40 Hour Medication Aide Final Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to admin-
ister a drug
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the med-
ication aide to do so
Which of the following is an example of drug- disease
interaction?
A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure
after taking an OTC cold medication.
A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure
A person with depression has a change in mood after
after taking an OTC cold medication.
starting a new medication.
A person who has been taking a medication for a long
time finds that it is less ettective.
A person who takes medication for hypertension some-
times has a low blood pressure measurement.
A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may be
inhaled and reach the lungs:
Aerosolizes it Aerosolizes it
Dissolves it
Concentrates it
Injects it
Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is
an example of
Negligence
Diversion
Physical Abuse
1/7
, 40 Hour Medication Aide Final Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
Negligence
Fraud
Which of these is a topical medication?
A powder that is stirred into liquid and swallowed
A liquid that is emptied into a machine and made into a An ointment that is applied to the skin
mist to be inhaled
A fine spray that is administered through the nostrils
An ointment that is applied to the skin
If a resident's MAR indicates that the pulse rate should
be counted before administering a medication, how often
does the MA need to count and document the resident's
pulse rate?
Every time that medication is administered
Every time that medication is administered
Once a day, when the medication is first administered
When the resident looks tired or seems unresponsive
When the resident looks anxious or hyperactive
Which of the following is an example of respecting a
resident's right to participate in her own care?
Making sure the resident takes every medication on the
MAR no matter what Respecting the resident's right to refuse a medication
Respecting the resident's right to refuse a medication
Giving a resident privacy when she has visitors
Promptly reporting any medication errors
The therapeutic dose of a medication is high enough to be
and low enough to avoid .
Ettective; toxicity
Toxic; ettectiveness
Ettective; toxicity
2/7
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to admin-
ister a drug
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the med-
ication aide to do so
Which of the following is an example of drug- disease
interaction?
A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure
after taking an OTC cold medication.
A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure
A person with depression has a change in mood after
after taking an OTC cold medication.
starting a new medication.
A person who has been taking a medication for a long
time finds that it is less ettective.
A person who takes medication for hypertension some-
times has a low blood pressure measurement.
A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may be
inhaled and reach the lungs:
Aerosolizes it Aerosolizes it
Dissolves it
Concentrates it
Injects it
Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is
an example of
Negligence
Diversion
Physical Abuse
1/7
, 40 Hour Medication Aide Final Exam Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
Negligence
Fraud
Which of these is a topical medication?
A powder that is stirred into liquid and swallowed
A liquid that is emptied into a machine and made into a An ointment that is applied to the skin
mist to be inhaled
A fine spray that is administered through the nostrils
An ointment that is applied to the skin
If a resident's MAR indicates that the pulse rate should
be counted before administering a medication, how often
does the MA need to count and document the resident's
pulse rate?
Every time that medication is administered
Every time that medication is administered
Once a day, when the medication is first administered
When the resident looks tired or seems unresponsive
When the resident looks anxious or hyperactive
Which of the following is an example of respecting a
resident's right to participate in her own care?
Making sure the resident takes every medication on the
MAR no matter what Respecting the resident's right to refuse a medication
Respecting the resident's right to refuse a medication
Giving a resident privacy when she has visitors
Promptly reporting any medication errors
The therapeutic dose of a medication is high enough to be
and low enough to avoid .
Ettective; toxicity
Toxic; ettectiveness
Ettective; toxicity
2/7
