CERTIFIED MEDICATION AIDE FINAL PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ If medications are administered at a facility using a medication
cart, which of the following is an important safety measure? Answer:
The MA should keep the cart locked any time it is unattended.
◉ Which of the following is true of the medication aide's role in
cancer treatment? Answer: Mas may administer drugs to help
residents with cancer manage the side effects of chemotherapy
drugs.
◉ How should a medication aide remove a tablet from a blister pack
to prepare it for administration? Answer: He should press it through
the foil backing and into a souffle cup.
◉ A facility is short-staffed, and a medication aide is asked by a
nurse to administer a subcutaneous insulin injection. The syringe
has the correct amount of insulin predrawn, but facility policy does
not allow MAs to administer medications by any injection route.
What should the MA do? Answer: Tell the nurse they cannot perform
the injection
,◉ Which of the following can shorten the length and reduce the
severity of a shingles outbreak? Answer: antiviral drugs
◉ How should the resident's head be positioned during the
administration of a nasal spray? Answer: Slightly Forward
◉ Metformin (Glucophage) and glipizide (Glucotrol) are medications
typically prescribed for this condition: Answer: type 2 diabetes
◉ Which of the following is true about anaphylaxis? Answer: It can
be life-threatening and requires immediate action.
◉ Another name for a "medication aide" is Answer: Medication
technician
◉ Which of the following is true regarding the difference between
laws and ethics? Answer: Ethics guide a person to behave
responsibly and laws enforce that behavior
◉ The term controlled substance refers to Answer: A medication
that is considered more likely to be abused
◉ A medication aide is never allowed to Answer: Receive medication
orders by phone
,◉ In healthcare settings, diversion refers to Answer: Theft of
prescribed medications
◉ What is a medication aide's role in preventing diversion? Answer:
Practicing careful and accurate documentation
◉ Which of the following is an example of negligence on the part of
an MA? Answer: Leaving a resident's medications on his bedside
table because the resident is asleep
◉ Which of the following are considered solid medications? Answer:
Capsules, powders, and caplets
◉ A controlled release medication cannot be _________________.
Answer: Split or crushed
◉ Which of the following is true about medicated patches? Answer:
They are administered by sticking them to the skin
◉ Which of the following is true of generic medications Answer:
Generic medication names are usually based on the medication's
active ingredients
, ◉ The otic administration route is via the Answer: Ear
◉ How might a resident's gender affect the way a medication works
within that person's body? Answer: Medication generally remains in
a woman's body for a longer period of time.
◉ The study of pharmacogenetics is the study of how a person's
affect(s) the way medications work in his body. Answer: Genes
◉ Medication aides are permitted to administer medications via the
following routes: Answer: Sublingual, transdermal, and ocular
◉ What is the difference between a prescription and a medication
order? Answer: Medication orders are filled in a healthcare setting
while prescriptions are filled on an outpatient basis
◉ Which of the following providers is authorized to order
medications? Answer: Nurse Practitioner (NP)
◉ When a medication aide is given a stat medication order he
should Answer: Tell the practitioner that receiving medication
orders is beyond his scope of practice
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ If medications are administered at a facility using a medication
cart, which of the following is an important safety measure? Answer:
The MA should keep the cart locked any time it is unattended.
◉ Which of the following is true of the medication aide's role in
cancer treatment? Answer: Mas may administer drugs to help
residents with cancer manage the side effects of chemotherapy
drugs.
◉ How should a medication aide remove a tablet from a blister pack
to prepare it for administration? Answer: He should press it through
the foil backing and into a souffle cup.
◉ A facility is short-staffed, and a medication aide is asked by a
nurse to administer a subcutaneous insulin injection. The syringe
has the correct amount of insulin predrawn, but facility policy does
not allow MAs to administer medications by any injection route.
What should the MA do? Answer: Tell the nurse they cannot perform
the injection
,◉ Which of the following can shorten the length and reduce the
severity of a shingles outbreak? Answer: antiviral drugs
◉ How should the resident's head be positioned during the
administration of a nasal spray? Answer: Slightly Forward
◉ Metformin (Glucophage) and glipizide (Glucotrol) are medications
typically prescribed for this condition: Answer: type 2 diabetes
◉ Which of the following is true about anaphylaxis? Answer: It can
be life-threatening and requires immediate action.
◉ Another name for a "medication aide" is Answer: Medication
technician
◉ Which of the following is true regarding the difference between
laws and ethics? Answer: Ethics guide a person to behave
responsibly and laws enforce that behavior
◉ The term controlled substance refers to Answer: A medication
that is considered more likely to be abused
◉ A medication aide is never allowed to Answer: Receive medication
orders by phone
,◉ In healthcare settings, diversion refers to Answer: Theft of
prescribed medications
◉ What is a medication aide's role in preventing diversion? Answer:
Practicing careful and accurate documentation
◉ Which of the following is an example of negligence on the part of
an MA? Answer: Leaving a resident's medications on his bedside
table because the resident is asleep
◉ Which of the following are considered solid medications? Answer:
Capsules, powders, and caplets
◉ A controlled release medication cannot be _________________.
Answer: Split or crushed
◉ Which of the following is true about medicated patches? Answer:
They are administered by sticking them to the skin
◉ Which of the following is true of generic medications Answer:
Generic medication names are usually based on the medication's
active ingredients
, ◉ The otic administration route is via the Answer: Ear
◉ How might a resident's gender affect the way a medication works
within that person's body? Answer: Medication generally remains in
a woman's body for a longer period of time.
◉ The study of pharmacogenetics is the study of how a person's
affect(s) the way medications work in his body. Answer: Genes
◉ Medication aides are permitted to administer medications via the
following routes: Answer: Sublingual, transdermal, and ocular
◉ What is the difference between a prescription and a medication
order? Answer: Medication orders are filled in a healthcare setting
while prescriptions are filled on an outpatient basis
◉ Which of the following providers is authorized to order
medications? Answer: Nurse Practitioner (NP)
◉ When a medication aide is given a stat medication order he
should Answer: Tell the practitioner that receiving medication
orders is beyond his scope of practice
