2024 NEBRASKA STATE
MEDICATION AIDE EXAM PRACTICE
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Nursing assistive personnel can give drugs only if:
a. the person's condition is stable
b. a licensed nurse is in the agency
c. it is part of the CNA job description
d. allowed by state law - CORRECT-ANSWERSallowed by state law
You are an MA-C working in a nursing center. You are supervised by:
a. a licensed nurse
b. a CNA
c. the person needing the drug
d. the doctor who ordered the drug - CORRECT-ANSWERSa licensed nurse
Which is NOT a sign of elder abuse?
a. stiff joints and joint pain
b. old and new bruises
c. poor personal hygiene
d. frequent injuries - CORRECT-ANSWERSstiff joints and joint pain
A child is deprived of food, clothing, and shelter. This is:
a. physical abuse
b. neglect
c. abandonment
d. substance abuse - CORRECT-ANSWERSneglect
A child has a black eye, bruises on her face, and bite marks on her arm.
These are signs of:
a. physical abuse
b. sexual abuse
c. neglect
d. substance abuse - CORRECT-ANSWERSphysical abuse
A child is dirty and has a body odor. These are signs of:
a. physical abuse
b. sexual abuse
c. neglect
d. substance abuse - CORRECT-ANSWERSneglect
, You find blood stains on a child's underpants. This is a sign of:
a. physical abuse
b. sexual abuse
c. neglect
d. substance abuse - CORRECT-ANSWERSsexual abuse
These statements are about domestic abuse. Which is TRUE?
a. it always involves physical harm
b. it always involves violence
c. one partner has control over the other partner
d. only one type of abuse is usually present - CORRECT-ANSWERSone partner
has control over the other partner
You suspect a person was abused. What should you do?
a. tell the family
b. call the police
c. tell the nurse
d. ask the person about the abuse - CORRECT-ANSWERStell the nurse
Which is NOT a step in the nursing process?
a. observation
b. assessment
c. planning
d. implementation - CORRECT-ANSWERSobservation
The nursing process:
a. involves guidelines for care plans
b. is a care conference
c. involves a health history and a drug history
d. is the method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care - CORRECT-
ANSWERSis the method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care
The purpose of a nurse practice act is to:
a. protect the public's welfare and safety
b. deny, suspend, or revoke nursing licenses
c. regulate nursing education
d. determine what nursing assistive personnel can do - CORRECT-
ANSWERSprotect the public's welfare and safety
Medication assistants are certified after:
a. becoming a CNA
b. passing the state-required education and competency evaluation
c. meeting the requirements of the National Council of State Boards of
Nursing
MEDICATION AIDE EXAM PRACTICE
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Nursing assistive personnel can give drugs only if:
a. the person's condition is stable
b. a licensed nurse is in the agency
c. it is part of the CNA job description
d. allowed by state law - CORRECT-ANSWERSallowed by state law
You are an MA-C working in a nursing center. You are supervised by:
a. a licensed nurse
b. a CNA
c. the person needing the drug
d. the doctor who ordered the drug - CORRECT-ANSWERSa licensed nurse
Which is NOT a sign of elder abuse?
a. stiff joints and joint pain
b. old and new bruises
c. poor personal hygiene
d. frequent injuries - CORRECT-ANSWERSstiff joints and joint pain
A child is deprived of food, clothing, and shelter. This is:
a. physical abuse
b. neglect
c. abandonment
d. substance abuse - CORRECT-ANSWERSneglect
A child has a black eye, bruises on her face, and bite marks on her arm.
These are signs of:
a. physical abuse
b. sexual abuse
c. neglect
d. substance abuse - CORRECT-ANSWERSphysical abuse
A child is dirty and has a body odor. These are signs of:
a. physical abuse
b. sexual abuse
c. neglect
d. substance abuse - CORRECT-ANSWERSneglect
, You find blood stains on a child's underpants. This is a sign of:
a. physical abuse
b. sexual abuse
c. neglect
d. substance abuse - CORRECT-ANSWERSsexual abuse
These statements are about domestic abuse. Which is TRUE?
a. it always involves physical harm
b. it always involves violence
c. one partner has control over the other partner
d. only one type of abuse is usually present - CORRECT-ANSWERSone partner
has control over the other partner
You suspect a person was abused. What should you do?
a. tell the family
b. call the police
c. tell the nurse
d. ask the person about the abuse - CORRECT-ANSWERStell the nurse
Which is NOT a step in the nursing process?
a. observation
b. assessment
c. planning
d. implementation - CORRECT-ANSWERSobservation
The nursing process:
a. involves guidelines for care plans
b. is a care conference
c. involves a health history and a drug history
d. is the method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care - CORRECT-
ANSWERSis the method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care
The purpose of a nurse practice act is to:
a. protect the public's welfare and safety
b. deny, suspend, or revoke nursing licenses
c. regulate nursing education
d. determine what nursing assistive personnel can do - CORRECT-
ANSWERSprotect the public's welfare and safety
Medication assistants are certified after:
a. becoming a CNA
b. passing the state-required education and competency evaluation
c. meeting the requirements of the National Council of State Boards of
Nursing
