Medication Aide TEST Questions and Answers
(Verified Answers) Latest (2025/2026) Graded A+
1. Which .does .for .is .not .a .liquid?
a. emulsions
b. elixirs
c. troches
d. syrups
. ANS . Troches
2. To .apply .ear .drops .to .a .person .3 .years .of .age .or .older, .you
a. instill .the .drops .without .pulling .the .ear
b. pull .the .ear .down .and .back
c. pull .the .ear .upward .and .back
d. pull .the .ear .down .and .forward
. ANS . pull . the . ear . upward . and . back
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,3. A .watery .preparation .containing .suspended .particles .is
a. lotion
b. cream
c. ointment
d. powder
. ANS . lotion
4. A .drug .interaction .occurs .when
a. person .cannot .control .the .ingestion .of .drugs
b. withdrawal .symptoms .occur .if .the .drug .is .not .taken .for .a .certain .period
c. the .action .of .one .drug .is .altered .by .the .action .of .another .drug
d. a .person .begins .to .need .higher .dosages .to .produce .the .same .effects
. that .lower .dosages .one .produced
. ANS . the .action .of .one .drug .is .altered .by .the .action .of . another .drug
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,5. You .are .applying .a .trans-dermal .patch. .You
a. cover .the .patch .with .plastic .wrap
b. remove .the .old .trans-dermal .path .before .applying .the .new .patch
c. discard .it .in .the .trash
d. tell .the .person .the .drug .is .absorbed .quickly
. ANS .remove .the .old .trans-dermal .path .before .applying .the .new
patch
.
6. Before .giving .a .drug, .you .must
a. take .the .persons .pulse
b. measure .the .blood .pressure
c. check .the .care .plan
d. check .the .allergies
. ANS .check .the .allergies
7. Knowledge .of .what .is .right .conduct .and .what .is .wrong .conduct .is
a. criminal .law
b. civil .law
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, c. advanced .directives
d. ethics
. ANS . ethics
8. one .tsp .equals
a. 5mL
b. 30mL
c. 2mL
d. 0Ml
. ANS .5Ml
9. You .are .applying .topical .nitroglycerin. .You
a. rub .or .massage .the .ointment .into .the .skin
b. check .for .an .old .application .before .applying .a .new .one
c. apply .it .in .the .per .area
d.apply .the .ointment .to .an .irritated . or .open .area
. ANS .check .for .an .old .application .before .applying .a .new .one
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(Verified Answers) Latest (2025/2026) Graded A+
1. Which .does .for .is .not .a .liquid?
a. emulsions
b. elixirs
c. troches
d. syrups
. ANS . Troches
2. To .apply .ear .drops .to .a .person .3 .years .of .age .or .older, .you
a. instill .the .drops .without .pulling .the .ear
b. pull .the .ear .down .and .back
c. pull .the .ear .upward .and .back
d. pull .the .ear .down .and .forward
. ANS . pull . the . ear . upward . and . back
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,3. A .watery .preparation .containing .suspended .particles .is
a. lotion
b. cream
c. ointment
d. powder
. ANS . lotion
4. A .drug .interaction .occurs .when
a. person .cannot .control .the .ingestion .of .drugs
b. withdrawal .symptoms .occur .if .the .drug .is .not .taken .for .a .certain .period
c. the .action .of .one .drug .is .altered .by .the .action .of .another .drug
d. a .person .begins .to .need .higher .dosages .to .produce .the .same .effects
. that .lower .dosages .one .produced
. ANS . the .action .of .one .drug .is .altered .by .the .action .of . another .drug
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,5. You .are .applying .a .trans-dermal .patch. .You
a. cover .the .patch .with .plastic .wrap
b. remove .the .old .trans-dermal .path .before .applying .the .new .patch
c. discard .it .in .the .trash
d. tell .the .person .the .drug .is .absorbed .quickly
. ANS .remove .the .old .trans-dermal .path .before .applying .the .new
patch
.
6. Before .giving .a .drug, .you .must
a. take .the .persons .pulse
b. measure .the .blood .pressure
c. check .the .care .plan
d. check .the .allergies
. ANS .check .the .allergies
7. Knowledge .of .what .is .right .conduct .and .what .is .wrong .conduct .is
a. criminal .law
b. civil .law
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, c. advanced .directives
d. ethics
. ANS . ethics
8. one .tsp .equals
a. 5mL
b. 30mL
c. 2mL
d. 0Ml
. ANS .5Ml
9. You .are .applying .topical .nitroglycerin. .You
a. rub .or .massage .the .ointment .into .the .skin
b. check .for .an .old .application .before .applying .a .new .one
c. apply .it .in .the .per .area
d.apply .the .ointment .to .an .irritated . or .open .area
. ANS .check .for .an .old .application .before .applying .a .new .one
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