Medication Aide TEST Updated Questions and Answers (2024/2025) (Verified
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3 factors that affect drug absorption - ansage, weight, sex
3 of the following are true. Select the statement that is untrue:
In a nursing facility, the discontinued medications are disposed of every 2 months by the CMA and charge
nurse.
Unused doseage of medications should never be returned to the bottle.
The temperature of the medication room should never exceed 85 degrees.
A STAT order is to be administered at once. - ansIn a nursing facility, the discontinued medications are
disposed of every 2 months by the CMA and charge nurse.
A Cardiovascular accident is:
a disorder of the ear
a interuption of the blood supply (blood clot) to the brain with tissue death in a protion of the brain
a sign of psychosis
a nerve disease - ansa interuption of the blood supply (blood clot) to the brain with tissue death in a
protion of the brain
A disorder involving periodic seizures or convulsions is called:
dipolpia
Parkinson's Disease
epilepsy
multiple sclerosis - ansepilepsy
A drug used to treat Parkinson's disease is:
Aricept
Sinemet (carbidopa/levodpa)
Dilantin (phenytoin)
Neurotin (garbapentin) - ansSinemet (carbidopa/levodpa)
A drug-drug interaction with aspirin occurs with:
albuterol
actos
,Medication Aide TEST Updated Questions and Answers (2024/2025) (Verified
Answers)
Cardizem
coumadin (warfarin) - anscoumadin (warfarin)
A patient is on a thiazide diuretics, there is a danger of excreting too much _____________ which could
cause hypokalemia:
potassium
sodium
water
chloride - anspotassium
A patient may take two drugs for hypertension because of their:
antagonistic affect
potentiation
synergistic effect
idiosyncratic response - anssynergistic effect
A sign that a resident has taken to much aspirin is?
a ringing in the ears
increased joint pain
severe itching
all of the above - ansa ringing in the ears
A transdermal patch should be dated when placed on a resident.
True
False - ansTrue
After administering ear drops, the resident only needs a cotton ball in the ear canal?
True
False - ansFalse
After installing eye gtts (drops), pressure is held to the lacrimal sac (tear duct) for how long?
15 seconds
,Medication Aide TEST Updated Questions and Answers (2024/2025) (Verified
Answers)
10 seconds
1 minute
2 minute - ans1 minute
All medications can be crushed and it will not alter their effectiveness:
True
False - ansFalse
All of the follow are necessary steps to take when a medication error has been made except?
Report the error to your supervisior immediately
Contact the resident's family and inform them of your error
Complete the medication error form
Review why the medication error was made and what can be done to prevent if from happening again -
ansContact the resident's family and inform them of your error
All of the following are used to treat Glaucoma except:
Diamox
Pilocarpine
Cosopt
Cernumenex - anscernumenex
Always give analgesics:
after the last dose has worn off
on time to keep the patient as comfortable as possible.
only when the patient seem to be in pain
at bedtime - anson time to keep the patient as comfortable as possible.
An example of a laxative that takes 12 hours to 3 days to be effective is:
senokot (senna)
Metamucil (psyllium)
colace (docusate sodium)
, Medication Aide TEST Updated Questions and Answers (2024/2025) (Verified
Answers)
milk of magnesia - ansMetamucil (psyllium)
An eye disorder that is characterized by increased interocular pressure is:
conjunctivitis
blepharitis
glucoma
hordeolum - ansglucoma
Antiarrhymics:
act on pacemaker cell that controls the heartbeat
are heart depressants
reduce flutter and fibrillation
all of the above - ansall of the above
Antitussives are used for:
for the control of nonproductive coughs
for acute pulomary edema
to reduce intraocular pressure
to prevent infections - ansfor the control of nonproductive coughs
Anyone administering eye drops to a resident should wear gloves?
True
False - ansTrue
As a CMA you can give nebulizer treatments to all residents at the job?
True
False - ansFalse
As a result of aging process, the sclera becomes?
white
yellow
Answers)
3 factors that affect drug absorption - ansage, weight, sex
3 of the following are true. Select the statement that is untrue:
In a nursing facility, the discontinued medications are disposed of every 2 months by the CMA and charge
nurse.
Unused doseage of medications should never be returned to the bottle.
The temperature of the medication room should never exceed 85 degrees.
A STAT order is to be administered at once. - ansIn a nursing facility, the discontinued medications are
disposed of every 2 months by the CMA and charge nurse.
A Cardiovascular accident is:
a disorder of the ear
a interuption of the blood supply (blood clot) to the brain with tissue death in a protion of the brain
a sign of psychosis
a nerve disease - ansa interuption of the blood supply (blood clot) to the brain with tissue death in a
protion of the brain
A disorder involving periodic seizures or convulsions is called:
dipolpia
Parkinson's Disease
epilepsy
multiple sclerosis - ansepilepsy
A drug used to treat Parkinson's disease is:
Aricept
Sinemet (carbidopa/levodpa)
Dilantin (phenytoin)
Neurotin (garbapentin) - ansSinemet (carbidopa/levodpa)
A drug-drug interaction with aspirin occurs with:
albuterol
actos
,Medication Aide TEST Updated Questions and Answers (2024/2025) (Verified
Answers)
Cardizem
coumadin (warfarin) - anscoumadin (warfarin)
A patient is on a thiazide diuretics, there is a danger of excreting too much _____________ which could
cause hypokalemia:
potassium
sodium
water
chloride - anspotassium
A patient may take two drugs for hypertension because of their:
antagonistic affect
potentiation
synergistic effect
idiosyncratic response - anssynergistic effect
A sign that a resident has taken to much aspirin is?
a ringing in the ears
increased joint pain
severe itching
all of the above - ansa ringing in the ears
A transdermal patch should be dated when placed on a resident.
True
False - ansTrue
After administering ear drops, the resident only needs a cotton ball in the ear canal?
True
False - ansFalse
After installing eye gtts (drops), pressure is held to the lacrimal sac (tear duct) for how long?
15 seconds
,Medication Aide TEST Updated Questions and Answers (2024/2025) (Verified
Answers)
10 seconds
1 minute
2 minute - ans1 minute
All medications can be crushed and it will not alter their effectiveness:
True
False - ansFalse
All of the follow are necessary steps to take when a medication error has been made except?
Report the error to your supervisior immediately
Contact the resident's family and inform them of your error
Complete the medication error form
Review why the medication error was made and what can be done to prevent if from happening again -
ansContact the resident's family and inform them of your error
All of the following are used to treat Glaucoma except:
Diamox
Pilocarpine
Cosopt
Cernumenex - anscernumenex
Always give analgesics:
after the last dose has worn off
on time to keep the patient as comfortable as possible.
only when the patient seem to be in pain
at bedtime - anson time to keep the patient as comfortable as possible.
An example of a laxative that takes 12 hours to 3 days to be effective is:
senokot (senna)
Metamucil (psyllium)
colace (docusate sodium)
, Medication Aide TEST Updated Questions and Answers (2024/2025) (Verified
Answers)
milk of magnesia - ansMetamucil (psyllium)
An eye disorder that is characterized by increased interocular pressure is:
conjunctivitis
blepharitis
glucoma
hordeolum - ansglucoma
Antiarrhymics:
act on pacemaker cell that controls the heartbeat
are heart depressants
reduce flutter and fibrillation
all of the above - ansall of the above
Antitussives are used for:
for the control of nonproductive coughs
for acute pulomary edema
to reduce intraocular pressure
to prevent infections - ansfor the control of nonproductive coughs
Anyone administering eye drops to a resident should wear gloves?
True
False - ansTrue
As a CMA you can give nebulizer treatments to all residents at the job?
True
False - ansFalse
As a result of aging process, the sclera becomes?
white
yellow
