AZ CERTIFIED CAREGIVER EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
✔✔Coumadin is a medication used to: - ✔✔c. decrease blood clots
✔✔The side effect of anti-psychotic medication - ✔✔d. urinary retention
✔✔osteoporosis usually affects - ✔✔d. female gender with low intake of milk
✔✔Soma or Robaxin medication is for - ✔✔d. muscle relaxants
✔✔The medical terminology used when someone repeats a phrase or action over and
over is called - ✔✔a. perservation
✔✔The lack of proper blood supply can lead to - ✔✔a. stroke
b. dementia
c. myocardial infarction (leads to heart attacks)
✔✔A common factor for heart disease is - ✔✔b. hypotension
✔✔A device to measure blood sugar is called - ✔✔a. glucometer
✔✔Non-narcotic medications are usually used to treat - ✔✔c. mild pain
✔✔A fasting blood glucose test level of _________________ indicates prediabetes. -
✔✔d. 100 mg/dl to 125 mg/dl
✔✔Medications are divided into classifications depending upon - ✔✔a. how they are
administered
✔✔ Zyloprim or Allopurinol medication for - ✔✔Gout
✔✔Mr. Forth has been very active even though he had diabetes for 6 years. He
accidentally cut his leg last week and tells you that it is getting redder and not healing.
You tell him you will let the manager know, and then you explain that: - ✔✔b. It is
normal for diabetics who get cut to see more redness as it heals
✔✔The health care provider ordered Lanoxin 0.5mg by mouth. You have Lanoxin
0.25mg tablets. What should you administer? - ✔✔d. 2 tablets
✔✔The Physician orders 500mg methocarbamol (Robaxin) by mouth. The prescription
came in 1500mg tablets. What should you administer? - ✔✔a. no tablets
, ✔✔Nitrofurantoin is another name for furadantine and is an antibiotic to treat - ✔✔d.
urinary tract infection
✔✔Which of the following will best protects you from sharps exposure? - ✔✔a. Never
recap used needles or lancets
✔✔______________________ is defined as a substantial psychological, social, and
occupational disability in which an individual experiences a significant change in usual
functioning. - ✔✔a. Dysthymia
✔✔The individual who responds best to oral hypoglycemic medication is - ✔✔a. over 40
years of age and has had diabetes more than 5 years
✔✔The proper way to dispose of a tablet that has fallen on the floor in an individual's
room is - ✔✔c. Follow the facility policy that is in place for contaminated medications
✔✔When giving a rectal suppository, place the - ✔✔c. Individual on their left side with
their upper knee flexed.
✔✔A disease characterized by a decreased blood flow to the heart, due to arteries
narrowed by accumulated cholesterol and lipids, is known as - ✔✔d. Coronary Artery
Disease
✔✔Mr. Lincoln has an order for Xanax 0.25mg by mouth at bedtime. He asks that it be
administered every morning with his breakfast, this is an example of - ✔✔d. Right
medication - wrong time
✔✔Corticosteroids are prescribed for many conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis,
respiratory, and eye conditions. Corticosteroids are used for their - ✔✔d. anti-
inflammatory actions
✔✔An individual who has been receiving prednisone for six months and has an order to
discontinue the medication today. You question the nurse about this because
discontinuation may - ✔✔d. Cause adrenal insufficiency
✔✔Otic medications are used for - ✔✔c. Ear pain
✔✔Medications that are labeled by their chemical name are considered - ✔✔b. Generic
✔✔Which one of the following should be included in a report of a medication
occurrence? - ✔✔c. Medication involved
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
✔✔Coumadin is a medication used to: - ✔✔c. decrease blood clots
✔✔The side effect of anti-psychotic medication - ✔✔d. urinary retention
✔✔osteoporosis usually affects - ✔✔d. female gender with low intake of milk
✔✔Soma or Robaxin medication is for - ✔✔d. muscle relaxants
✔✔The medical terminology used when someone repeats a phrase or action over and
over is called - ✔✔a. perservation
✔✔The lack of proper blood supply can lead to - ✔✔a. stroke
b. dementia
c. myocardial infarction (leads to heart attacks)
✔✔A common factor for heart disease is - ✔✔b. hypotension
✔✔A device to measure blood sugar is called - ✔✔a. glucometer
✔✔Non-narcotic medications are usually used to treat - ✔✔c. mild pain
✔✔A fasting blood glucose test level of _________________ indicates prediabetes. -
✔✔d. 100 mg/dl to 125 mg/dl
✔✔Medications are divided into classifications depending upon - ✔✔a. how they are
administered
✔✔ Zyloprim or Allopurinol medication for - ✔✔Gout
✔✔Mr. Forth has been very active even though he had diabetes for 6 years. He
accidentally cut his leg last week and tells you that it is getting redder and not healing.
You tell him you will let the manager know, and then you explain that: - ✔✔b. It is
normal for diabetics who get cut to see more redness as it heals
✔✔The health care provider ordered Lanoxin 0.5mg by mouth. You have Lanoxin
0.25mg tablets. What should you administer? - ✔✔d. 2 tablets
✔✔The Physician orders 500mg methocarbamol (Robaxin) by mouth. The prescription
came in 1500mg tablets. What should you administer? - ✔✔a. no tablets
, ✔✔Nitrofurantoin is another name for furadantine and is an antibiotic to treat - ✔✔d.
urinary tract infection
✔✔Which of the following will best protects you from sharps exposure? - ✔✔a. Never
recap used needles or lancets
✔✔______________________ is defined as a substantial psychological, social, and
occupational disability in which an individual experiences a significant change in usual
functioning. - ✔✔a. Dysthymia
✔✔The individual who responds best to oral hypoglycemic medication is - ✔✔a. over 40
years of age and has had diabetes more than 5 years
✔✔The proper way to dispose of a tablet that has fallen on the floor in an individual's
room is - ✔✔c. Follow the facility policy that is in place for contaminated medications
✔✔When giving a rectal suppository, place the - ✔✔c. Individual on their left side with
their upper knee flexed.
✔✔A disease characterized by a decreased blood flow to the heart, due to arteries
narrowed by accumulated cholesterol and lipids, is known as - ✔✔d. Coronary Artery
Disease
✔✔Mr. Lincoln has an order for Xanax 0.25mg by mouth at bedtime. He asks that it be
administered every morning with his breakfast, this is an example of - ✔✔d. Right
medication - wrong time
✔✔Corticosteroids are prescribed for many conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis,
respiratory, and eye conditions. Corticosteroids are used for their - ✔✔d. anti-
inflammatory actions
✔✔An individual who has been receiving prednisone for six months and has an order to
discontinue the medication today. You question the nurse about this because
discontinuation may - ✔✔d. Cause adrenal insufficiency
✔✔Otic medications are used for - ✔✔c. Ear pain
✔✔Medications that are labeled by their chemical name are considered - ✔✔b. Generic
✔✔Which one of the following should be included in a report of a medication
occurrence? - ✔✔c. Medication involved
