Medication Aide TEST Questions and Answers Verified
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If you fail to do something that a reasonable and careful person would have done, you
are
a. committing libel
b. fraudulent
c. abusive
d. negligent - ANSWER negligent
When giving an eye medication, you
a. apply the drops or ointment to the cornea
b. give eye drops at room temperature
c. remove eye secretions by cleaning from the outer to the inner aspect of the eye
d. tilt the persons head forward - ANSWER give eye drops at room temperature
The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You have not done
this task before. You
a. refuse to do the task without an explanation
b. ignore the request from the nurse
c. tell the nurse you have not done the task before and ask for help
d. do the task without asking questions - ANSWER tell the nurse you have not done the
task before and ask for help
Primary routes of excretion for a drug are a.
secretion into saliva and breast milk
b. elimination through urine and feces
c. exhalation from the lungs
d. evaporation from the skin and nails - ANSWER elimination through urine and feces
Ear medications are given
a. at room temperature
b. after being heated
c. cold
d. directly from the refrigerator - ANSWER at room temperature
drugs should be stored in a refrigerator a.
with fluids
b. beverages
c. only for drugs
d. with food - ANSWER only for drugs
,A person has an allergy to a drug listed on the MAR. you should a.
tell the unit secretary
b. tell the nurse
c. call the doctor
d. give the drug - ANSWER tell the nurse
A prescription label is not complete. you should
a. give the drug
b. check the expiration date
c. tell the nurse
d. call the pharmacy - ANSWER tell the nurse
The basic unit of body structure is the a.
cell
b. neuron
c. nephron
d. ovum - ANSWER cell
The outer layer of skin is called the: a.
dermis
b. epidermis
c. integument
d. myelin - ANSWER epidermis
Which is not a function of the skin?
a. provides the protective covering for the body
b. regulates body temperature
c. senses cold, pain, touch, and pressure
d. provides the shape and framework for the body - ANSWER provides the shape and
framework for the body
Which allows
movement?
a. bone
marrow
b. synovial
membrane
c. joints
d. ligaments - ANSWER
joints
skeletal muscles
,a. are under involuntary control
b. appear smooth
c. are under voluntary control
d. appear striped and smooth - ANSWER are under voluntary control
The highest functions in the brain take place in the a.
cerebral cortex
b. medulla
c. brainstem
d. spinal nerves - ANSWER cerebral cortex
The ear is involved with
a. regulating body movements
b. balance
c. the smoothness of body movements
d. controlling involuntary movements - ANSWER balance
The liquid part of the blood is the a.
hemoglobin
b. red blood cell
c. plasma
d. white blood cell - ANSWER plasma
Which part of the heart pumps blood TO the body?
a. right atrium
b. left atrium
c. right ventricle
d. left ventricle - ANSWER left ventricle
Which carry blood away from the heart?
a) Capillaries
b) Veins
c) Venules
d) Arteries - ANSWER Veins
oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
a. in the bronchi
b. between the alveoli and capillaries
c. between the lungs and pleura
d. in the trachea - ANSWER between the alveoli and capillaries
Digestion begins in the
a. mouth
, b. stomach
c. small intestines
d. colon - ANSWER mouth
Most food absorption takes place in the
a. stomach
b. small intestine
c. colon
d. large intestines - ANSWER small intestine
urine is formed by the
a. jejunum
b. kidneys
c. bladder
d. liver - ANSWER kidneys
urine passes from the body through the
a. ureters
b. urethra
c. anus
d. nephrons - ANSWER urethra
The male sex gland is called the a.
penis
b. semen
c. testis
d. scrotum - ANSWER testis
The male sex cell is called a.
semen
b. ovum
c. gonad
d. sperm - ANSWER sperm
the female sex gland is the
a. ovary
b. cervix
c. uterus
d. vagina - ANSWER ovary
the discharge of the lining of the uterus is called a.
endometrium
b. ovulation
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If you fail to do something that a reasonable and careful person would have done, you
are
a. committing libel
b. fraudulent
c. abusive
d. negligent - ANSWER negligent
When giving an eye medication, you
a. apply the drops or ointment to the cornea
b. give eye drops at room temperature
c. remove eye secretions by cleaning from the outer to the inner aspect of the eye
d. tilt the persons head forward - ANSWER give eye drops at room temperature
The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You have not done
this task before. You
a. refuse to do the task without an explanation
b. ignore the request from the nurse
c. tell the nurse you have not done the task before and ask for help
d. do the task without asking questions - ANSWER tell the nurse you have not done the
task before and ask for help
Primary routes of excretion for a drug are a.
secretion into saliva and breast milk
b. elimination through urine and feces
c. exhalation from the lungs
d. evaporation from the skin and nails - ANSWER elimination through urine and feces
Ear medications are given
a. at room temperature
b. after being heated
c. cold
d. directly from the refrigerator - ANSWER at room temperature
drugs should be stored in a refrigerator a.
with fluids
b. beverages
c. only for drugs
d. with food - ANSWER only for drugs
,A person has an allergy to a drug listed on the MAR. you should a.
tell the unit secretary
b. tell the nurse
c. call the doctor
d. give the drug - ANSWER tell the nurse
A prescription label is not complete. you should
a. give the drug
b. check the expiration date
c. tell the nurse
d. call the pharmacy - ANSWER tell the nurse
The basic unit of body structure is the a.
cell
b. neuron
c. nephron
d. ovum - ANSWER cell
The outer layer of skin is called the: a.
dermis
b. epidermis
c. integument
d. myelin - ANSWER epidermis
Which is not a function of the skin?
a. provides the protective covering for the body
b. regulates body temperature
c. senses cold, pain, touch, and pressure
d. provides the shape and framework for the body - ANSWER provides the shape and
framework for the body
Which allows
movement?
a. bone
marrow
b. synovial
membrane
c. joints
d. ligaments - ANSWER
joints
skeletal muscles
,a. are under involuntary control
b. appear smooth
c. are under voluntary control
d. appear striped and smooth - ANSWER are under voluntary control
The highest functions in the brain take place in the a.
cerebral cortex
b. medulla
c. brainstem
d. spinal nerves - ANSWER cerebral cortex
The ear is involved with
a. regulating body movements
b. balance
c. the smoothness of body movements
d. controlling involuntary movements - ANSWER balance
The liquid part of the blood is the a.
hemoglobin
b. red blood cell
c. plasma
d. white blood cell - ANSWER plasma
Which part of the heart pumps blood TO the body?
a. right atrium
b. left atrium
c. right ventricle
d. left ventricle - ANSWER left ventricle
Which carry blood away from the heart?
a) Capillaries
b) Veins
c) Venules
d) Arteries - ANSWER Veins
oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
a. in the bronchi
b. between the alveoli and capillaries
c. between the lungs and pleura
d. in the trachea - ANSWER between the alveoli and capillaries
Digestion begins in the
a. mouth
, b. stomach
c. small intestines
d. colon - ANSWER mouth
Most food absorption takes place in the
a. stomach
b. small intestine
c. colon
d. large intestines - ANSWER small intestine
urine is formed by the
a. jejunum
b. kidneys
c. bladder
d. liver - ANSWER kidneys
urine passes from the body through the
a. ureters
b. urethra
c. anus
d. nephrons - ANSWER urethra
The male sex gland is called the a.
penis
b. semen
c. testis
d. scrotum - ANSWER testis
The male sex cell is called a.
semen
b. ovum
c. gonad
d. sperm - ANSWER sperm
the female sex gland is the
a. ovary
b. cervix
c. uterus
d. vagina - ANSWER ovary
the discharge of the lining of the uterus is called a.
endometrium
b. ovulation
