MEDTECH EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
OTC Medications - ANSWER-medications which can be purchased or obtained without a
prescription; however, you need a physician's order to administer them.
Transcribe - ANSWER-To transfer written information from one place to another; information on
the physician's order must be transcribed to the medication administration record (MAR).
BID - ANSWER-twice a day
QD - ANSWER-every day
QOD - ANSWER-every other day
SQ - ANSWER-subcutaneous
HS/qhs - ANSWER-hour of sleep
po - ANSWER-by mouth
pc - ANSWER-after meals
ac - ANSWER-before meals
q - ANSWER-every
QID - ANSWER-four times a day
PRN - ANSWER-as needed
TID - ANSWER-three times a day
MAR - ANSWER-medication administration record
The following are abbreviations for drug routes, EXCEPT:
A. PO
B. IM
C. PD
D. SL - ANSWER-C. PD
, You receive an order for Nitroglycerin to be given sublingually. It would be given:
A. Under the tongue
B. By mouth
C. Instilled in the ear
D. Applied to the skin - ANSWER-A. under the tongue
The following are abbreviations for dosages or strengths of medications EXCEPT:
A. mg
B. ml
C. gm
D. PD - ANSWER-D. PD
If you are not sure of an abbreviation, it is O.K. to guess
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-False, do not guess.
It is important to know the policy on approved abbreviations for your facility.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-True, in order to communicate with other medtechs appropriately.
A milliliter is the same as a milligram.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-False, ml and mg are not the same.
Over-the-counter drugs may be kept as floor stock or house stock in an adult care home.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-True, you can have OTC meds as house stock, but you have to have a
physicians order before giving them.
When administering medications, it is O.K. to leave a resident's medication at the bedside if the
resident is present.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-False. You have to see them take it
ANSWERS
OTC Medications - ANSWER-medications which can be purchased or obtained without a
prescription; however, you need a physician's order to administer them.
Transcribe - ANSWER-To transfer written information from one place to another; information on
the physician's order must be transcribed to the medication administration record (MAR).
BID - ANSWER-twice a day
QD - ANSWER-every day
QOD - ANSWER-every other day
SQ - ANSWER-subcutaneous
HS/qhs - ANSWER-hour of sleep
po - ANSWER-by mouth
pc - ANSWER-after meals
ac - ANSWER-before meals
q - ANSWER-every
QID - ANSWER-four times a day
PRN - ANSWER-as needed
TID - ANSWER-three times a day
MAR - ANSWER-medication administration record
The following are abbreviations for drug routes, EXCEPT:
A. PO
B. IM
C. PD
D. SL - ANSWER-C. PD
, You receive an order for Nitroglycerin to be given sublingually. It would be given:
A. Under the tongue
B. By mouth
C. Instilled in the ear
D. Applied to the skin - ANSWER-A. under the tongue
The following are abbreviations for dosages or strengths of medications EXCEPT:
A. mg
B. ml
C. gm
D. PD - ANSWER-D. PD
If you are not sure of an abbreviation, it is O.K. to guess
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-False, do not guess.
It is important to know the policy on approved abbreviations for your facility.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-True, in order to communicate with other medtechs appropriately.
A milliliter is the same as a milligram.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-False, ml and mg are not the same.
Over-the-counter drugs may be kept as floor stock or house stock in an adult care home.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-True, you can have OTC meds as house stock, but you have to have a
physicians order before giving them.
When administering medications, it is O.K. to leave a resident's medication at the bedside if the
resident is present.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER-False. You have to see them take it
