MED AIDE STATE TEST EXAM 2025/2026 PRACTICE EXAM
STUDY QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
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Which of the following responses by a medication aide to resident refusal of a medication is
appropriate?
"Your doctor will be really mad if you don't take this medication, so please take it."
"If you don't take this medication, I might get in trouble."
"Can you tell me more about why you don't want to take this medication?"
"Could you please take this medication? Your son will be really disappointed to hear you're
refusing it." - Answer>>> "Can you tell me more about why you don't want to take this
medication?"
A resident who experiences excitement and hostility after taking a medication for anxiety may be
experiencing
Hypersensitive reaction
Anaphylactic reaction
Paradoxical reaction
Drug-disease interaction - Answer>>> Paradoxical reaction
When should a medication aide refuse a task?
When it is something he is not trained to do or that is outside a medication aide's scope of
practice
When he sees that the resident does not need the drug he is assigned to administer
When he is not sure he can complete all assigned tasks that day
When it is assigned by a nurse he does not like - Answer>>> When it is something he is not
trained to do or that is outside a medication aide's scope of practice
,Why must medication aides carefully observe residents with diabetes who take beta-blockers and
report dizziness, fainting, loss of balance and fatigue immediately?
Because beta-blockers also block insulin
Because the symptoms of low blood sugar can be mistaken for side effects of beta-blockers
Because high blood pressure can cause diabetic ketoacidosis
Because diabetes causes the body to resist the effects of beta-blockers - Answer>>> Because the
symptoms of low blood sugar can be mistaken for side effects of beta-blockers
A resident's MAR indicates that blood pressure should be checked and documented before
administration of a blood pressure medication. It also indicates the medication should be held if
the resident's systolic blood pressure is below 120. An MA forgets to check blood pressure and
administers the drug. The resident's blood pressure drops dangerously low afterwards and the
resident loses consciousness. Which of the following causes of medication errors is involved
most directly in this case?
Failure to follow medication orders exactly
Failure to follow instructions for use of a medication
Failure to follow a facility's procedures and policies
Failure to listen to a resident's or family member's concerns - Answer>>> Failure to follow
medication orders exactly
What is the reason for pulling back and up on the outside edge of the ear when administering otic
medications?
This straightens the ear canal.
This serves as a warning to the resident that the drops are about to be administered.
This allows drops to fall straight down into the ear without touching the sides of the ear canal.
This prevents the drops from creating dizziness when they are administered. - Answer>>> This
straightens the ear canal.
, If medications are administered at a facilityusing a medication cart, which of the followingis an
important safety measure?
The MA should prepare medications for the next resident in the room of the resident who just
received medications before wheeling the cart out.
The MA should prepare medications for every resident and have them organized on the top of
the cart before doing a medication pass.
The MA should keep the cart locked any time it is unattended.
The MA should wheel the cart back to the medication room between residents to prepare the next
resident's medications. - Answer>>> The MA should keep the cart locked any time it is
unattended.
Why should healthcare workers not put a zero (0) after a decimal when writing whole numbers?
Because it saves time to skip writing the zero
Because it takes up less room on residents' charts
Because it is an inaccurate way to write numbers
Because it could cause a number to be read incorrectly - Answer>>> Because it is an inaccurate
way to write numbers
Which of these factors seriously affects the way a drug is used in the body?
Whether it is a generic or name brand drug
The age of the person taking the drug
The eye color of the person taking the drug
How long a person remains seated after taking the drug - Answer>>> The age of the person
taking the drug
A type of liquid medication that contains drug particles that are not completely dissolved is a
Syrup
Elixir
STUDY QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
100% GUARANTEED PASS | GRADED A+
Which of the following responses by a medication aide to resident refusal of a medication is
appropriate?
"Your doctor will be really mad if you don't take this medication, so please take it."
"If you don't take this medication, I might get in trouble."
"Can you tell me more about why you don't want to take this medication?"
"Could you please take this medication? Your son will be really disappointed to hear you're
refusing it." - Answer>>> "Can you tell me more about why you don't want to take this
medication?"
A resident who experiences excitement and hostility after taking a medication for anxiety may be
experiencing
Hypersensitive reaction
Anaphylactic reaction
Paradoxical reaction
Drug-disease interaction - Answer>>> Paradoxical reaction
When should a medication aide refuse a task?
When it is something he is not trained to do or that is outside a medication aide's scope of
practice
When he sees that the resident does not need the drug he is assigned to administer
When he is not sure he can complete all assigned tasks that day
When it is assigned by a nurse he does not like - Answer>>> When it is something he is not
trained to do or that is outside a medication aide's scope of practice
,Why must medication aides carefully observe residents with diabetes who take beta-blockers and
report dizziness, fainting, loss of balance and fatigue immediately?
Because beta-blockers also block insulin
Because the symptoms of low blood sugar can be mistaken for side effects of beta-blockers
Because high blood pressure can cause diabetic ketoacidosis
Because diabetes causes the body to resist the effects of beta-blockers - Answer>>> Because the
symptoms of low blood sugar can be mistaken for side effects of beta-blockers
A resident's MAR indicates that blood pressure should be checked and documented before
administration of a blood pressure medication. It also indicates the medication should be held if
the resident's systolic blood pressure is below 120. An MA forgets to check blood pressure and
administers the drug. The resident's blood pressure drops dangerously low afterwards and the
resident loses consciousness. Which of the following causes of medication errors is involved
most directly in this case?
Failure to follow medication orders exactly
Failure to follow instructions for use of a medication
Failure to follow a facility's procedures and policies
Failure to listen to a resident's or family member's concerns - Answer>>> Failure to follow
medication orders exactly
What is the reason for pulling back and up on the outside edge of the ear when administering otic
medications?
This straightens the ear canal.
This serves as a warning to the resident that the drops are about to be administered.
This allows drops to fall straight down into the ear without touching the sides of the ear canal.
This prevents the drops from creating dizziness when they are administered. - Answer>>> This
straightens the ear canal.
, If medications are administered at a facilityusing a medication cart, which of the followingis an
important safety measure?
The MA should prepare medications for the next resident in the room of the resident who just
received medications before wheeling the cart out.
The MA should prepare medications for every resident and have them organized on the top of
the cart before doing a medication pass.
The MA should keep the cart locked any time it is unattended.
The MA should wheel the cart back to the medication room between residents to prepare the next
resident's medications. - Answer>>> The MA should keep the cart locked any time it is
unattended.
Why should healthcare workers not put a zero (0) after a decimal when writing whole numbers?
Because it saves time to skip writing the zero
Because it takes up less room on residents' charts
Because it is an inaccurate way to write numbers
Because it could cause a number to be read incorrectly - Answer>>> Because it is an inaccurate
way to write numbers
Which of these factors seriously affects the way a drug is used in the body?
Whether it is a generic or name brand drug
The age of the person taking the drug
The eye color of the person taking the drug
How long a person remains seated after taking the drug - Answer>>> The age of the person
taking the drug
A type of liquid medication that contains drug particles that are not completely dissolved is a
Syrup
Elixir
