Medication Aide STATE TEST Questions and Answers
(Verified Answers) Latest (2024/2025) Graded A+
1. Drug is affected by many factors. All of the following affect drug
action except:
The patient's intelligence.
the size and age
other drugs the resident is taking
time and route of adminstration:
The patient's intelligence
2. Which abbreviations are most likely to be found on an order for
eye medication?
IM, IV, SQ
Stat, n.p.o., h.s.
bid, qid, tid,
,qod
OD, OU, OS, opth.:
OD, OU, OS, opth.
3. The drug name owned by the manufacturer is called
the: brand name
product name
trade name
all of the above:
all of the above
4. Pharmacokinetics is the study of:
the study of prescription drugs
only the signs and symptoms of
disease
the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
,none of the above:
the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
5. Examples of drugs made from animal sources
are: insulin and heparin
furosemide and castor oil
magnesium hydrochloride and
iodine
iron and calcium
: insulin and heparin
6. A patient may take two drugs for hypertension because of
their: antagonistic affect
potentiation
synergistic
effect
idiosyncratic response:
synergistic effect
7. Parmacodynamics is the study of:
drug sources
, the medical field
the diseases of the body
the interactions between drugs and the body:
the interactions between drugs and the body
8. The following abbreviations are correct except
b.i.d. means 2 times daily
n.p.o. means nothing by
mouth stat means now
(Verified Answers) Latest (2024/2025) Graded A+
1. Drug is affected by many factors. All of the following affect drug
action except:
The patient's intelligence.
the size and age
other drugs the resident is taking
time and route of adminstration:
The patient's intelligence
2. Which abbreviations are most likely to be found on an order for
eye medication?
IM, IV, SQ
Stat, n.p.o., h.s.
bid, qid, tid,
,qod
OD, OU, OS, opth.:
OD, OU, OS, opth.
3. The drug name owned by the manufacturer is called
the: brand name
product name
trade name
all of the above:
all of the above
4. Pharmacokinetics is the study of:
the study of prescription drugs
only the signs and symptoms of
disease
the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
,none of the above:
the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
5. Examples of drugs made from animal sources
are: insulin and heparin
furosemide and castor oil
magnesium hydrochloride and
iodine
iron and calcium
: insulin and heparin
6. A patient may take two drugs for hypertension because of
their: antagonistic affect
potentiation
synergistic
effect
idiosyncratic response:
synergistic effect
7. Parmacodynamics is the study of:
drug sources
, the medical field
the diseases of the body
the interactions between drugs and the body:
the interactions between drugs and the body
8. The following abbreviations are correct except
b.i.d. means 2 times daily
n.p.o. means nothing by
mouth stat means now
