Medication Aide Certified Review Questions and Answers
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1. What is the function of arteries?: carries blood away from the heart
2. Washing hands and washing the medication tray is considered what type
of action?: Necessary
3. What does the abbreviation O.D. mean?: right eye
4. What type of drug is used to treat an infection?: antibiotic
5. What are nitroglycerin sublingual tablets are used to:: relieve chest pain
6. An expectorant action is used to:: liquefy and loosen mucus
7. Which laxative (of choices) works the quickest?: bisacodyl (Dulcolax), peri-
stalsis stimulant
8. What does an antipyretic drug such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) do?: Re-
duce fever
9. What type of drug relieves pain?: analgesic
10. What is the cause of diabetes?: not producing enough insulin
11. If a medication card states "Miss Brown, Dulcolax rectal supposition" you
are expected to take all the following actions except:: ask resident to have a
bowel movement immediately after insertion
12. Mr.James' medication card reads "Cortisporin optic, 3 drops in the right
eye". To administer the medication the CMA would do all of the following
except:: touch the top of the eye dropper lightly on the inner eye lid
13. Medications which are required to be locked in a cabinet and signed out in
the resident's name are:: narcotics, nervous system stimulants and depressants
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, 14. As one ages, their breath will become:: more shallow
15. Clean dressing changes can be performed in the:: resident's room
16. Which action would NOT provide privacy for a resident while performing
treatment?: Resident receives treatment at nurses' station
17. Which technique is improper when assembling equipment for treatment?-
: place all of residents' treatments on one tray and go room to room
18. Insulin can only be legally administered to nursing home residents by:: a
licensed nurse
19. A CMA receives the report and heads to the medication room. Upon
entering they notice liquid medication spilled on the counter. The CMA's first
action should be:: Clean up the mess
20. If a CMA has questions about their work setting they should refer to:: em-
ployee handbook
21. If liquid suspension spills on the medication cart, one should be wipe it up
immediately because:: a clean medication cart reduces opportunities for spills to
contaminate other medications
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1. What is the function of arteries?: carries blood away from the heart
2. Washing hands and washing the medication tray is considered what type
of action?: Necessary
3. What does the abbreviation O.D. mean?: right eye
4. What type of drug is used to treat an infection?: antibiotic
5. What are nitroglycerin sublingual tablets are used to:: relieve chest pain
6. An expectorant action is used to:: liquefy and loosen mucus
7. Which laxative (of choices) works the quickest?: bisacodyl (Dulcolax), peri-
stalsis stimulant
8. What does an antipyretic drug such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) do?: Re-
duce fever
9. What type of drug relieves pain?: analgesic
10. What is the cause of diabetes?: not producing enough insulin
11. If a medication card states "Miss Brown, Dulcolax rectal supposition" you
are expected to take all the following actions except:: ask resident to have a
bowel movement immediately after insertion
12. Mr.James' medication card reads "Cortisporin optic, 3 drops in the right
eye". To administer the medication the CMA would do all of the following
except:: touch the top of the eye dropper lightly on the inner eye lid
13. Medications which are required to be locked in a cabinet and signed out in
the resident's name are:: narcotics, nervous system stimulants and depressants
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, 14. As one ages, their breath will become:: more shallow
15. Clean dressing changes can be performed in the:: resident's room
16. Which action would NOT provide privacy for a resident while performing
treatment?: Resident receives treatment at nurses' station
17. Which technique is improper when assembling equipment for treatment?-
: place all of residents' treatments on one tray and go room to room
18. Insulin can only be legally administered to nursing home residents by:: a
licensed nurse
19. A CMA receives the report and heads to the medication room. Upon
entering they notice liquid medication spilled on the counter. The CMA's first
action should be:: Clean up the mess
20. If a CMA has questions about their work setting they should refer to:: em-
ployee handbook
21. If liquid suspension spills on the medication cart, one should be wipe it up
immediately because:: a clean medication cart reduces opportunities for spills to
contaminate other medications
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