin
Lotion - (correct answer) -a medication in a liquid suspension
applied to the skin
lozenge - (correct answer) -Medicated tablet or disk that dissolves
in the mouth
Ointment - (correct answer) -A semisolid substance for application
of medication to the skin or eyes where it's absorbed
Paste - (correct answer) -semisolid preparation, thicker and stiffer
than ointment; absorbed through skin more slowly than ointment
Patch - (correct answer) -Medication encased in a round, square, or
oval disc that is stuck to skin, allowing medication to be absorbed
slowly and regularly from the disc into the blood stream through the
skin
Pill - (correct answer) -Mixture of a powdered drug with a cohesive
material; may be round or oval
Powder - (correct answer) -A finely ground drug or drugs; some are
used internally, others externally
Solution - (correct answer) -Liquid containing dissolved medication
Suppository - (correct answer) -a cone-shaped, solid drug that is
inserted into a body opening; it melts at body temperature
Suspension - (correct answer) -liquid mixture in which particles
distributed in the liquid settle out over time
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+
Caplet - (correct answer) -a capsule shaped pill that is coated to
help with ease of swallowing
aerosol spray - (correct answer) -Solution that holds the medication
suspended until it is dispensed in the form of a mist to spray on the
skin
neglect - (correct answer) -Failure to provide the standard of care
that a person trained in the same way would do in a certain
situation-Failing to give meds prescribed
Diversion - (correct answer) -Giving medication to someone other
than client but documenting that medication was given to client
Fraud - (correct answer) -Dishonest or cheats the system-charting
meds as given but did not actually give medication
Six Rights - (correct answer) -Right Client, Right Medication, Right
Dose, Right Route, Right Time, Right Documentation
capsule - (correct answer) -The medication in a liquid, oil, powder,
or gel form is held inside a gelatin container until it dissolved in the
stomach
Cream - (correct answer) -Semisolid preparation holding medication
so it can be applied to skin
Elixer - (correct answer) -A sweet, good smelling, alcohol based
solution in which medications are dissolved, allowing them to be
taken in liquid form by mouth
, Enteric-coated tablets - (correct answer) -Hard shell coating on a
tablet that keeps the medication from dissolving until it passes
through the stomach into the small intestine. Cutting or crushing
these will destroy the protective hard shell
Gel - (correct answer) -A clear, semisolid, jellylike solution used to
hold medication so it can be applied to the skin
Inhalant - (correct answer) -Medication forcefully pushed into the
lungs via compressed air such as a metered dose inhaler or a disc
device
liniment - (correct answer) -Medication mixed with alcohol, oil, or
water which is rubbed on the skin
Lotion - (correct answer) -a medication in a liquid suspension
applied to the skin
lozenge - (correct answer) -Medicated tablet or disk that dissolves
in the mouth
Ointment - (correct answer) -A semisolid substance for application
of medication to the skin or eyes where it's absorbed
Paste - (correct answer) -semisolid preparation, thicker and stiffer
than ointment; absorbed through skin more slowly than ointment
Patch - (correct answer) -Medication encased in a round, square, or
oval disc that is stuck to skin, allowing medication to be absorbed
slowly and regularly from the disc into the blood stream through the
skin
Pill - (correct answer) -Mixture of a powdered drug with a cohesive
material; may be round or oval
Powder - (correct answer) -A finely ground drug or drugs; some are
used internally, others externally
Solution - (correct answer) -Liquid containing dissolved medication
Suppository - (correct answer) -a cone-shaped, solid drug that is
inserted into a body opening; it melts at body temperature
Suspension - (correct answer) -liquid mixture in which particles
distributed in the liquid settle out over time
