NC Medication Aide
|2025|COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Caplet b- bAnswer b- ba bcapsule bshaped bpill bthat bis bcoated bto bhelp bwith bease bof bswallowing
aerosol bspray b- bAnswer b- bSolution bthat bholds bthe bmedication bsuspended buntil bit bis bdispensed bin
bthe bform bof ba bmist bto bspray bon bthe bskin
neglect b- bAnswer b- bFailure bto bprovide bthe bstandard bof bcare bthat ba bperson btrained bin bthe bsame
bway bwould bdo bin ba bcertain bsituation-Failing bto bgive bmeds bprescribed
Diversion b- bAnswer b- bGiving bmedication bto bsomeone bother bthan bclient bbut bdocumenting bthat
bmedication bwas bgiven bto bclient
Fraud b- bAnswer b- bDishonest bor bcheats bthe bsystem-charting bmeds bas bgiven bbut bdid bnot bactually
bgive bmedication
Six bRights b- bAnswer b- bRight bClient, bRight bMedication, bRight bDose, bRight bRoute, bRight bTime,
bRight bDocumentation
capsule b- bAnswer b- bThe bmedication bin ba bliquid, boil, bpowder, bor bgel bform bis bheld binside ba
bgelatin bcontainer buntil bit bdissolved bin bthe bstomach
Cream b- bAnswer b- bSemisolid bpreparation bholding bmedication bso bit bcan bbe bapplied bto bskin
Elixer b- bAnswer b- bA bsweet, bgood bsmelling, balcohol bbased bsolution bin bwhich bmedications bare
bdissolved, ballowing bthem bto bbe btaken bin bliquid bform bby bmouth
, Enteric-coated btablets b- bAnswer b- bHard bshell bcoating bon ba btablet bthat bkeeps bthe bmedication
bfrom bdissolving buntil bit bpasses bthrough bthe bstomach binto bthe bsmall bintestine. bCutting bor
bcrushing bthese bwill bdestroy bthe bprotective bhard bshell
Gel b- bAnswer b- bA bclear, bsemisolid, bjellylike bsolution bused bto bhold bmedication bso bit bcan bbe
bapplied bto bthe bskin
Inhalant b- bAnswer b- bMedication bforcefully bpushed binto bthe blungs bvia bcompressed bair bsuch bas ba
bmetered bdose binhaler bor ba bdisc bdevice
liniment b- bAnswer b- bMedication bmixed bwith balcohol, boil, bor bwater bwhich bis brubbed bon bthe bskin
Lotion b- bAnswer b- ba bmedication bin ba bliquid bsuspension bapplied bto bthe bskin
lozenge b- bAnswer b- bMedicated btablet bor bdisk bthat bdissolves bin bthe bmouth
Ointment b- bAnswer b- bA bsemisolid bsubstance bfor bapplication bof bmedication bto bthe bskin bor beyes
bwhere bit's babsorbed
Paste b- bAnswer b- bsemisolid bpreparation, bthicker band bstiffer bthan bointment; babsorbed bthrough
bskin bmore bslowly bthan bointment
Patch b- bAnswer b- bMedication bencased bin ba bround, bsquare, bor boval bdisc bthat bis bstuck bto bskin,
ballowing bmedication bto bbe babsorbed bslowly band bregularly bfrom bthe bdisc binto bthe bblood bstream
bthrough bthe bskin
Pill b- bAnswer b- bMixture bof ba bpowdered bdrug bwith ba bcohesive bmaterial; bmay bbe bround bor boval
Powder b- bAnswer b- bA bfinely bground bdrug bor bdrugs; bsome bare bused binternally, bothers bexternally
Solution b- bAnswer b- bLiquid bcontaining bdissolved bmedication
|2025|COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Caplet b- bAnswer b- ba bcapsule bshaped bpill bthat bis bcoated bto bhelp bwith bease bof bswallowing
aerosol bspray b- bAnswer b- bSolution bthat bholds bthe bmedication bsuspended buntil bit bis bdispensed bin
bthe bform bof ba bmist bto bspray bon bthe bskin
neglect b- bAnswer b- bFailure bto bprovide bthe bstandard bof bcare bthat ba bperson btrained bin bthe bsame
bway bwould bdo bin ba bcertain bsituation-Failing bto bgive bmeds bprescribed
Diversion b- bAnswer b- bGiving bmedication bto bsomeone bother bthan bclient bbut bdocumenting bthat
bmedication bwas bgiven bto bclient
Fraud b- bAnswer b- bDishonest bor bcheats bthe bsystem-charting bmeds bas bgiven bbut bdid bnot bactually
bgive bmedication
Six bRights b- bAnswer b- bRight bClient, bRight bMedication, bRight bDose, bRight bRoute, bRight bTime,
bRight bDocumentation
capsule b- bAnswer b- bThe bmedication bin ba bliquid, boil, bpowder, bor bgel bform bis bheld binside ba
bgelatin bcontainer buntil bit bdissolved bin bthe bstomach
Cream b- bAnswer b- bSemisolid bpreparation bholding bmedication bso bit bcan bbe bapplied bto bskin
Elixer b- bAnswer b- bA bsweet, bgood bsmelling, balcohol bbased bsolution bin bwhich bmedications bare
bdissolved, ballowing bthem bto bbe btaken bin bliquid bform bby bmouth
, Enteric-coated btablets b- bAnswer b- bHard bshell bcoating bon ba btablet bthat bkeeps bthe bmedication
bfrom bdissolving buntil bit bpasses bthrough bthe bstomach binto bthe bsmall bintestine. bCutting bor
bcrushing bthese bwill bdestroy bthe bprotective bhard bshell
Gel b- bAnswer b- bA bclear, bsemisolid, bjellylike bsolution bused bto bhold bmedication bso bit bcan bbe
bapplied bto bthe bskin
Inhalant b- bAnswer b- bMedication bforcefully bpushed binto bthe blungs bvia bcompressed bair bsuch bas ba
bmetered bdose binhaler bor ba bdisc bdevice
liniment b- bAnswer b- bMedication bmixed bwith balcohol, boil, bor bwater bwhich bis brubbed bon bthe bskin
Lotion b- bAnswer b- ba bmedication bin ba bliquid bsuspension bapplied bto bthe bskin
lozenge b- bAnswer b- bMedicated btablet bor bdisk bthat bdissolves bin bthe bmouth
Ointment b- bAnswer b- bA bsemisolid bsubstance bfor bapplication bof bmedication bto bthe bskin bor beyes
bwhere bit's babsorbed
Paste b- bAnswer b- bsemisolid bpreparation, bthicker band bstiffer bthan bointment; babsorbed bthrough
bskin bmore bslowly bthan bointment
Patch b- bAnswer b- bMedication bencased bin ba bround, bsquare, bor boval bdisc bthat bis bstuck bto bskin,
ballowing bmedication bto bbe babsorbed bslowly band bregularly bfrom bthe bdisc binto bthe bblood bstream
bthrough bthe bskin
Pill b- bAnswer b- bMixture bof ba bpowdered bdrug bwith ba bcohesive bmaterial; bmay bbe bround bor boval
Powder b- bAnswer b- bA bfinely bground bdrug bor bdrugs; bsome bare bused binternally, bothers bexternally
Solution b- bAnswer b- bLiquid bcontaining bdissolved bmedication
