NC MEDICATION AIDE |2025|COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+
Caplet - Answers a capsule shaped pill that is coated to help with ease of swallowing
aerosol spray - Answers Solu on that holds the medica on suspended un l it is dispensed in
the form of a mist to spray on the skin
neglect - Answers Failure to provide the standard of care that a person trained in the same
way would do in a certain situa on-Failing to give meds prescribed
Diversion - Answers Giving medica on to someone other than client but documen ng that
medica on was given to client
Fraud - Answers Dishonest or cheats the system-char ng meds as given but did not actually
give medica on
Six Rights - Answers Right Client, Right Medica on, Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time, Right
Documenta on
capsule - Answers The medica on in a liquid, oil, powder, or gel form is held inside a gela n
container un l it dissolved in the stomach
Cream - Answers Semisolid prepara on holding medica on so it can be applied to skin
, Elixer - Answers A sweet, good smelling, alcohol based solu on in which medica ons are
dissolved, allowing them to be taken in liquid form by mouth
Enteric-coated tablets - Answers Hard shell coa ng on a tablet that keeps the medica on
from dissolving un l it passes through the stomach into the small intes ne. Cu)ng or crushing
these will destroy the protec ve hard shell
Gel - Answers A clear, semisolid, jellylike solu on used to hold medica on so it can be
applied to the skin
Inhalant - Answers Medica on forcefully pushed into the lungs via compressed air such as a
metered dose inhaler or a disc device
liniment - Answers Medica on mixed with alcohol, oil, or water which is rubbed on the skin
Lo on - Answers a medica on in a liquid suspension applied to the skin
lozenge - Answers Medicated tablet or disk that dissolves in the mouth
Ointment - Answers A semisolid substance for applica on of medica on to the skin or eyes
where it's absorbed
Paste - Answers semisolid prepara on, thicker and s ffer than ointment; absorbed through
skin more slowly than ointment
Patch - Answers Medica on encased in a round, square, or oval disc that is stuck to skin,
allowing medica on to be absorbed slowly and regularly from the disc into the blood stream
through the skin
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+
Caplet - Answers a capsule shaped pill that is coated to help with ease of swallowing
aerosol spray - Answers Solu on that holds the medica on suspended un l it is dispensed in
the form of a mist to spray on the skin
neglect - Answers Failure to provide the standard of care that a person trained in the same
way would do in a certain situa on-Failing to give meds prescribed
Diversion - Answers Giving medica on to someone other than client but documen ng that
medica on was given to client
Fraud - Answers Dishonest or cheats the system-char ng meds as given but did not actually
give medica on
Six Rights - Answers Right Client, Right Medica on, Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time, Right
Documenta on
capsule - Answers The medica on in a liquid, oil, powder, or gel form is held inside a gela n
container un l it dissolved in the stomach
Cream - Answers Semisolid prepara on holding medica on so it can be applied to skin
, Elixer - Answers A sweet, good smelling, alcohol based solu on in which medica ons are
dissolved, allowing them to be taken in liquid form by mouth
Enteric-coated tablets - Answers Hard shell coa ng on a tablet that keeps the medica on
from dissolving un l it passes through the stomach into the small intes ne. Cu)ng or crushing
these will destroy the protec ve hard shell
Gel - Answers A clear, semisolid, jellylike solu on used to hold medica on so it can be
applied to the skin
Inhalant - Answers Medica on forcefully pushed into the lungs via compressed air such as a
metered dose inhaler or a disc device
liniment - Answers Medica on mixed with alcohol, oil, or water which is rubbed on the skin
Lo on - Answers a medica on in a liquid suspension applied to the skin
lozenge - Answers Medicated tablet or disk that dissolves in the mouth
Ointment - Answers A semisolid substance for applica on of medica on to the skin or eyes
where it's absorbed
Paste - Answers semisolid prepara on, thicker and s ffer than ointment; absorbed through
skin more slowly than ointment
Patch - Answers Medica on encased in a round, square, or oval disc that is stuck to skin,
allowing medica on to be absorbed slowly and regularly from the disc into the blood stream
through the skin
