CMA State Boards
1. Why is it important for the medication aide to introduce themselves to the residents?: to build
relationships with the residents
2. Medications do not need whose signature?: pharmacist
3. One important safety rule:: never leave an unattended cart unlocked
4. When a medication is ordered to be given in the buccal cavity, it is given how?: placed in the
cheek "pocket"
5. When patients are taking Flagyl, avoid: alcoholic beverages
6. A common medication for thyroid problems is levothyroxine (Synthroid). Which one of the
following adverse effects can this medication cause?: fast heart rate
7. The most common side effect of the diabetic drug metformin is what?: diar- rhea
8. What medication is often prescribed for a patient who has depressive disorder symptoms?:
Amitriptyline
9. Antibiotics need to be given on time for all of the following reasons except for what?: To prevent
the overgrowth of another infection
10.Which of the following is the action of an antiviral?: Prevents the virus from making more virus
- antiviral medications prevent replication
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11.Which of the following is a side effect that the Medication Aide should watch for when giving an
antidysrhythmic medication?: Low heart rate - anti- dysrhythmic's can slow heart rate
12.Dosages are calculated by weight for which group of patients?: children's - calculated by BMI
13.A medication is given for anxiety but causes the resident to become more anxious; this is called
a(n) effect.: Paradoxical - opposite effect
14.A couple of antipsychotic medications are known to have caused cases of muscle pain and
muscle breakdown. This type of drug reaction is known as what?: Idiosyncratic - rare and
unpredictable effects
15.Agonist effect: helps elicit desired response
16.Antagonist effect: bonds to receptor to block another drug from attaching to the receptor
17.Requip is a medication used to decrease restless leg syndrome and as a treatment for
Parkinsonism by mimicking dopamine in the brain. What type of drug is Requip?: agonist
18.Metoclopramide (Reglan) is given when?: 30 minutes before meals and at bedtime - Reglan
decreases the amount of time food and fluid spend in the stomach to promote healing of
stomach ulcers or diabetic stomach paresis
19.. A resident is prescribed a new antihypertensive medication known as a beta-blocker. After
three days on the medication, the resident's heart rate is
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1. Why is it important for the medication aide to introduce themselves to the residents?: to build
relationships with the residents
2. Medications do not need whose signature?: pharmacist
3. One important safety rule:: never leave an unattended cart unlocked
4. When a medication is ordered to be given in the buccal cavity, it is given how?: placed in the
cheek "pocket"
5. When patients are taking Flagyl, avoid: alcoholic beverages
6. A common medication for thyroid problems is levothyroxine (Synthroid). Which one of the
following adverse effects can this medication cause?: fast heart rate
7. The most common side effect of the diabetic drug metformin is what?: diar- rhea
8. What medication is often prescribed for a patient who has depressive disorder symptoms?:
Amitriptyline
9. Antibiotics need to be given on time for all of the following reasons except for what?: To prevent
the overgrowth of another infection
10.Which of the following is the action of an antiviral?: Prevents the virus from making more virus
- antiviral medications prevent replication
1/
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, CMA State Boards
11.Which of the following is a side effect that the Medication Aide should watch for when giving an
antidysrhythmic medication?: Low heart rate - anti- dysrhythmic's can slow heart rate
12.Dosages are calculated by weight for which group of patients?: children's - calculated by BMI
13.A medication is given for anxiety but causes the resident to become more anxious; this is called
a(n) effect.: Paradoxical - opposite effect
14.A couple of antipsychotic medications are known to have caused cases of muscle pain and
muscle breakdown. This type of drug reaction is known as what?: Idiosyncratic - rare and
unpredictable effects
15.Agonist effect: helps elicit desired response
16.Antagonist effect: bonds to receptor to block another drug from attaching to the receptor
17.Requip is a medication used to decrease restless leg syndrome and as a treatment for
Parkinsonism by mimicking dopamine in the brain. What type of drug is Requip?: agonist
18.Metoclopramide (Reglan) is given when?: 30 minutes before meals and at bedtime - Reglan
decreases the amount of time food and fluid spend in the stomach to promote healing of
stomach ulcers or diabetic stomach paresis
19.. A resident is prescribed a new antihypertensive medication known as a beta-blocker. After
three days on the medication, the resident's heart rate is
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