MACE PRACTICE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
What is the best way to verify a provider's illegible order? - CORRECT ANSWER->> C. Call the
provider to verify the order
A resident is scheduled to receive oral ibuprofen for chronic arthritic pain; however, the resident is
unable to swallow. The nurse must be informed because this is a problem with which of the following
rights of medication administration? - CORRECT ANSWER->> C. The right route
When the Medication Aide is asked by a resident about how medications work when taken into the
body what would be his/her response? - CORRECT ANSWER->>B. Medications enhance or block
some functions of the body.
What is the best action for a Medication Aide who is administering medication to an alert and
competent resident who refuses to take his/her medication as directed?
- CORRECT ANSWER->> A. Realize the resident has the right to refuse medications
Which of the following may be a cause for a medication's failure to elicit the desired effect? -
CORRECT ANSWER->> C. The resident's diet and nutritional status
What does the term polypharmacy mean? - CORRECT ANSWER->> A. The resident takes many
different medications for various medical conditions.
Which of the following questions is open-ended? - CORRECT ANSWER->> D. What medications are
you allergic to?
A resident is taking Coumadin and enjoys eating green leafy vegetables. The response of Coumadin
to green leafy vegetables is considered which type of interaction? - CORRECT ANSWER->> A. Food
Which complaint by a resident would indicate an adverse effect to aspirin? - CORRECT ANSWER->>
C. Ringing in the ears
Which of the following would be considered a side effect of a medication? - CORRECT ANSWER->>
D. Nausea
A resident is ordered ferrous sulfate 325mg three times a day for anemia. Which of the following
things about administering the medication is it important for the Medication Aide to know? -
CORRECT ANSWER->> C. Give with orange juice
Common side effects of nitrates include which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER->> A.
Headache, flushing, postural hypotension
HMG-CoA inhibitors belong to a class of medications known as statins. Statins are known for a least
one serious adverse effect on which major system? - CORRECT ANSWER->> C. Musculoskeletal
,
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
What is the best way to verify a provider's illegible order? - CORRECT ANSWER->> C. Call the
provider to verify the order
A resident is scheduled to receive oral ibuprofen for chronic arthritic pain; however, the resident is
unable to swallow. The nurse must be informed because this is a problem with which of the following
rights of medication administration? - CORRECT ANSWER->> C. The right route
When the Medication Aide is asked by a resident about how medications work when taken into the
body what would be his/her response? - CORRECT ANSWER->>B. Medications enhance or block
some functions of the body.
What is the best action for a Medication Aide who is administering medication to an alert and
competent resident who refuses to take his/her medication as directed?
- CORRECT ANSWER->> A. Realize the resident has the right to refuse medications
Which of the following may be a cause for a medication's failure to elicit the desired effect? -
CORRECT ANSWER->> C. The resident's diet and nutritional status
What does the term polypharmacy mean? - CORRECT ANSWER->> A. The resident takes many
different medications for various medical conditions.
Which of the following questions is open-ended? - CORRECT ANSWER->> D. What medications are
you allergic to?
A resident is taking Coumadin and enjoys eating green leafy vegetables. The response of Coumadin
to green leafy vegetables is considered which type of interaction? - CORRECT ANSWER->> A. Food
Which complaint by a resident would indicate an adverse effect to aspirin? - CORRECT ANSWER->>
C. Ringing in the ears
Which of the following would be considered a side effect of a medication? - CORRECT ANSWER->>
D. Nausea
A resident is ordered ferrous sulfate 325mg three times a day for anemia. Which of the following
things about administering the medication is it important for the Medication Aide to know? -
CORRECT ANSWER->> C. Give with orange juice
Common side effects of nitrates include which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER->> A.
Headache, flushing, postural hypotension
HMG-CoA inhibitors belong to a class of medications known as statins. Statins are known for a least
one serious adverse effect on which major system? - CORRECT ANSWER->> C. Musculoskeletal
,
