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40 Hour Medication Aide Final Exam
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to
administer a drug
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the
medication aide to do so - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ If it is
the first time a resident takes it
Which of the following is an example of drug- disease
interaction?
A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure
after taking an OTC cold medication.
A person with depression has a change in mood after
starting a new medication.
A person who has been taking a medication for a long
time finds that it is less effective.
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A person who takes medication for hypertension
sometimes has a low blood pressure measurement. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ A person with hypertension has
elevated blood pressure after taking an OTC cold
medication.
A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may
be inhaled and reach the lungs:
Aerosolizes it
Dissolves it
Concentrates it
Injects it - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Aerosolizes it
Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is
an example of
Diversion
Physical Abuse
Negligence
Fraud - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Negligence
Which of these is a topical medication?
40 Hour Medication Aide Final Exam
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to
administer a drug
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the
medication aide to do so - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ If it is
the first time a resident takes it
Which of the following is an example of drug- disease
interaction?
A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure
after taking an OTC cold medication.
A person with depression has a change in mood after
starting a new medication.
A person who has been taking a medication for a long
time finds that it is less effective.
, 2|Page
A person who takes medication for hypertension
sometimes has a low blood pressure measurement. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ A person with hypertension has
elevated blood pressure after taking an OTC cold
medication.
A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may
be inhaled and reach the lungs:
Aerosolizes it
Dissolves it
Concentrates it
Injects it - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Aerosolizes it
Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is
an example of
Diversion
Physical Abuse
Negligence
Fraud - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Negligence
Which of these is a topical medication?
