Medication Aide Final Exam | Graded A Questions and
Answers (2023/2024 Update) (Verified Answers)
1. when should medication error be reported..
✓ Answer: as soon as the error occurs
2. one teaspoon of cough syrup is equal to what
✓ Answer: 5 mL
3. what is a sign of anaphylaxis?
✓ Answer: Wheezing (airway is closing)
4. the site for placing a transdermal patch should be..?
✓ Answer: hairless (only clip never shave)
5. the med aide is responsible to know the medical information of who?
✓ Answer: only the residents you are assigned due to hippa
,6. what is one responsibility of the med aide?
✓ Answer: giving PRN meds after checking with the nurse
7. when a drugs action changes a residents response in a positive way, the drug is said to
provide a what?
✓ Answer: therapeutic effect
8. the nurse tells you that the blood level of a drug is too high. what does that mean?
✓ Answer: risk for toxicity
9. an example of a contradiction to giving a patient a particular medication is that the
patient..
✓ Answer: allergy to the medication
10. What is a life-threatening allergic reaction?
✓ Answer: anaphylactic
11. raised, irregular patches on a persons skin is?
, ✓ Answer: hives
12. most drugs are excreted through urine and feces..
✓ Answer: true
13. the physician tells the med aide "please change Mr. Nelsons Lasix to 20mg instead of
40mg" the med aide does what?
✓ Answer: tell physician you need to get the nurse
14. 30mL is equal to what
✓ Answer: 2 tablespoons (1tbsp = 15mL)
15. A resident complained of a 5/10 headache. No analgesic is ordered. The med aide
should..
✓ Answer: report to nurse and report that there is no order
16. For maximum absorption of a sublingual medication..
✓ Answer: no food or fluids until medication is dissolved
Answers (2023/2024 Update) (Verified Answers)
1. when should medication error be reported..
✓ Answer: as soon as the error occurs
2. one teaspoon of cough syrup is equal to what
✓ Answer: 5 mL
3. what is a sign of anaphylaxis?
✓ Answer: Wheezing (airway is closing)
4. the site for placing a transdermal patch should be..?
✓ Answer: hairless (only clip never shave)
5. the med aide is responsible to know the medical information of who?
✓ Answer: only the residents you are assigned due to hippa
,6. what is one responsibility of the med aide?
✓ Answer: giving PRN meds after checking with the nurse
7. when a drugs action changes a residents response in a positive way, the drug is said to
provide a what?
✓ Answer: therapeutic effect
8. the nurse tells you that the blood level of a drug is too high. what does that mean?
✓ Answer: risk for toxicity
9. an example of a contradiction to giving a patient a particular medication is that the
patient..
✓ Answer: allergy to the medication
10. What is a life-threatening allergic reaction?
✓ Answer: anaphylactic
11. raised, irregular patches on a persons skin is?
, ✓ Answer: hives
12. most drugs are excreted through urine and feces..
✓ Answer: true
13. the physician tells the med aide "please change Mr. Nelsons Lasix to 20mg instead of
40mg" the med aide does what?
✓ Answer: tell physician you need to get the nurse
14. 30mL is equal to what
✓ Answer: 2 tablespoons (1tbsp = 15mL)
15. A resident complained of a 5/10 headache. No analgesic is ordered. The med aide
should..
✓ Answer: report to nurse and report that there is no order
16. For maximum absorption of a sublingual medication..
✓ Answer: no food or fluids until medication is dissolved
