MEDICATION AIDE FINAL EXAM: 40 HOUR COURSE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

MEDICATION AIDE FINAL EXAM: 40 HOUR COURSE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. A drug's indication is the ___________ it is taken.

 Route by which
 Time
 Reason
 Number of days - Answer-Reason

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

2. 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

3. A type of liquid medication that contains drug particles that are not completely
dissolved is a

 Syrup
 Elixir
 Solution
 Suspension – answer
-Suspension

4. 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 – answer
-Every time that medication is administered

5. Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is an example of

 Diversion
 Physical Abuse
 Negligence
 Fraud – answer
-Negligence

6. Objective information is based on ___________ and subjective information is
based on ___________.

 Observed facts; reported experiences
 Reported experiences; observed facts
 Opinions; data
 Measurements; research – answer
-Observed facts; reported experiences

7. The therapeutic dose of a medication is high enough to be ___________ and low
enough to avoid _____________.

 Toxic; effectiveness
 Effective; toxicity
 Tolerated, side effects
 Administered, anaphylaxis – answer
-Effective; toxicity

8. What does it mean for a nurse to delegate the task of medication administration?

 The nurse is trusting the medication aide to assess when a resident
needs a medication.
 The nurse is transferring responsibility to the medication aide
to perform the specific task of administering a drug according
to instructions in the MAR.
 The nurse is allowing the medication aide to plan administration of
a drug with the resident's doctor.
 The nurse is allowing the resident to tell the medication aide directly
what drugs she needs and when. – answer
-The nurse is transferring responsibility to the medication aide to
perform the specific task of administering a drug according to
instructions in the MAR.