MEDICATION AIDE STATE TEST,FINAL EXAM,PRACTICE
EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
600 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
You must perform a task that is assigned to you, even if you do not feel trained or
competent to perform the task. - ANSWER--In a long term-care facility in Kansas,
a CMA may administer oral, eye, topical, nasal, rectal, vaginal, and ear medication.
Name the five commonly abused drugs that are identified in the textbook. -
ANSWER--1. Alcohol
2. Nicotine
3. Anabolic Steroids
4. Barbiturates
5. Depressants
Summarize the difference between the therapeutic effect and side effects. -
ANSWER--Therapeutic effect is the desire or predicted physiological response
caused by a drug.
Side effects are desirable or undesirable drug effects apart from the primary
purpose of giving a drug
,Where does the absorption begin for enteric coated pill?
,in the mouth
in the small intestine
in the stomach
in the buccal cavity - ANSWER--in the small intestine
3 of the following are true. Select the statement that is untrue:
In a nursing facility, the discontinued medications are disposed of every 2 months
by the CMA and charge nurse.
Unused doseage of medications should never be returned to the bottle.
The temperature of the medication room should never exceed 85 degrees.
A STAT order is to be administered at once. - ANSWER--In a nursing facility, the
discontinued medications are disposed of every 2 months by the CMA and charge
nurse.
, When giving a nasal spray to a resident, the nose piece needs to be cleaned off with
a tissue:
True
False - ANSWER--true
People who administer medications must understand kidney function and disorders
because:
kidneys are involved in the excretion of drugs
kidneys that do not work properly can result in the acculumation of drugs in the
body
many older adults have kidneys disease
all of the above - ANSWER--all of the above
Which of the following Physicians orders are writen correctly?
Amoxicillin 500mg p.o. for 10 days
EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
600 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
You must perform a task that is assigned to you, even if you do not feel trained or
competent to perform the task. - ANSWER--In a long term-care facility in Kansas,
a CMA may administer oral, eye, topical, nasal, rectal, vaginal, and ear medication.
Name the five commonly abused drugs that are identified in the textbook. -
ANSWER--1. Alcohol
2. Nicotine
3. Anabolic Steroids
4. Barbiturates
5. Depressants
Summarize the difference between the therapeutic effect and side effects. -
ANSWER--Therapeutic effect is the desire or predicted physiological response
caused by a drug.
Side effects are desirable or undesirable drug effects apart from the primary
purpose of giving a drug
,Where does the absorption begin for enteric coated pill?
,in the mouth
in the small intestine
in the stomach
in the buccal cavity - ANSWER--in the small intestine
3 of the following are true. Select the statement that is untrue:
In a nursing facility, the discontinued medications are disposed of every 2 months
by the CMA and charge nurse.
Unused doseage of medications should never be returned to the bottle.
The temperature of the medication room should never exceed 85 degrees.
A STAT order is to be administered at once. - ANSWER--In a nursing facility, the
discontinued medications are disposed of every 2 months by the CMA and charge
nurse.
, When giving a nasal spray to a resident, the nose piece needs to be cleaned off with
a tissue:
True
False - ANSWER--true
People who administer medications must understand kidney function and disorders
because:
kidneys are involved in the excretion of drugs
kidneys that do not work properly can result in the acculumation of drugs in the
body
many older adults have kidneys disease
all of the above - ANSWER--all of the above
Which of the following Physicians orders are writen correctly?
Amoxicillin 500mg p.o. for 10 days
