Certified Medication Aide Practice
Exam 2 Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Oral drugs can be given if the person:
A. is able to swallow
B. is unconscious or comatose
C. is at risk for aspiration
D. is vomiting -
correct answer ✅A. is able to swallow
30 ml equals:
A. 2 tbsp
B. 10 tbsp
C. 1 tbsp
D. 5 tbsp -
correct answer ✅A. 2 tbsp
When giving oral drugs, you should:
A. follow the Four Rights of Drug Administration
,Certified Medication Aide Practice
Exam 2 Actual Questions and Answers
2026
B. Touch the inside of the container's lid
C. help feed a person
D. follow the Six Rights of Drug Administration -
correct answer ✅D. follow the Six Rights of Drug Administration
Enteric-coated tablets dissolve in the:
A. stomach
B. mouth
C. small intestine
D. rectum -
correct answer ✅C. small intestine
When giving oral drugs you should:
A. place a bottle lid upside down on the bedside table
B. stay with the person while he/she takes the drug
C. give liquid drugs before solid drugs
, Certified Medication Aide Practice
Exam 2 Actual Questions and Answers
2026
D. mix solid drugs with liquid drugs -
correct answer ✅B. stay with the person while he/she takes the
drug
Before crushing tables or opening capsules, you should:
A. check with the nurse
B. ask another Medication Aide
C. ask the person
D. ask the doctor -
correct answer ✅A. check with the nurse
You are applying topical nitroglycerin. You:
A. check for an old application before applying a new one
B. rub or massage the ointment into the skin
C. shave an area to apply the ointment
D. apply the ointment to an irritated or open area -
correct answer ✅A. check for an old application before applying a
new one
Exam 2 Actual Questions and Answers
2026
Oral drugs can be given if the person:
A. is able to swallow
B. is unconscious or comatose
C. is at risk for aspiration
D. is vomiting -
correct answer ✅A. is able to swallow
30 ml equals:
A. 2 tbsp
B. 10 tbsp
C. 1 tbsp
D. 5 tbsp -
correct answer ✅A. 2 tbsp
When giving oral drugs, you should:
A. follow the Four Rights of Drug Administration
,Certified Medication Aide Practice
Exam 2 Actual Questions and Answers
2026
B. Touch the inside of the container's lid
C. help feed a person
D. follow the Six Rights of Drug Administration -
correct answer ✅D. follow the Six Rights of Drug Administration
Enteric-coated tablets dissolve in the:
A. stomach
B. mouth
C. small intestine
D. rectum -
correct answer ✅C. small intestine
When giving oral drugs you should:
A. place a bottle lid upside down on the bedside table
B. stay with the person while he/she takes the drug
C. give liquid drugs before solid drugs
, Certified Medication Aide Practice
Exam 2 Actual Questions and Answers
2026
D. mix solid drugs with liquid drugs -
correct answer ✅B. stay with the person while he/she takes the
drug
Before crushing tables or opening capsules, you should:
A. check with the nurse
B. ask another Medication Aide
C. ask the person
D. ask the doctor -
correct answer ✅A. check with the nurse
You are applying topical nitroglycerin. You:
A. check for an old application before applying a new one
B. rub or massage the ointment into the skin
C. shave an area to apply the ointment
D. apply the ointment to an irritated or open area -
correct answer ✅A. check for an old application before applying a
new one
