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40 HOUR MEDICATION AIDE FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT /ACCURATE
ANSWERS| 100% RATED CORRECT !! 2025-2026|
100% SURE PASS
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 -
-Solution -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. -
-Solution -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:
, 2
Aerosolizes it
Dissolves it
Concentrates it
Injects it -
-Solution -Aerosolizes it
Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is
an example of
Diversion
Physical Abuse
Negligence
Fraud -
-Solution -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 -
-Solution -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
40 HOUR MEDICATION AIDE FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT /ACCURATE
ANSWERS| 100% RATED CORRECT !! 2025-2026|
100% SURE PASS
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 -
-Solution -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. -
-Solution -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:
, 2
Aerosolizes it
Dissolves it
Concentrates it
Injects it -
-Solution -Aerosolizes it
Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is
an example of
Diversion
Physical Abuse
Negligence
Fraud -
-Solution -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 -
-Solution -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
