Med Aide
____________________ is a common symptom of urinary tract infection in elderly
people.
Shortness of breath
Headache
Body aches
Confusion - ANS - Confusion
_______________________ medications are the most likely to be kept at a facility in
traditional packaging.
Over-the-counter stock
Blood pressure
Emergency
Controlled - ANS - Over-the-counter stock
A controlled release medication usually has a _____________ that affects how it is
processed in the body.
Coating
Scoring
Color
Shape - ANS - Coating
A drug's indication is the ________________ it is taken.
Route by which
Time
Reason
Number of days - ANS - Reason
A facility is short-staffed and a medication aide is asked by a nurse to administer a
subcutaneous insulin injection. The syringe has the correct amount of insulin predrawn,
but facility policy does not allow MAs to administer medications by any injection route.
What should the MA do?
Tell the nurse they cannot perform the injection
Perform the injection if they have been trained to do so
Look up a procedure for subcutaneous injection and then perform the injection
,Ask another medication aide to assist with the injection - ANS - Tell the nurse they
cannot perform the injection
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to administer a drug
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the medication aide to do so - ANS - If
it is the first time a resident takes it
A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may be inhaled and reach the lungs:
Aerosolizes it
Dissolves it
Concentrates it
Injects it - ANS - Aerosolizes it
A nurse determines that a resident should receive acetaminophen for a headache, as
indicated on her MAR. The medication aide instead administers aspirin. Which of the
following is true?
This medication error is definitely not significant and does not need to be reported.
This medication error is definitely not significant but does need to be reported.
This medication error is definitely significant and needs to be reported.
This medication error may be significant,depending on the resident, and needs to be
reported. - ANS - This medication error may be significant,depending on the resident,
and needs to be reported.
A resident experiencing insulin reaction needs to receive _______________
immediately.
Glucose
Insulin
Metformin or another antidiabetic agent
An epinephrine injection - ANS - Glucose
A resident tells an MA that the tablet she is giving him is the wrong drug. The MA insists
that it is correct and that the resident should take it. Later, it is discovered that the
pharmacy provided the wrong medication. Which of the following causes of medication
errors is involved most directly in this case?
Failure to follow medication orders exactly
Failure to follow instructions for use of a medication
Failure to follow a facility's procedures and policies
, Failure to listen to a resident's or family member's concerns - ANS - Failure to listen to
a resident's or family member's concerns
A resident who experiences excitement and hostility after taking a medication for
anxiety may be experiencing
Hypersensitive reaction
Anaphylactic reaction
Paradoxical reaction
Drug-disease interaction - ANS - Paradoxical reaction
A resident with hypothyroidism has been taking iron supplements and levothyroxine at
the same time. Her most recent blood tests show that her thyroid levels are too low.
Which drug-drug interaction could be the cause of her low thyroid levels?
Addition
Antagonism
Potentiation
Synergism - ANS - Antagonism
A resident's MAR indicates that blood pressure should be checked and documented
before administration of a blood pressure medication. It also indicates the medication
should be held if the resident's systolic blood pressure is below 120. An MA forgets to
check blood pressure and administers the drug. The resident's blood pressure drops
dangerously low afterwards and the resident loses consciousness. Which of the
following causes of medication errors is involved most directly in this case?
Failure to follow medication orders exactly
Failure to follow instructions for use of a medication
Failure to follow a facility's procedures and policies
Failure to listen to a resident's or family member's concerns - ANS - Failure to follow
medication orders exactly
A type of liquid medication that contains drug particles that are not completely dissolved
is a
Syrup
Elixir
Solution
Suspension - ANS - Suspension
A(n) _______________________ medication is administered through the application of
a patch to the skin.
Nebulized
____________________ is a common symptom of urinary tract infection in elderly
people.
Shortness of breath
Headache
Body aches
Confusion - ANS - Confusion
_______________________ medications are the most likely to be kept at a facility in
traditional packaging.
Over-the-counter stock
Blood pressure
Emergency
Controlled - ANS - Over-the-counter stock
A controlled release medication usually has a _____________ that affects how it is
processed in the body.
Coating
Scoring
Color
Shape - ANS - Coating
A drug's indication is the ________________ it is taken.
Route by which
Time
Reason
Number of days - ANS - Reason
A facility is short-staffed and a medication aide is asked by a nurse to administer a
subcutaneous insulin injection. The syringe has the correct amount of insulin predrawn,
but facility policy does not allow MAs to administer medications by any injection route.
What should the MA do?
Tell the nurse they cannot perform the injection
Perform the injection if they have been trained to do so
Look up a procedure for subcutaneous injection and then perform the injection
,Ask another medication aide to assist with the injection - ANS - Tell the nurse they
cannot perform the injection
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to administer a drug
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the medication aide to do so - ANS - If
it is the first time a resident takes it
A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may be inhaled and reach the lungs:
Aerosolizes it
Dissolves it
Concentrates it
Injects it - ANS - Aerosolizes it
A nurse determines that a resident should receive acetaminophen for a headache, as
indicated on her MAR. The medication aide instead administers aspirin. Which of the
following is true?
This medication error is definitely not significant and does not need to be reported.
This medication error is definitely not significant but does need to be reported.
This medication error is definitely significant and needs to be reported.
This medication error may be significant,depending on the resident, and needs to be
reported. - ANS - This medication error may be significant,depending on the resident,
and needs to be reported.
A resident experiencing insulin reaction needs to receive _______________
immediately.
Glucose
Insulin
Metformin or another antidiabetic agent
An epinephrine injection - ANS - Glucose
A resident tells an MA that the tablet she is giving him is the wrong drug. The MA insists
that it is correct and that the resident should take it. Later, it is discovered that the
pharmacy provided the wrong medication. Which of the following causes of medication
errors is involved most directly in this case?
Failure to follow medication orders exactly
Failure to follow instructions for use of a medication
Failure to follow a facility's procedures and policies
, Failure to listen to a resident's or family member's concerns - ANS - Failure to listen to
a resident's or family member's concerns
A resident who experiences excitement and hostility after taking a medication for
anxiety may be experiencing
Hypersensitive reaction
Anaphylactic reaction
Paradoxical reaction
Drug-disease interaction - ANS - Paradoxical reaction
A resident with hypothyroidism has been taking iron supplements and levothyroxine at
the same time. Her most recent blood tests show that her thyroid levels are too low.
Which drug-drug interaction could be the cause of her low thyroid levels?
Addition
Antagonism
Potentiation
Synergism - ANS - Antagonism
A resident's MAR indicates that blood pressure should be checked and documented
before administration of a blood pressure medication. It also indicates the medication
should be held if the resident's systolic blood pressure is below 120. An MA forgets to
check blood pressure and administers the drug. The resident's blood pressure drops
dangerously low afterwards and the resident loses consciousness. Which of the
following causes of medication errors is involved most directly in this case?
Failure to follow medication orders exactly
Failure to follow instructions for use of a medication
Failure to follow a facility's procedures and policies
Failure to listen to a resident's or family member's concerns - ANS - Failure to follow
medication orders exactly
A type of liquid medication that contains drug particles that are not completely dissolved
is a
Syrup
Elixir
Solution
Suspension - ANS - Suspension
A(n) _______________________ medication is administered through the application of
a patch to the skin.
Nebulized
