MED TECH TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ | 100%
CORRECT | 2026 UPDATE!!
The resident's physician or prescribing practitioner is to be contacted
about the resident's medication orders whenever:
A. the resident requests that medications be administered and there is
no physician order for the medications
B. When the medication orders and discharge summary do not match
C. If a medication order is incomplete or unclear
D. All of the above ANSWER D. All of the above
All of the following are examples of medication errors EXCEPT one.
Which one of the following is NOT a medication error?
A. The omission of a prescribed medication
B. The refusal of a medication by a resident
C. Failing to perform any of the six rights of medication administration
D. Administering medications that have not been prescribed including
OTC's or non-prescription medications ANSWER B.
the refusal of a medication by a resident
,You remove a resident's medications from the packages or containers
and the resident refuses to take his 12 PM medications, you should:
A. Put each medication back into the appropriate container or
package that the medication came from
B. Leave the medications with the resident in case the resident
decides to take the medications later
C. Dispose of the medications in accordance with the facility's policy
and procedures
D. Both A and C are correct ANSWER C. Dispose of the medications
in accordance with the facility's policy and procedures
When medications are stored in a refrigerator that is accessible to
residents, the medications are to be:
A. Stored in a separate container in the refrigerator
B. Stored in a separate locked container in the refrigerator ANSWER B.
Stored in a operate locked container in the refrigerator
If you are unable to read the physician's handwriting on a prescription
or health services record or the directions for a medication are
incomplete, you should:
A. Leave the orders for the staff on the next shift
B. Contact your supervisor, the pharmacist or the physician
C. Ask the resident or a family member
, D. Use your best "guess" ANSWER B. Contact your supervisor, the
pharmacist or the physician
The facility is required to maintain or keep all medication orders for a
resident:
A. In the resident's record in the facility
B. at the Pharmacy
C. in any type of notebook or record, as long as the order is in the facility
D. In the resident's room ANSWER A. In the resident's record in the
facility
The following statement about non-prescription (OTC) medications is
FALSE
A. They may be kept in the original container with the manufacturer's
label and expiration date
B. They may be packaged and labeled by a pharmacist
C. They may be administered to a resident without a physician's order
D. They can produce unwanted effects ANSWER C. They may be
administered to a resident without a physician's order Which of the
following is TRUE when a certified medication aide in an assisted living
community is pre-pouring or preparing medications in advance:
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ | 100%
CORRECT | 2026 UPDATE!!
The resident's physician or prescribing practitioner is to be contacted
about the resident's medication orders whenever:
A. the resident requests that medications be administered and there is
no physician order for the medications
B. When the medication orders and discharge summary do not match
C. If a medication order is incomplete or unclear
D. All of the above ANSWER D. All of the above
All of the following are examples of medication errors EXCEPT one.
Which one of the following is NOT a medication error?
A. The omission of a prescribed medication
B. The refusal of a medication by a resident
C. Failing to perform any of the six rights of medication administration
D. Administering medications that have not been prescribed including
OTC's or non-prescription medications ANSWER B.
the refusal of a medication by a resident
,You remove a resident's medications from the packages or containers
and the resident refuses to take his 12 PM medications, you should:
A. Put each medication back into the appropriate container or
package that the medication came from
B. Leave the medications with the resident in case the resident
decides to take the medications later
C. Dispose of the medications in accordance with the facility's policy
and procedures
D. Both A and C are correct ANSWER C. Dispose of the medications
in accordance with the facility's policy and procedures
When medications are stored in a refrigerator that is accessible to
residents, the medications are to be:
A. Stored in a separate container in the refrigerator
B. Stored in a separate locked container in the refrigerator ANSWER B.
Stored in a operate locked container in the refrigerator
If you are unable to read the physician's handwriting on a prescription
or health services record or the directions for a medication are
incomplete, you should:
A. Leave the orders for the staff on the next shift
B. Contact your supervisor, the pharmacist or the physician
C. Ask the resident or a family member
, D. Use your best "guess" ANSWER B. Contact your supervisor, the
pharmacist or the physician
The facility is required to maintain or keep all medication orders for a
resident:
A. In the resident's record in the facility
B. at the Pharmacy
C. in any type of notebook or record, as long as the order is in the facility
D. In the resident's room ANSWER A. In the resident's record in the
facility
The following statement about non-prescription (OTC) medications is
FALSE
A. They may be kept in the original container with the manufacturer's
label and expiration date
B. They may be packaged and labeled by a pharmacist
C. They may be administered to a resident without a physician's order
D. They can produce unwanted effects ANSWER C. They may be
administered to a resident without a physician's order Which of the
following is TRUE when a certified medication aide in an assisted living
community is pre-pouring or preparing medications in advance:
