QME EXAM TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2026 ALREADY PASSED
⩥ after measuring nitroglycerin ointment dose with the applicator paper,
how many inch should you spread it over the paper. Answer: 2.5-3.5
inches
⩥ What should you avoid doing when apply nitroglycerin ointment.
Answer: avoid touching the ointment with your hands
⩥ Where should you apply the nitroglycerin ointment. Answer: clean,
hairless area over the body, then cover w/ a clear plastic wrap
⩥ how do you administer enteric-coated medication. Answer: swallowed
whole, NEVER CRUSH IT!
⩥ What is Rifampin for?. Answer: Antibiotic to treat TB given in
combination with another antituberculosis med to help prevent antibiotic
resistance
⩥ What are complications of Rifampin?. Answer: -Orange color of the
urine, saliva, sweat, or tears
-Jaundice, fatigue, mild abdominal discomfort (anorexia)
,⩥ How should you administer Rifampin?. Answer: 1 hour before or 2
hours after meal with a full glass of water
⩥ Contraindications for Rifampin?. Answer: -Pregnancy/lactation
-Liver dysfunction
⩥ What should be monitored when taking Rifampin?. Answer: -Liver
function
-PT/INR
⩥ Patient education when taking Rifampin?. Answer: -Avoid alcohol
-Monitor for anorexia fatigue and malaise
-When taken with food it decreases the absorption of the medication
⩥ What happens when Rifampin interacts with an HIV medication?.
Answer: The HIV medication dose increases
⩥ How will you know Rifampin was effective?. Answer: -Clear breath
sounds
, -No night sweats
-Increased appetite, decreased temp
-3 negative cultures for TB
⩥ How will you administer multiple medications through an enteral
feeding tube. Answer: Administer each medication separately, do not
mix the medications with enteral feeding
⩥ How to crush medications through an enteral feeding tube. Answer:
Dissolve crushed medications in 15 to 30 ml of sterile water priority tp
administration via enteral feeding tube
⩥ How to prevent clogging with an enteral feeding tube. Answer: Flush
the tube before/after each medication with 15 to 30 ml of warm sterile
water
⩥ What to do after administering ALL medications through enteral
feeding tube. Answer: Flush with another 30 ml of warm sterile water
⩥ What is Enoxaparin. Answer: An anticoagulant, used to treat/prevent
DVT and pulmonary embolism
SOLUTIONS 2026 ALREADY PASSED
⩥ after measuring nitroglycerin ointment dose with the applicator paper,
how many inch should you spread it over the paper. Answer: 2.5-3.5
inches
⩥ What should you avoid doing when apply nitroglycerin ointment.
Answer: avoid touching the ointment with your hands
⩥ Where should you apply the nitroglycerin ointment. Answer: clean,
hairless area over the body, then cover w/ a clear plastic wrap
⩥ how do you administer enteric-coated medication. Answer: swallowed
whole, NEVER CRUSH IT!
⩥ What is Rifampin for?. Answer: Antibiotic to treat TB given in
combination with another antituberculosis med to help prevent antibiotic
resistance
⩥ What are complications of Rifampin?. Answer: -Orange color of the
urine, saliva, sweat, or tears
-Jaundice, fatigue, mild abdominal discomfort (anorexia)
,⩥ How should you administer Rifampin?. Answer: 1 hour before or 2
hours after meal with a full glass of water
⩥ Contraindications for Rifampin?. Answer: -Pregnancy/lactation
-Liver dysfunction
⩥ What should be monitored when taking Rifampin?. Answer: -Liver
function
-PT/INR
⩥ Patient education when taking Rifampin?. Answer: -Avoid alcohol
-Monitor for anorexia fatigue and malaise
-When taken with food it decreases the absorption of the medication
⩥ What happens when Rifampin interacts with an HIV medication?.
Answer: The HIV medication dose increases
⩥ How will you know Rifampin was effective?. Answer: -Clear breath
sounds
, -No night sweats
-Increased appetite, decreased temp
-3 negative cultures for TB
⩥ How will you administer multiple medications through an enteral
feeding tube. Answer: Administer each medication separately, do not
mix the medications with enteral feeding
⩥ How to crush medications through an enteral feeding tube. Answer:
Dissolve crushed medications in 15 to 30 ml of sterile water priority tp
administration via enteral feeding tube
⩥ How to prevent clogging with an enteral feeding tube. Answer: Flush
the tube before/after each medication with 15 to 30 ml of warm sterile
water
⩥ What to do after administering ALL medications through enteral
feeding tube. Answer: Flush with another 30 ml of warm sterile water
⩥ What is Enoxaparin. Answer: An anticoagulant, used to treat/prevent
DVT and pulmonary embolism
