Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam
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3 Factors that affect drug absorption? Age, Sex, Weight
1.) Right Resident 2.) Right Medication
3.) Right Dose 4.) Right route 5.) Right
Seven Rights of Drug Administration
time 6.) Right Documentation 7.) Right to
Refuse
Which of the following must you have
All of the above
completed to become a CMA
While you are giving medications as
CMA, your good friend pat comes up to
Explain to Pat that you will have to hear
the medication cart to talk to you. She is
about it later, after you give the, medica-
finished with her work and is telling you in
tions
detail about her date the evening before.
What will you do?
When you are giving medications to
Mr.Smith you accidently give him two as-
pirin tablets instead of the one tablet that
Immediately tell your supervisor
is ordered. As soon as he has swallowed
the aspirin you realize your mistake what
will you do?
You are scheduled to work on Tuesday
the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm when you
wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel
10 am
sick. When should you call your supervi-
sor to tell him you will not be able to come
in to work?
Normal Blood Pressure Range 110-140
Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will 2 drops of isopto carpine in the right eye
you give? three times a day
Delcort Ung BID TOP To Rash what does Delcort ointment twice a day applied top-
this mean? ically to rash
Mr. Washington has orders for a medi-
cine called Lipitor an " antihyperlipidem- Work against high fat in the blood
ic" This medicine is given to what
When you take mr.wu's blood pressure Wait three minutes with the cuff off re-
you hear heartbeats immediatley upon peat the blood pressure and pump the
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releasing the thumb screw of the cuff cuff 30 mmhg higher than you did on the
what will you do? first attempt
While working as a CMA the nursing su-
pervisor tells you to report any signs of
Weight gain and Edema
fluid retention in Mr.Jones what will you
look for?
Mrs White has a new heart medication
she complains of feeling dizzy, especially
when she stands up suddenly . Which of Decreased Blood Pressure
the following cardiovascular side effects
might she be experiencing?
Mr. Black complained about seeing rings
light " halos " around lighted objects what
Digoxin ( Heart Medicine )
medication might be rising to toxic levels
in Mr. Blacks Blood?
As you give medications you notice
that Ms.Chong has antihyperlipidemic
Cholesterol and Triglycerides
ordered. You know that Ms.Chong must
have high ?
Mr.Black is taking an anticoagulant You
know that he should be watched for signs Bleeding
of
MrsWhite is taking a thiazide diuretic a
low potassium
major side effect of this drug could be?
Mr.Jones is taking a medication that de-
creases the amount of acid made by his ulcer
stomach this medicine is given to treat
Antineoplastic Medication is a for waht Cancer
Mrs.White asks yo how putting a nitro- The medicine in the patch will go through
glycerin patch on her arm will help her the skin and dialate the blood vessels
chest pain what will you tell her? around her heart
Before you give Mr.Black his anti inflam- Check to see if he has eaten recently or
matory medication what should yo do? else give the medicine with food
Antitussives Controls Coughs
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3 Factors that affect drug absorption? Age, Sex, Weight
1.) Right Resident 2.) Right Medication
3.) Right Dose 4.) Right route 5.) Right
Seven Rights of Drug Administration
time 6.) Right Documentation 7.) Right to
Refuse
Which of the following must you have
All of the above
completed to become a CMA
While you are giving medications as
CMA, your good friend pat comes up to
Explain to Pat that you will have to hear
the medication cart to talk to you. She is
about it later, after you give the, medica-
finished with her work and is telling you in
tions
detail about her date the evening before.
What will you do?
When you are giving medications to
Mr.Smith you accidently give him two as-
pirin tablets instead of the one tablet that
Immediately tell your supervisor
is ordered. As soon as he has swallowed
the aspirin you realize your mistake what
will you do?
You are scheduled to work on Tuesday
the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm when you
wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel
10 am
sick. When should you call your supervi-
sor to tell him you will not be able to come
in to work?
Normal Blood Pressure Range 110-140
Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will 2 drops of isopto carpine in the right eye
you give? three times a day
Delcort Ung BID TOP To Rash what does Delcort ointment twice a day applied top-
this mean? ically to rash
Mr. Washington has orders for a medi-
cine called Lipitor an " antihyperlipidem- Work against high fat in the blood
ic" This medicine is given to what
When you take mr.wu's blood pressure Wait three minutes with the cuff off re-
you hear heartbeats immediatley upon peat the blood pressure and pump the
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, Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_c2c3s1
releasing the thumb screw of the cuff cuff 30 mmhg higher than you did on the
what will you do? first attempt
While working as a CMA the nursing su-
pervisor tells you to report any signs of
Weight gain and Edema
fluid retention in Mr.Jones what will you
look for?
Mrs White has a new heart medication
she complains of feeling dizzy, especially
when she stands up suddenly . Which of Decreased Blood Pressure
the following cardiovascular side effects
might she be experiencing?
Mr. Black complained about seeing rings
light " halos " around lighted objects what
Digoxin ( Heart Medicine )
medication might be rising to toxic levels
in Mr. Blacks Blood?
As you give medications you notice
that Ms.Chong has antihyperlipidemic
Cholesterol and Triglycerides
ordered. You know that Ms.Chong must
have high ?
Mr.Black is taking an anticoagulant You
know that he should be watched for signs Bleeding
of
MrsWhite is taking a thiazide diuretic a
low potassium
major side effect of this drug could be?
Mr.Jones is taking a medication that de-
creases the amount of acid made by his ulcer
stomach this medicine is given to treat
Antineoplastic Medication is a for waht Cancer
Mrs.White asks yo how putting a nitro- The medicine in the patch will go through
glycerin patch on her arm will help her the skin and dialate the blood vessels
chest pain what will you tell her? around her heart
Before you give Mr.Black his anti inflam- Check to see if he has eaten recently or
matory medication what should yo do? else give the medicine with food
Antitussives Controls Coughs
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