VIRGINIA MEDICATION AIDE STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔what kind of fruit can affect the body's response to some medications? -
✔✔Grapefruit
✔✔medication aides are permitted to administer medications via what routes? -
✔✔Sublingual, transdermal, and ocular
✔✔the acronym ADME stands for what? - ✔✔Absorption, Distribution, metabolism,
excretion
✔✔what is considered a solid medication? - ✔✔capsules powders and caplets
✔✔what kind of medication cannot be split or crushed? - ✔✔A controlled Release.
✔✔what is the generic medication name based off of? - ✔✔the medications active
ingredients
✔✔what is the difference between a prescription and a medication order? -
✔✔medication orders are filled in a healthcare setting while prescription are filled on an
outpatient basis
✔✔when a medication aide is given a stat medication order they should... - ✔✔tell the
practitioner that receiving medication orders is beyond their scope of practice.
✔✔on a medication order the strength of a medication refers to what? - ✔✔the amount
of active ingredient in one dose.
✔✔what is objective information? - ✔✔information based on what a person sees hears
touches or smells (also called signs)
✔✔what document requires signatures or initials of more than one employee? - ✔✔a
controlled substance log
✔✔what should a MA doe when the MAR is missing any information? - ✔✔contact a
supervisor prior to administering the medication.
✔✔what is the most commonly used system of measurement in healthcare setting? -
✔✔the Metric System
✔✔what is equivalent to 0.50 g - ✔✔500 mg
, ✔✔in the metric system liquids are measured in what? - ✔✔milliliters
✔✔in medicine, toxicity is what? - ✔✔a poisoning effect caused by a medication
✔✔why shouldn't you use household measurements in a healthcare setting? -
✔✔household measurements are less than precise than the metric system.
✔✔How many mL are in a teaspoon? - ✔✔5 mL
✔✔what does It mean when a medication has a narrow therapeutic window? - ✔✔the
maximum dosage in the dosage range is very close to the minimum therapeutic dose.
✔✔what is the most important reason not to use household spoons for liquid medication
administration? - ✔✔this is a wide variation in the sizeof household spoons
✔✔What is a clinical trial? - ✔✔the monitored testing of a new medication to determine
effectiveness.
✔✔the process by which a drug works by activating receptors is known as what? -
✔✔Agonism
✔✔the process by which a drug works by deactivating receptors is known as what? -
✔✔Antagonism
✔✔what is an example of a systemic side effect? - ✔✔Reduction of lung inflammation
after using an inhaler.
✔✔what is a category of adverse drug reaction (ADR)? - ✔✔paradoxical reaction
✔✔what is a possible symptom of anaphylaxis? - ✔✔trouble breathing that begins 5
minutes after medication ingestion.
✔✔drug tolerance occurs when - ✔✔The drug no longer produces the desired
response.
✔✔what is true about drug-drug interactions? - ✔✔some can produce a beneficial
effect.
✔✔What are the rights of medication administration? - ✔✔1. right medication
2. right patient
3. right dosage
4. right route
5. right time
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔what kind of fruit can affect the body's response to some medications? -
✔✔Grapefruit
✔✔medication aides are permitted to administer medications via what routes? -
✔✔Sublingual, transdermal, and ocular
✔✔the acronym ADME stands for what? - ✔✔Absorption, Distribution, metabolism,
excretion
✔✔what is considered a solid medication? - ✔✔capsules powders and caplets
✔✔what kind of medication cannot be split or crushed? - ✔✔A controlled Release.
✔✔what is the generic medication name based off of? - ✔✔the medications active
ingredients
✔✔what is the difference between a prescription and a medication order? -
✔✔medication orders are filled in a healthcare setting while prescription are filled on an
outpatient basis
✔✔when a medication aide is given a stat medication order they should... - ✔✔tell the
practitioner that receiving medication orders is beyond their scope of practice.
✔✔on a medication order the strength of a medication refers to what? - ✔✔the amount
of active ingredient in one dose.
✔✔what is objective information? - ✔✔information based on what a person sees hears
touches or smells (also called signs)
✔✔what document requires signatures or initials of more than one employee? - ✔✔a
controlled substance log
✔✔what should a MA doe when the MAR is missing any information? - ✔✔contact a
supervisor prior to administering the medication.
✔✔what is the most commonly used system of measurement in healthcare setting? -
✔✔the Metric System
✔✔what is equivalent to 0.50 g - ✔✔500 mg
, ✔✔in the metric system liquids are measured in what? - ✔✔milliliters
✔✔in medicine, toxicity is what? - ✔✔a poisoning effect caused by a medication
✔✔why shouldn't you use household measurements in a healthcare setting? -
✔✔household measurements are less than precise than the metric system.
✔✔How many mL are in a teaspoon? - ✔✔5 mL
✔✔what does It mean when a medication has a narrow therapeutic window? - ✔✔the
maximum dosage in the dosage range is very close to the minimum therapeutic dose.
✔✔what is the most important reason not to use household spoons for liquid medication
administration? - ✔✔this is a wide variation in the sizeof household spoons
✔✔What is a clinical trial? - ✔✔the monitored testing of a new medication to determine
effectiveness.
✔✔the process by which a drug works by activating receptors is known as what? -
✔✔Agonism
✔✔the process by which a drug works by deactivating receptors is known as what? -
✔✔Antagonism
✔✔what is an example of a systemic side effect? - ✔✔Reduction of lung inflammation
after using an inhaler.
✔✔what is a category of adverse drug reaction (ADR)? - ✔✔paradoxical reaction
✔✔what is a possible symptom of anaphylaxis? - ✔✔trouble breathing that begins 5
minutes after medication ingestion.
✔✔drug tolerance occurs when - ✔✔The drug no longer produces the desired
response.
✔✔what is true about drug-drug interactions? - ✔✔some can produce a beneficial
effect.
✔✔What are the rights of medication administration? - ✔✔1. right medication
2. right patient
3. right dosage
4. right route
5. right time
