40 HOUR MEDICATION AIDE FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS & ACTUAL
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
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 CORRECT
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.
A person who takes medication for hypertension sometimes has a low blood pressure
measurement. CORRECT 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 CORRECT ANSWER - Aerosolizes it
Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is an example of
Diversion
Physical Abuse
Negligence
Fraud CORRECT ANSWER - Negligence
Which of these is a topical medication?
A powder that is stirred into liquid and swallowed
A liquid that is emptied into a machine and made into a mist to be inhaled
A fine spray that is administered through the nostrils
An ointment that is applied to the skin CORRECT ANSWER - An ointment that is applied to the
skin
If a resident's MAR indicates that the pulse rate should be counted before administering a
medication, how often does the MA need to count and document the resident's pulse rate?
Every time that medication is administered
Once a day, when the medication is first administered
When the resident looks tired or seems unresponsive
When the resident looks anxious or hyperactive CORRECT ANSWER - Every time that
medication is administered
EXAM QUESTIONS & ACTUAL
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
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 CORRECT
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.
A person who takes medication for hypertension sometimes has a low blood pressure
measurement. CORRECT 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 CORRECT ANSWER - Aerosolizes it
Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is an example of
Diversion
Physical Abuse
Negligence
Fraud CORRECT ANSWER - Negligence
Which of these is a topical medication?
A powder that is stirred into liquid and swallowed
A liquid that is emptied into a machine and made into a mist to be inhaled
A fine spray that is administered through the nostrils
An ointment that is applied to the skin CORRECT ANSWER - An ointment that is applied to the
skin
If a resident's MAR indicates that the pulse rate should be counted before administering a
medication, how often does the MA need to count and document the resident's pulse rate?
Every time that medication is administered
Once a day, when the medication is first administered
When the resident looks tired or seems unresponsive
When the resident looks anxious or hyperactive CORRECT ANSWER - Every time that
medication is administered
