Qma Practice Exam 195 Questions with Verified
Solutions.
1. MA’s are prohibited from: - ANS Calling a physician, assessing a resident,
administering a stage II treatment, administering meds through a nasogastric tube
2. The MA scope of practice includes: - ANS Observe and report to a nurse reactions
and side effects of meds, take vital signs prior to some medications, personally set
up and give medications that you were trained on, not document what another
person gave a resident
3. When giving a PRN medication, the nurse must cosign the clinical record - ANS True
4. The MA is allowed to treat a second degree burn if you follow the order exactly - ANS
False
5. The MA must document in the clinical record any and all observations and what is
reported by the resident - ANS True
6. What is assault and battery? - ANS A verbal threat that is carried out
7. Leaving a resident alone in the shower room, failing to report an observation or
occurrence to the nurse, causing injury by using broken equipment would be an
example of: - ANS Negligence
8. What describes "painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable disease"? -
ANS Euthanasia
9. Medication errors can be caused by: - ANS Lack of concentration, lack of knowledge,
poor communication, performing outside your scope of practice
10. If you have a medication error, you report it to the doctor immediately - ANS False
11. Undesirable medication effects could be - ANS Vomiting, dizziness,
hives/drowsiness, difficult breathing
12. Report all suspected abuse to the nurse __________________. - ANS Immediately
13. The MA is exempt from performing the initial and final steps created for Can’s - ANS
False
14. What is verbal communication? - ANS Written or spoken words
15. What can cause permanent cognitive impairment? - ANS Severe head trauma
16. Stroke
17. Brain disease
18. What is sun downing? - ANS Increased confusion and restlessness in late afternoon
19. When interacting with an anxious resident you should: - ANS provide a quiet, calm
environment away from groups
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, 20. When interacting with a combative resident you should: - ANS Remain calm and in
control
21. What is nosocomial infection? - ANS an infection squired while in a facility
22. What is hepatitis? - ANS A contagious liver disease
23. If you have a spill on the floor, you must use: - ANS Gloves, paper towels, wet floor
sign
24. When do you clean up a spill? - ANS Immediately
25. In the event of a fire, what does the R stand for? - ANS Remove residents
26. To use a fire extinguisher, what does the P stand for? - ANS Pull the pin
27. Medications: the trade/brand name is always: - ANS Capital letters
28. Synthetic medications are: - ANS Man-made
29. The systemic effect of a medication _______________. - ANS Effects the entire body
30. The effects of medication is ________________. - ANS The observable results of
changes in the body
31. An antagonistic effect is _________________. - ANS Negative effect that one
chemical have with another chemical
32. What is ADR? - ANS An undesired side effect or toxicity
33. What organ excretes most medications? - ANS Kidneys
34. What are legend medications? - ANS Medication that can only be obtained with a
prescription
35. MA’s can take phone orders if they repeat the order back to the doctor for accuracy. -
ANS False
36. What is absorption? - ANS Medication moves from the site of administration into the
bloodstream
37. What is distribution? - ANS Medication is carried to body cells through the
bloodstream
38. What is half-life? - ANS The time it takes half of the medication to leave the
bloodstream
39. What is metabolism? - ANS Is a process by which a substance is changed into a
form that is easily excreted by the body
40. What is excretion? - ANS the process by which medication is eliminated from the
body
41. What is nitroglycerin's classification? - ANS Antinational
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Solutions.
1. MA’s are prohibited from: - ANS Calling a physician, assessing a resident,
administering a stage II treatment, administering meds through a nasogastric tube
2. The MA scope of practice includes: - ANS Observe and report to a nurse reactions
and side effects of meds, take vital signs prior to some medications, personally set
up and give medications that you were trained on, not document what another
person gave a resident
3. When giving a PRN medication, the nurse must cosign the clinical record - ANS True
4. The MA is allowed to treat a second degree burn if you follow the order exactly - ANS
False
5. The MA must document in the clinical record any and all observations and what is
reported by the resident - ANS True
6. What is assault and battery? - ANS A verbal threat that is carried out
7. Leaving a resident alone in the shower room, failing to report an observation or
occurrence to the nurse, causing injury by using broken equipment would be an
example of: - ANS Negligence
8. What describes "painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable disease"? -
ANS Euthanasia
9. Medication errors can be caused by: - ANS Lack of concentration, lack of knowledge,
poor communication, performing outside your scope of practice
10. If you have a medication error, you report it to the doctor immediately - ANS False
11. Undesirable medication effects could be - ANS Vomiting, dizziness,
hives/drowsiness, difficult breathing
12. Report all suspected abuse to the nurse __________________. - ANS Immediately
13. The MA is exempt from performing the initial and final steps created for Can’s - ANS
False
14. What is verbal communication? - ANS Written or spoken words
15. What can cause permanent cognitive impairment? - ANS Severe head trauma
16. Stroke
17. Brain disease
18. What is sun downing? - ANS Increased confusion and restlessness in late afternoon
19. When interacting with an anxious resident you should: - ANS provide a quiet, calm
environment away from groups
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, 20. When interacting with a combative resident you should: - ANS Remain calm and in
control
21. What is nosocomial infection? - ANS an infection squired while in a facility
22. What is hepatitis? - ANS A contagious liver disease
23. If you have a spill on the floor, you must use: - ANS Gloves, paper towels, wet floor
sign
24. When do you clean up a spill? - ANS Immediately
25. In the event of a fire, what does the R stand for? - ANS Remove residents
26. To use a fire extinguisher, what does the P stand for? - ANS Pull the pin
27. Medications: the trade/brand name is always: - ANS Capital letters
28. Synthetic medications are: - ANS Man-made
29. The systemic effect of a medication _______________. - ANS Effects the entire body
30. The effects of medication is ________________. - ANS The observable results of
changes in the body
31. An antagonistic effect is _________________. - ANS Negative effect that one
chemical have with another chemical
32. What is ADR? - ANS An undesired side effect or toxicity
33. What organ excretes most medications? - ANS Kidneys
34. What are legend medications? - ANS Medication that can only be obtained with a
prescription
35. MA’s can take phone orders if they repeat the order back to the doctor for accuracy. -
ANS False
36. What is absorption? - ANS Medication moves from the site of administration into the
bloodstream
37. What is distribution? - ANS Medication is carried to body cells through the
bloodstream
38. What is half-life? - ANS The time it takes half of the medication to leave the
bloodstream
39. What is metabolism? - ANS Is a process by which a substance is changed into a
form that is easily excreted by the body
40. What is excretion? - ANS the process by which medication is eliminated from the
body
41. What is nitroglycerin's classification? - ANS Antinational
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