MEDICATION AIDE QUIZZES AND TESTS FROM ALL UNITS OVER 250
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024)
Medication Aide Quizzes and Tests from all Units
Questions and Answers
1. True or False? Med aides may only give a PRN if the nurse has specifically
delegated the task for the specific resident and drug
ANS True. Med aide can't assess the need for a PRN, this must be done by a
nurse
2. Med aides can't do what
ANS Give first doses of new meds
3. Factors affecting drug actions include what
ANS Weight, age, metabolic rate,and tolerance
4. What are the six rights of med administration
ANS The right drug, the right person, the right documentation, the right route,
the right dose, and the right time
, MEDICATION AIDE QUIZZES AND TESTS FROM ALL UNITS OVER 250
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024)
5. Before you work as a med aide, you
ANS Must pass course exams, complete anddemonstrate skills
6. As a med aide in your facility, you should what
ANS Work within the legal limitsof your role
7. You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is a what
ANS boundaryviolation
8. A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits of your role. You
do what
ANS Refuse to follow the nurses order and explain why
9. You're not sure whether you should give a certain drug, You should do
what
ANS Ask the Nurse
, MEDICATION AIDE QUIZZES AND TESTS FROM ALL UNITS OVER 250
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024)
10. In order to assess a person, the nurse decides to give the person the oral
drugs that you usually give. You do what
ANS Understand this is the best decisionfor the person at the time.
11. The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You
have not done this task before. You do what
ANS Tell the nurse you have not donethe task before and ask for help
12. When you agree to perform a delegated task. You what
ANS Must completethe task safely
13. A nurse asks you to perform a task. You do the following except what?
restate or clarify what is expected of you, know how to contact the nurse if
theres an emergency, document the care given, or do the task even though
you have not been trained
ANS Do the task even though you have not been trained
14. What step can the nurse delegate to you
ANS Give certain drugs
, MEDICATION AIDE QUIZZES AND TESTS FROM ALL UNITS OVER 250
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024)
15. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the power to do the fol-
lowing except what? Determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs before
marketing, ensure that manufacturers meet labeling requirements, ensure
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024)
Medication Aide Quizzes and Tests from all Units
Questions and Answers
1. True or False? Med aides may only give a PRN if the nurse has specifically
delegated the task for the specific resident and drug
ANS True. Med aide can't assess the need for a PRN, this must be done by a
nurse
2. Med aides can't do what
ANS Give first doses of new meds
3. Factors affecting drug actions include what
ANS Weight, age, metabolic rate,and tolerance
4. What are the six rights of med administration
ANS The right drug, the right person, the right documentation, the right route,
the right dose, and the right time
, MEDICATION AIDE QUIZZES AND TESTS FROM ALL UNITS OVER 250
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024)
5. Before you work as a med aide, you
ANS Must pass course exams, complete anddemonstrate skills
6. As a med aide in your facility, you should what
ANS Work within the legal limitsof your role
7. You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is a what
ANS boundaryviolation
8. A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits of your role. You
do what
ANS Refuse to follow the nurses order and explain why
9. You're not sure whether you should give a certain drug, You should do
what
ANS Ask the Nurse
, MEDICATION AIDE QUIZZES AND TESTS FROM ALL UNITS OVER 250
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024)
10. In order to assess a person, the nurse decides to give the person the oral
drugs that you usually give. You do what
ANS Understand this is the best decisionfor the person at the time.
11. The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You
have not done this task before. You do what
ANS Tell the nurse you have not donethe task before and ask for help
12. When you agree to perform a delegated task. You what
ANS Must completethe task safely
13. A nurse asks you to perform a task. You do the following except what?
restate or clarify what is expected of you, know how to contact the nurse if
theres an emergency, document the care given, or do the task even though
you have not been trained
ANS Do the task even though you have not been trained
14. What step can the nurse delegate to you
ANS Give certain drugs
, MEDICATION AIDE QUIZZES AND TESTS FROM ALL UNITS OVER 250
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024)
15. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the power to do the fol-
lowing except what? Determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs before
marketing, ensure that manufacturers meet labeling requirements, ensure
