MACE Practice Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

MACE Practice Exam Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
1.AWhatAisAtheAbestAwayAtoAverifyAaAprovider'sAillegibleAorder?A-
AAnswer✓A❍AC.ACallAtheAproviderAtoAverifyAtheAorder


2.AAAresidentAisAscheduledAtoAreceiveAoralAibuprofenAforAchronicAarthriticApain;AhoweverAth
eAresidentAisAunableAtoAswallow.ATheAnurseAmustAbeAinformedAbecauseAthisAisAaAproblemA
withAwhichAofAtheAfollowingArightsAofAmedicationAadministration?A-
AAnswer✓A,A❍AC.ATheArightAroute


3.AWhenAtheAMedicationAAideAisAaskedAbyAaAresidentAaboutAhowAmedicationsAworkAwhenA
takenAintoAtheAbodyAwhatAwouldAbeAhis/herAresponse?A-
AAnswer✓A,A❍AB.AMedicationsAenhanceAorAblockAsomeAfunctionsAofAtheAbody.


4.AWhatAisAtheAbestAactionAforAaAMedicationAAideAwhoAisAadministeringAmedicationAtoAanA
alertAandAcompetentAresidentAwhoArefusesAtoAtakeAhis/herAmedicationAasAdirected?A-
AAnswer✓A❍AA.ARealizeAtheAresidentAhasAtheArightAtoArefuseAmedications


5.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAmayAbeAaAcauseAforAaAmedication'sAfailureAtoAelicitAtheAdesired
Aeffect?A-AAnswer✓A❍AC.ATheAresident'sAdietAandAnutritionalAstatus


6.AWhatAdoesAtheAtermApolypharmacyAmean?A-
AAnswer✓A❍AA.ATheAresidentAtakesAmanyAdifferentAmedicationsAforAvariousAmedicalAcon
ditions.


7.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAquestionsAisAopen-ended?A-
AAnswer✓A❍AD.AWhatAmedicationsAareAyouAallergicAto?


8.AAAresidentAisAtakingACoumadinAandAenjoysAeatingAgreenAleafyAvegetables.ATheAresponse
AofACoumadinAtoAgreenAleafyAvegetablesAisAconsideredAwhichAtypeAofAinteraction?A-
AAnswer✓A❍AA.AFood


9.AWhichAcomplaintAbyAaAresidentAwouldAindicateAanAadverseAeffectAtoAaspirin?A-
AAnswer✓A❍AC.ARingingAinAtheAears

, 10.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAconsideredAaAsideAeffectAofAaAmedication?A-
AAnswer✓A❍AD.ANausea


11.AAAresidentAisAorderedAferrousAsulfateA325mgAthreeAtimesAaAdayAforAanemia.AWhichAof
AtheAfollowingAthingsAaboutAadministeringAtheAmedicationAisAitAimportantAforAtheAMedicatio
nAAideAtoAknow?A-AAnswer✓A❍AC.AGiveAwithAorangeAjuice


12.ACommonAsideAeffectsAofAnitratesAincludeAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?A-
AAnswer✓A❍AA.AHeadache,Aflushing,AposturalAhypotension


13.AHMG-
CoAAinhibitorsAbelongAtoAaAclassAofAmedicationsAknownAasAstatins.AStatinsAareAknownAforA
aAleastAoneAseriousAadverseAaffectAonAwhichAmajorAsystem?A-
AAnswer✓A❍AC.AMusculoskeletal


14.ABeforeAgivingAmetoprololAtheAMedicationAAideAshouldAknowAifAtheAresidentAhasAaAhisto
ryAofAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?,A-AAnswer✓A,A❍AB.ABronchospasms


15.AAAresidentAhasAbeenAorderedAsynthroidAandAwantsAtoAknowAwhatAitAisAprescribedAfor.
ATheAcorrectAAnswer✓AisAwhat?A-AAnswer✓A❍AA.AHypothyroidism


16.AAAseriousAadverseAeffectAofAsynthroidAisAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?A-
AAnswer✓A❍AA.ATachycardia


17.AAAresidentAisAtakingAmetformin.ATheAMedicationAAideAknowsAthisAmedicationAisAtakenA
forAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAconditions?A-AAnswer✓A❍AB.ADiabetesAmellitusAtypeA2


18.AIfAaAresidentAisAtoAhaveAaAtestAthatAutilizesAdyeAwhichAmedicationAmustAbeAwithheldAf
orA24AhoursAbeforeAandA48AhoursAafterAtheAtest?A-AAnswer✓A,A❍AD.AGlucophage


19.ATheAMedicationAAideAexplainsAtoAaAresident'sAfamilyAmemberAthatAtheAmostAeffectiveAt
reatmentAforAacneAisAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?A-AAnswer✓A❍AD.AAstringentAmedication