NC MEDICATION AIDE UPDATED EXAMS TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔abbreviation for: subcutaneous - ✔✔sq. or SQ
✔✔abbreviation for: every other day - ✔✔qod, QOD
✔✔abbreviation for: once a day - ✔✔qd or QD
✔✔abbreviation for: gram - ✔✔g or gm
✔✔abbreviation for: milligram - ✔✔mg
✔✔abbreviation for: after meals - ✔✔pc
✔✔abbreviation for: over the counter - ✔✔OTC
✔✔abbreviation for: by mouth - ✔✔po
✔✔term for: q - ✔✔every
✔✔term for: ac - ✔✔before meals
,✔✔term for: qid/QID - ✔✔four times a day
✔✔term for: tsp - ✔✔teaspoon
✔✔term for: prn/PRN - ✔✔as needed
✔✔term for: tbsp - ✔✔tablespoon
✔✔term for: tid/TID - ✔✔three times daily
✔✔term for: ml - ✔✔milliliter
✔✔term for: oz - ✔✔ounce
✔✔term for: MAR - ✔✔medication administration record
✔✔21. The following are abbreviations for drug routes, EXCEPT:
A. PO
B. IM
C. PD
D. SL - ✔✔C
✔✔22. You receive an order for Nitroglycerin to be given sublingually. It would be given:
A. Under the tongue
B. By mouth
C. Instilled in the ear
D. Applied to the skin - ✔✔A
✔✔23. The following are abbreviations for dosages or strengths of medications
EXCEPT:
A. mg
B. ml
C. gm
D. PD - ✔✔D
✔✔24. T or F: If you are not sure of an abbreviation, it is O.K. to guess - ✔✔False
✔✔25. T or F: It is important to know the policy on approved abbreviations for your
facility. - ✔✔True
✔✔26. T or F: A milliliter is the same as a milligram. - ✔✔False
, ✔✔27. T or F: . Over-the-counter drugs may be kept as floor stock or house stock in an
adult care home. - ✔✔True
✔✔28. T or F: When administering medications, it is O.K. to leave a resident's
medication at the bedside if the resident is present - ✔✔False
✔✔29. T or F: You are legally responsible for any medication or treatment you
administer - ✔✔True
✔✔30. T or F: Medications should be given within one hour before or one hour after the
prescribed or scheduled time of administration - ✔✔True
✔✔31. T or F: Residents have a right to refuse medications - ✔✔True
✔✔32. T or F: . Oral medications must be stored separately from topical or external
medications - ✔✔True
✔✔33. T or F: . Staff giving medications in adult care homes have to demonstrate
certain skills with administering medications and be checked off or validated by a
registered nurse or registered pharmacist. - ✔✔True
✔✔34. T or F: Regulations for the accountability or recordkeeping of controlled
substances differ from the regulations for non-controlled medications. - ✔✔True
✔✔35. T or F: . Unlicensed staff in adult care homes may administer intramuscular (IM)
injections and subcutaneous (SQ) injections - ✔✔False
✔✔36. A telephone or verbal order for medications and treatments must be signed by
the person who prescribed the medications within:
A. 15 days from the date the order is given.
B. 30 days from the date the order is given.
C. 20 days from the date the order is given.
D. None of the above - ✔✔A
✔✔37. Information or documentation on the MAR for PRN (as needed) medications that
are administered includes:
A. the amount or quantity of medication administered.
B. the specific time of administration.
C. the initials of the person administering the medication.
D. the effectiveness of the medication.
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔abbreviation for: subcutaneous - ✔✔sq. or SQ
✔✔abbreviation for: every other day - ✔✔qod, QOD
✔✔abbreviation for: once a day - ✔✔qd or QD
✔✔abbreviation for: gram - ✔✔g or gm
✔✔abbreviation for: milligram - ✔✔mg
✔✔abbreviation for: after meals - ✔✔pc
✔✔abbreviation for: over the counter - ✔✔OTC
✔✔abbreviation for: by mouth - ✔✔po
✔✔term for: q - ✔✔every
✔✔term for: ac - ✔✔before meals
,✔✔term for: qid/QID - ✔✔four times a day
✔✔term for: tsp - ✔✔teaspoon
✔✔term for: prn/PRN - ✔✔as needed
✔✔term for: tbsp - ✔✔tablespoon
✔✔term for: tid/TID - ✔✔three times daily
✔✔term for: ml - ✔✔milliliter
✔✔term for: oz - ✔✔ounce
✔✔term for: MAR - ✔✔medication administration record
✔✔21. The following are abbreviations for drug routes, EXCEPT:
A. PO
B. IM
C. PD
D. SL - ✔✔C
✔✔22. You receive an order for Nitroglycerin to be given sublingually. It would be given:
A. Under the tongue
B. By mouth
C. Instilled in the ear
D. Applied to the skin - ✔✔A
✔✔23. The following are abbreviations for dosages or strengths of medications
EXCEPT:
A. mg
B. ml
C. gm
D. PD - ✔✔D
✔✔24. T or F: If you are not sure of an abbreviation, it is O.K. to guess - ✔✔False
✔✔25. T or F: It is important to know the policy on approved abbreviations for your
facility. - ✔✔True
✔✔26. T or F: A milliliter is the same as a milligram. - ✔✔False
, ✔✔27. T or F: . Over-the-counter drugs may be kept as floor stock or house stock in an
adult care home. - ✔✔True
✔✔28. T or F: When administering medications, it is O.K. to leave a resident's
medication at the bedside if the resident is present - ✔✔False
✔✔29. T or F: You are legally responsible for any medication or treatment you
administer - ✔✔True
✔✔30. T or F: Medications should be given within one hour before or one hour after the
prescribed or scheduled time of administration - ✔✔True
✔✔31. T or F: Residents have a right to refuse medications - ✔✔True
✔✔32. T or F: . Oral medications must be stored separately from topical or external
medications - ✔✔True
✔✔33. T or F: . Staff giving medications in adult care homes have to demonstrate
certain skills with administering medications and be checked off or validated by a
registered nurse or registered pharmacist. - ✔✔True
✔✔34. T or F: Regulations for the accountability or recordkeeping of controlled
substances differ from the regulations for non-controlled medications. - ✔✔True
✔✔35. T or F: . Unlicensed staff in adult care homes may administer intramuscular (IM)
injections and subcutaneous (SQ) injections - ✔✔False
✔✔36. A telephone or verbal order for medications and treatments must be signed by
the person who prescribed the medications within:
A. 15 days from the date the order is given.
B. 30 days from the date the order is given.
C. 20 days from the date the order is given.
D. None of the above - ✔✔A
✔✔37. Information or documentation on the MAR for PRN (as needed) medications that
are administered includes:
A. the amount or quantity of medication administered.
B. the specific time of administration.
C. the initials of the person administering the medication.
D. the effectiveness of the medication.
