Nebraska State Medication Aide Exam
PRACTICE Questions & Answers
Nursing assistive personnel can give drugs only if:
a. the person's condition is stable
b. a licensed nurse is in the agency
c. it is part of the CNA job description
d. allowed by state law - ANSWER-allowed by state law
You are an MA-C working in a nursing center. You are supervised by:
a. a licensed nurse
b. a CNA
c. the person needing the drug
d. the doctor who ordered the drug - ANSWER-a licensed nurse
The purpose of a nurse practice act is to:
a. protect the public's welfare and safety
b. deny, suspend, or revoke nursing licenses
c. regulate nursing education
d. determine what nursing assistive personnel can do - ANSWER-protect the public's
welfare and safety
Medication assistants are certified after:
a. becoming a CNA
b. passing the state-required education and competency evaluation
c. meeting the requirements of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
d. working 1 year as a CNA - ANSWER-passing the state-required education and
competency evaluation
You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked for the following reasons
EXCEPT:
a. taking a person's drugs for your own use
b. assessing a person's need for a drug
c. violating a person's privacy
d. refusing to accept a verbal order from a doctor - ANSWER-refusing to accept a verbal
order from a doctor
You are not sure if you should give a certain drug. What should you do?
a. ask the patient or resident
b. ask the nurse
c. give the drug
d. report the error - ANSWER-ask the nurse
, You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked for the following reasons
EXCEPT:
a. drug abuse
b. deciding to give a drug without the nurse's consent
c. taking telephone orders from a doctor
d. refusing to give the first dose of a newly ordered drug - ANSWER-refusing to give the
first dose of a newly ordered drug
Which agency can deny, revoke, or suspend an MA-C's certification?
a. the state board of nursing
b. the state regulatory agency responsible for MA-C's
c. the national council of State Boards of Nursing
d. the agency in which the MA-C is employed - ANSWER-the state regulatory agency
responsible for MA-C's
On your days off, you call the agency to check on a patient. This is a:
a. professional boundary
b. boundary crossing
c. boundary violation
d. boundary sign - ANSWER-boundary sign
To maintain professional boundaries, your behaviors must:
a. help the person
b. meet your needs
c. be biased
d. show that you care - ANSWER-help the person
A patient asks you out to dinner. You accept. This is a:
a. professional boundary
b. boundary crossing
c. boundary violation
d. boundary sign - ANSWER-boundary violation
A friend's mother is a resident where you work. You helped with her care. This is a:
a. professional boundary
b. boundary crossing
c. boundary violation
d. boundary sign - ANSWER-boundary violation
To renew your MA-C certification, you will likely need:
a. proof of continuing education hours
b. to take another written exam
c. to take another skills test
d. a physical examination - ANSWER-proof of continuing education hours
PRACTICE Questions & Answers
Nursing assistive personnel can give drugs only if:
a. the person's condition is stable
b. a licensed nurse is in the agency
c. it is part of the CNA job description
d. allowed by state law - ANSWER-allowed by state law
You are an MA-C working in a nursing center. You are supervised by:
a. a licensed nurse
b. a CNA
c. the person needing the drug
d. the doctor who ordered the drug - ANSWER-a licensed nurse
The purpose of a nurse practice act is to:
a. protect the public's welfare and safety
b. deny, suspend, or revoke nursing licenses
c. regulate nursing education
d. determine what nursing assistive personnel can do - ANSWER-protect the public's
welfare and safety
Medication assistants are certified after:
a. becoming a CNA
b. passing the state-required education and competency evaluation
c. meeting the requirements of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
d. working 1 year as a CNA - ANSWER-passing the state-required education and
competency evaluation
You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked for the following reasons
EXCEPT:
a. taking a person's drugs for your own use
b. assessing a person's need for a drug
c. violating a person's privacy
d. refusing to accept a verbal order from a doctor - ANSWER-refusing to accept a verbal
order from a doctor
You are not sure if you should give a certain drug. What should you do?
a. ask the patient or resident
b. ask the nurse
c. give the drug
d. report the error - ANSWER-ask the nurse
, You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked for the following reasons
EXCEPT:
a. drug abuse
b. deciding to give a drug without the nurse's consent
c. taking telephone orders from a doctor
d. refusing to give the first dose of a newly ordered drug - ANSWER-refusing to give the
first dose of a newly ordered drug
Which agency can deny, revoke, or suspend an MA-C's certification?
a. the state board of nursing
b. the state regulatory agency responsible for MA-C's
c. the national council of State Boards of Nursing
d. the agency in which the MA-C is employed - ANSWER-the state regulatory agency
responsible for MA-C's
On your days off, you call the agency to check on a patient. This is a:
a. professional boundary
b. boundary crossing
c. boundary violation
d. boundary sign - ANSWER-boundary sign
To maintain professional boundaries, your behaviors must:
a. help the person
b. meet your needs
c. be biased
d. show that you care - ANSWER-help the person
A patient asks you out to dinner. You accept. This is a:
a. professional boundary
b. boundary crossing
c. boundary violation
d. boundary sign - ANSWER-boundary violation
A friend's mother is a resident where you work. You helped with her care. This is a:
a. professional boundary
b. boundary crossing
c. boundary violation
d. boundary sign - ANSWER-boundary violation
To renew your MA-C certification, you will likely need:
a. proof of continuing education hours
b. to take another written exam
c. to take another skills test
d. a physical examination - ANSWER-proof of continuing education hours
