Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam
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1. 3 Factors that affect drug absorption?: Age, Sex, Weight
2. Seven Rights of Drug Administration: 1.) Right Resident 2.) Right Medication
3.) Right Dose 4.) Right route 5.) Right time 6.) Right Documentation 7.) Right to
Refuse
3. Which of the following must you have completed to become a CMA: All of
the above
4. While you are giving medications as CMA, your good friend pat comes up to
the medication cart to talk to you. She is finished with her work and is telling
you in detail about her date the evening before. What will you do?: Explain to
Pat that you will have to hear about it later, after you give the, medications
5. When you are giving medications to Mr.Smith you accidently give him two
aspirin tablets instead of the one tablet that is ordered. As soon as he has
swallowed the aspirin you realize your mistake what will you do?: Immediately
tell your supervisor
6. You are scheduled to work on Tuesday the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm when
you wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel sick. When should you call your
supervisor to tell him you will not be able to come in to work?: 10 am
7. Normal Blood Pressure Range: 110-140
8. Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will you give?: 2 drops of isopto carpine
in the right eye three times a day
9. Delcort Ung BID TOP To Rash what does this mean?: Delcort ointment twice
a day applied topically to rash
10. Mr. Washington has orders for a medicine called Lipitor an " antihyperlipi-
demic" This medicine is given to what: Work against high fat in the blood
11. When you take mr.wu's blood pressure you hear heartbeats immediatley
upon releasing the thumb screw of the cuff what will you do?: Wait three
minutes with the cuff off repeat the blood pressure and pump the cuff 30 mmhg
higher than you did on the first attempt
12. While working as a CMA the nursing supervisor tells you to report any
signs of fluid retention in Mr.Jones what will you look for?: Weight gain and
Edema
13. Mrs White has a new heart medication she complains of feeling dizzy, es-
pecially when she stands up suddenly . Which of the following cardiovascular
side effects might she be experiencing?: Decreased Blood Pressure
14. Mr. Black complained about seeing rings light " halos " around lighted
objects what medication might be rising to toxic levels in Mr. Blacks Blood?-
: Digoxin ( Heart Medicine )
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15. As you give medications you notice that Ms.Chong has antihyperlipidemic
ordered. You know that Ms.Chong must have high ?: Cholesterol and Triglyc-
erides
16. Mr.Black is taking an anticoagulant You know that he should be watched
for signs of: Bleeding
17. MrsWhite is taking a thiazide diuretic a major side effect of this drug could
be?: low potassium
18. Mr.Jones is taking a medication that decreases the amount of acid made
by his stomach this medicine is given to treat: ulcer
19. Antineoplastic Medication is a for waht: Cancer
20. Mrs.White asks yo how putting a nitroglycerin patch on her arm will help
her chest pain what will you tell her?: The medicine in the patch will go through
the skin and dialate the blood vessels around her heart
21. Before you give Mr.Black his anti inflammatory medication what should yo
do?: Check to see if he has eaten recently or else give the medicine with food
22. Antitussives: Controls Coughs
23. Expectorant: Helps to cough up phlegm
24. Before you give Mr.Jones his Digoxin ( Lanoxin ) what will you check?: His
Pulse
25. Under what circumstances will you not give the digoxin to Mr.Jones: If his
pulse is below 60
26. Enteric Coated Aspirin: To dissolve in the intestines to prevent stomach irrita-
tion
27. Sediment: Shake the bottle then pour the medicine
28. For Ophthalmic use? You will apply this medication where: Ophthalmic
means " EYE"
29. The transderm Nitroglycerin patch Mrs White i wearing delivers nitroglyc-
erin to her by?: Slow absorption through the skin into the blood stream
30. A long term facility is: a place that provides care for people who don't need to
be in a hospital but who are not able to return home
31. An observation that is factual or measurable in some way is a (n): objective
observation
32. A (n) _______ is an unfavorable or harmful unintended action of a medica-
tion: adverse reaction
33. A drug interaction can occur when: Another substance or medication is is
present in the body
34. Informaton included in the medication order: The dosage and form of the
medication
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_c2c3s1
1. 3 Factors that affect drug absorption?: Age, Sex, Weight
2. Seven Rights of Drug Administration: 1.) Right Resident 2.) Right Medication
3.) Right Dose 4.) Right route 5.) Right time 6.) Right Documentation 7.) Right to
Refuse
3. Which of the following must you have completed to become a CMA: All of
the above
4. While you are giving medications as CMA, your good friend pat comes up to
the medication cart to talk to you. She is finished with her work and is telling
you in detail about her date the evening before. What will you do?: Explain to
Pat that you will have to hear about it later, after you give the, medications
5. When you are giving medications to Mr.Smith you accidently give him two
aspirin tablets instead of the one tablet that is ordered. As soon as he has
swallowed the aspirin you realize your mistake what will you do?: Immediately
tell your supervisor
6. You are scheduled to work on Tuesday the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm when
you wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel sick. When should you call your
supervisor to tell him you will not be able to come in to work?: 10 am
7. Normal Blood Pressure Range: 110-140
8. Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will you give?: 2 drops of isopto carpine
in the right eye three times a day
9. Delcort Ung BID TOP To Rash what does this mean?: Delcort ointment twice
a day applied topically to rash
10. Mr. Washington has orders for a medicine called Lipitor an " antihyperlipi-
demic" This medicine is given to what: Work against high fat in the blood
11. When you take mr.wu's blood pressure you hear heartbeats immediatley
upon releasing the thumb screw of the cuff what will you do?: Wait three
minutes with the cuff off repeat the blood pressure and pump the cuff 30 mmhg
higher than you did on the first attempt
12. While working as a CMA the nursing supervisor tells you to report any
signs of fluid retention in Mr.Jones what will you look for?: Weight gain and
Edema
13. Mrs White has a new heart medication she complains of feeling dizzy, es-
pecially when she stands up suddenly . Which of the following cardiovascular
side effects might she be experiencing?: Decreased Blood Pressure
14. Mr. Black complained about seeing rings light " halos " around lighted
objects what medication might be rising to toxic levels in Mr. Blacks Blood?-
: Digoxin ( Heart Medicine )
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, Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_c2c3s1
15. As you give medications you notice that Ms.Chong has antihyperlipidemic
ordered. You know that Ms.Chong must have high ?: Cholesterol and Triglyc-
erides
16. Mr.Black is taking an anticoagulant You know that he should be watched
for signs of: Bleeding
17. MrsWhite is taking a thiazide diuretic a major side effect of this drug could
be?: low potassium
18. Mr.Jones is taking a medication that decreases the amount of acid made
by his stomach this medicine is given to treat: ulcer
19. Antineoplastic Medication is a for waht: Cancer
20. Mrs.White asks yo how putting a nitroglycerin patch on her arm will help
her chest pain what will you tell her?: The medicine in the patch will go through
the skin and dialate the blood vessels around her heart
21. Before you give Mr.Black his anti inflammatory medication what should yo
do?: Check to see if he has eaten recently or else give the medicine with food
22. Antitussives: Controls Coughs
23. Expectorant: Helps to cough up phlegm
24. Before you give Mr.Jones his Digoxin ( Lanoxin ) what will you check?: His
Pulse
25. Under what circumstances will you not give the digoxin to Mr.Jones: If his
pulse is below 60
26. Enteric Coated Aspirin: To dissolve in the intestines to prevent stomach irrita-
tion
27. Sediment: Shake the bottle then pour the medicine
28. For Ophthalmic use? You will apply this medication where: Ophthalmic
means " EYE"
29. The transderm Nitroglycerin patch Mrs White i wearing delivers nitroglyc-
erin to her by?: Slow absorption through the skin into the blood stream
30. A long term facility is: a place that provides care for people who don't need to
be in a hospital but who are not able to return home
31. An observation that is factual or measurable in some way is a (n): objective
observation
32. A (n) _______ is an unfavorable or harmful unintended action of a medica-
tion: adverse reaction
33. A drug interaction can occur when: Another substance or medication is is
present in the body
34. Informaton included in the medication order: The dosage and form of the
medication
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