CERTIFIED MEDICATION AIDE PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

CERTIFIED MEDICATION AIDE PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS

3A2FactorsA2thatA2affectA2drugA2absorption?A2-A2Ans--Age,A2Sex,A2Weight

SevenA2RightsA2ofA2DrugA2AdministrationA2-A2Ans--
1.)A2RightA2ResidentA22.)A2RightA2MedicationA23.)A2RightA2DoseA24.)A2RightA2routeA25.)A2Ri
ghtA2timeA26.)A2RightA2DocumentationA27.)A2RightA2toA2Refuse

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2mustA2youA2haveA2completedA2toA2becomeA2aA2CMAA2-A2Ans--
AllA2ofA2theA2above

WhileA2youA2areA2givingA2medicationsA2asA2CMA,A2yourA2goodA2friendA2patA2comesA2upA2t
oA2theA2medicationA2cartA2toA2talkA2toA2you.A2SheA2isA2finishedA2withA2herA2workA2andA2isA2t
ellingA2youA2inA2detailA2aboutA2herA2dateA2theA2eveningA2before.A2WhatA2willA2youA2do?A2-
A2Ans--
ExplainA2toA2PatA2thatA2youA2willA2haveA2toA2hearA2aboutA2itA2later,A2afterA2youA2giveA2the,A
2medications


WhenA2youA2areA2givingA2medicationsA2toA2Mr.SmithA2youA2accidentlyA2giveA2himA2twoA2a
spirinA2tabletsA2insteadA2ofA2theA2oneA2tabletA2thatA2isA2ordered.A2AsA2soonA2asA2heA2hasA2
swallowedA2theA2aspirinA2youA2realizeA2yourA2mistakeA2whatA2willA2youA2do?A2-A2Ans--
ImmediatelyA2tellA2yourA2supervisor

YouA2areA2scheduledA2toA2workA2onA2TuesdayA2theA212thA2fromA23pmA2toA211A2pmA2when
A2youA2wakeA2upA2TuesdayA2morningA2atA210A2youA2feelA2sick.A2WhenA2shouldA2youA2callA
2yourA2supervisorA2toA2tellA2himA2youA2willA2notA2beA2ableA2toA2comeA2inA2toA2work?A2-
A2Ans--10A2am


NormalA2BloodA2PressureA2RangeA2-A2Ans--110-140

GiveA2IsoptoA2CarpineA22A2gttA2odA2TIDA2whatA2willA2youA2give?A2-A2Ans--
2A2dropsA2ofA2isoptoA2carpineA2inA2theA2rightA2eyeA2threeA2timesA2aA2day

DelcortA2UngA2BIDA2TOPA2ToA2RashA2whatA2doesA2thisA2mean?A2-A2Ans--
DelcortA2ointmentA2twiceA2aA2dayA2appliedA2topicallyA2toA2rash

Mr.A2WashingtonA2hasA2ordersA2forA2aA2medicineA2calledA2LipitorA2anA2"A2antihyperlipidem
ic"A2ThisA2medicineA2isA2givenA2toA2whatA2-A2Ans--WorkA2againstA2highA2fatA2inA2theA2blood

WhenA2youA2takeA2mr.wu'sA2bloodA2pressureA2youA2hearA2heartbeatsA2immediatleyA2upon
A2releasingA2theA2thumbA2screwA2ofA2theA2cuffA2whatA2willA2youA2do?A2-A2Ans--

, WaitA2threeA2minutesA2withA2theA2cuffA2offA2repeatA2theA2bloodA2pressureA2andA2pumpA2th
eA2cuffA230A2mmhgA2higherA2thanA2youA2didA2onA2theA2firstA2attempt

WhileA2workingA2asA2aA2CMAA2theA2nursingA2supervisorA2tellsA2youA2toA2reportA2anyA2sign
sA2ofA2fluidA2retentionA2inA2Mr.JonesA2whatA2willA2youA2lookA2for?A2-A2Ans--
WeightA2gainA2andA2Edema

MrsA2WhiteA2hasA2aA2newA2heartA2medicationA2sheA2complainsA2ofA2feelingA2dizzy,A2espe
ciallyA2whenA2sheA2standsA2upA2suddenlyA2.A2WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2cardiovascularA2s
ideA2effectsA2mightA2sheA2beA2experiencing?A2-A2Ans--DecreasedA2BloodA2Pressure

Mr.A2BlackA2complainedA2aboutA2seeingA2ringsA2lightA2"A2halosA2"A2aroundA2lightedA2object
sA2whatA2medicationA2mightA2beA2risingA2toA2toxicA2levelsA2inA2Mr.A2BlacksA2Blood?A2-
A2Ans--DigoxinA2(A2HeartA2MedicineA2)


AsA2youA2giveA2medicationsA2youA2noticeA2thatA2Ms.ChongA2hasA2antihyperlipidemicA2ord
ered.A2YouA2knowA2thatA2Ms.ChongA2mustA2haveA2highA2?A2-A2Ans--
CholesterolA2andA2Triglycerides

Mr.BlackA2isA2takingA2anA2anticoagulantA2YouA2knowA2thatA2heA2shouldA2beA2watchedA2for
A2signsA2ofA2-A2Ans--Bleeding


MrsWhiteA2isA2takingA2aA2thiazideA2diureticA2aA2majorA2sideA2effectA2ofA2thisA2drugA2couldA2
be?A2-A2Ans--lowA2potassium

Mr.JonesA2isA2takingA2aA2medicationA2thatA2decreasesA2theA2amountA2ofA2acidA2madeA2by
A2hisA2stomachA2thisA2medicineA2isA2givenA2toA2treatA2-A2Ans--ulcer


AntineoplasticA2MedicationA2isA2aA2forA2wahtA2-A2Ans--Cancer

Mrs.WhiteA2asksA2yoA2howA2puttingA2aA2nitroglycerinA2patchA2onA2herA2armA2willA2helpA2he
rA2chestA2painA2whatA2willA2youA2tellA2her?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2medicineA2inA2theA2patchA2willA2goA2throughA2theA2skinA2andA2dialateA2theA2bloodA2ve
sselsA2aroundA2herA2heart

BeforeA2youA2giveA2Mr.BlackA2hisA2antiA2inflammatoryA2medicationA2whatA2shouldA2yoA2do
?A2-A2Ans--
CheckA2toA2seeA2ifA2heA2hasA2eatenA2recentlyA2orA2elseA2giveA2theA2medicineA2withA2food

AntitussivesA2-A2Ans--ControlsA2Coughs

ExpectorantA2-A2Ans--HelpsA2toA2coughA2upA2phlegm

BeforeA2youA2giveA2Mr.JonesA2hisA2DigoxinA2(A2LanoxinA2)A2whatA2willA2youA2check?A2-
A2Ans--HisA2Pulse