NC Medication Aide |2025|
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+
Caplet -ANSa capsule shaped pill that is coated to help with ease of swallowing
aerosol spray -ANSSolution that holds the medication suspended until it is dispensed in
the form of a mist to spray on the skin
neglect -ANSFailure to provide the standard of care that a person trained in the same
way would do in a certain situation-Failing to give meds prescribed
Diversion -ANSGiving medication to someone other than client but documenting that
medication was given to client
Fraud -ANSDishonest or cheats the system-charting meds as given but did not actually
give medication
Six Rights -ANSRight Client, Right Medication, Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time,
Right Documentation
capsule -ANSThe medication in a liquid, oil, powder, or gel form is held inside a gelatin
container until it dissolved in the stomach
Cream -ANSSemisolid preparation holding medication so it can be applied to skin
Elixer -ANSA sweet, good smelling, alcohol based solution in which medications are
dissolved, allowing them to be taken in liquid form by mouth
Enteric-coated tablets -ANSHard shell coating on a tablet that keeps the medication
from dissolving until it passes through the stomach into the small intestine. Cutting or
crushing these will destroy the protective hard shell
Gel -ANSA clear, semisolid, jellylike solution used to hold medication so it can be
applied to the skin
Inhalant -ANSMedication forcefully pushed into the lungs via compressed air such as a
metered dose inhaler or a disc device
, liniment -ANSMedication mixed with alcohol, oil, or water which is rubbed on the skin
Lotion -ANSa medication in a liquid suspension applied to the skin
lozenge -ANSMedicated tablet or disk that dissolves in the mouth
Ointment -ANSA semisolid substance for application of medication to the skin or eyes
where it's absorbed
Paste -ANSsemisolid preparation, thicker and stiffer than ointment; absorbed through
skin more slowly than ointment
Patch -ANSMedication encased in a round, square, or oval disc that is stuck to skin,
allowing medication to be absorbed slowly and regularly from the disc into the blood
stream through the skin
Pill -ANSMixture of a powdered drug with a cohesive material; may be round or oval
Powder -ANSA finely ground drug or drugs; some are used internally, others externally
Solution -ANSLiquid containing dissolved medication
Suppository -ANSa cone-shaped, solid drug that is inserted into a body opening; it melts
at body temperature
Suspension -ANSliquid mixture in which particles distributed in the liquid settle out over
time
Syrup -ANSmedication dissolved in a concentrated sugar solution
Tablet -ANSMedication that is a solid and molded into a round or oval shape
STAT order -ANSAny medication that is needed immediately and is to be given only
once.
One time order -ANSWritten for a drug to be just given the one time
PRN order -ANS"as needed" order for medication
Routine order -ANSAdministered until the health care provider discontinues the order or
until a prescribed number of doses or days have occurred.
AD -ANSright ear
AS -ANSleft ear
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+
Caplet -ANSa capsule shaped pill that is coated to help with ease of swallowing
aerosol spray -ANSSolution that holds the medication suspended until it is dispensed in
the form of a mist to spray on the skin
neglect -ANSFailure to provide the standard of care that a person trained in the same
way would do in a certain situation-Failing to give meds prescribed
Diversion -ANSGiving medication to someone other than client but documenting that
medication was given to client
Fraud -ANSDishonest or cheats the system-charting meds as given but did not actually
give medication
Six Rights -ANSRight Client, Right Medication, Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time,
Right Documentation
capsule -ANSThe medication in a liquid, oil, powder, or gel form is held inside a gelatin
container until it dissolved in the stomach
Cream -ANSSemisolid preparation holding medication so it can be applied to skin
Elixer -ANSA sweet, good smelling, alcohol based solution in which medications are
dissolved, allowing them to be taken in liquid form by mouth
Enteric-coated tablets -ANSHard shell coating on a tablet that keeps the medication
from dissolving until it passes through the stomach into the small intestine. Cutting or
crushing these will destroy the protective hard shell
Gel -ANSA clear, semisolid, jellylike solution used to hold medication so it can be
applied to the skin
Inhalant -ANSMedication forcefully pushed into the lungs via compressed air such as a
metered dose inhaler or a disc device
, liniment -ANSMedication mixed with alcohol, oil, or water which is rubbed on the skin
Lotion -ANSa medication in a liquid suspension applied to the skin
lozenge -ANSMedicated tablet or disk that dissolves in the mouth
Ointment -ANSA semisolid substance for application of medication to the skin or eyes
where it's absorbed
Paste -ANSsemisolid preparation, thicker and stiffer than ointment; absorbed through
skin more slowly than ointment
Patch -ANSMedication encased in a round, square, or oval disc that is stuck to skin,
allowing medication to be absorbed slowly and regularly from the disc into the blood
stream through the skin
Pill -ANSMixture of a powdered drug with a cohesive material; may be round or oval
Powder -ANSA finely ground drug or drugs; some are used internally, others externally
Solution -ANSLiquid containing dissolved medication
Suppository -ANSa cone-shaped, solid drug that is inserted into a body opening; it melts
at body temperature
Suspension -ANSliquid mixture in which particles distributed in the liquid settle out over
time
Syrup -ANSmedication dissolved in a concentrated sugar solution
Tablet -ANSMedication that is a solid and molded into a round or oval shape
STAT order -ANSAny medication that is needed immediately and is to be given only
once.
One time order -ANSWritten for a drug to be just given the one time
PRN order -ANS"as needed" order for medication
Routine order -ANSAdministered until the health care provider discontinues the order or
until a prescribed number of doses or days have occurred.
AD -ANSright ear
AS -ANSleft ear
