NC MEDICATION AIDE
|2025|COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+
Caplet - ANSWER>>a capsule shaped pill that is coated to help with ease of swallowing
aerosol spray - ANSWER>>Solution that holds the medication suspended until it is dispensed in
the form of a mist to spray on the skin
neglect - ANSWER>>Failure to provide the standard of care that a person trained in the same
way would do in a certain situation-Failing to give meds prescribed
Diversion - ANSWER>>Giving medication to someone other than client but documenting that
medication was given to client
Fraud - ANSWER>>Dishonest or cheats the system-charting meds as given but did not actually
give medication
Six Rights - ANSWER>>Right Client, Right Medication, Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time,
Right Documentation
capsule - ANSWER>>The medication in a liquid, oil, powder, or gel form is held inside a gelatin
container until it dissolved in the stomach
Cream - ANSWER>>Semisolid preparation holding medication so it can be applied to skin
Elixer - ANSWER>>A sweet, good smelling, alcohol based solution in which medications are
dissolved, allowing them to be taken in liquid form by mouth
Enteric-coated tablets - ANSWER>>Hard shell coating on a tablet that keeps the medication
from dissolving until it passes through the stomach into the small intestine. Cutting or crushing
these will destroy the protective hard shell
Gel - ANSWER>>A clear, semisolid, jellylike solution used to hold medication so it can be
applied to the skin
, Inhalant - ANSWER>>Medication forcefully pushed into the lungs via compressed air such as a
metered dose inhaler or a disc device
liniment - ANSWER>>Medication mixed with alcohol, oil, or water which is rubbed on the skin
Lotion - ANSWER>>a medication in a liquid suspension applied to the skin
lozenge - ANSWER>>Medicated tablet or disk that dissolves in the mouth
Ointment - ANSWER>>A semisolid substance for application of medication to the skin or eyes
where it's absorbed
Paste - ANSWER>>semisolid preparation, thicker and stiffer than ointment; absorbed through
skin more slowly than ointment
Patch - ANSWER>>Medication encased in a round, square, or oval disc that is stuck to skin,
allowing medication to be absorbed slowly and regularly from the disc into the blood stream
through the skin
Pill - ANSWER>>Mixture of a powdered drug with a cohesive material; may be round or oval
Powder - ANSWER>>A finely ground drug or drugs; some are used internally, others externally
Solution - ANSWER>>Liquid containing dissolved medication
Suppository - ANSWER>>a cone-shaped, solid drug that is inserted into a body opening; it
melts at body temperature
Suspension - ANSWER>>liquid mixture in which particles distributed in the liquid settle out
over time
Syrup - ANSWER>>medication dissolved in a concentrated sugar solution
Tablet - ANSWER>>Medication that is a solid and molded into a round or oval shape
STAT order - ANSWER>>Any medication that is needed immediately and is to be given only
once.
One time order - ANSWER>>Written for a drug to be just given the one time
PRN order - ANSWER>>"as needed" order for medication
Routine order - ANSWER>>Administered until the health care provider discontinues the order
or until a prescribed number of doses or days have occurred.
AD - ANSWER>>right ear
AS - ANSWER>>left ear
AU - ANSWER>>both ears
|2025|COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+
Caplet - ANSWER>>a capsule shaped pill that is coated to help with ease of swallowing
aerosol spray - ANSWER>>Solution that holds the medication suspended until it is dispensed in
the form of a mist to spray on the skin
neglect - ANSWER>>Failure to provide the standard of care that a person trained in the same
way would do in a certain situation-Failing to give meds prescribed
Diversion - ANSWER>>Giving medication to someone other than client but documenting that
medication was given to client
Fraud - ANSWER>>Dishonest or cheats the system-charting meds as given but did not actually
give medication
Six Rights - ANSWER>>Right Client, Right Medication, Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time,
Right Documentation
capsule - ANSWER>>The medication in a liquid, oil, powder, or gel form is held inside a gelatin
container until it dissolved in the stomach
Cream - ANSWER>>Semisolid preparation holding medication so it can be applied to skin
Elixer - ANSWER>>A sweet, good smelling, alcohol based solution in which medications are
dissolved, allowing them to be taken in liquid form by mouth
Enteric-coated tablets - ANSWER>>Hard shell coating on a tablet that keeps the medication
from dissolving until it passes through the stomach into the small intestine. Cutting or crushing
these will destroy the protective hard shell
Gel - ANSWER>>A clear, semisolid, jellylike solution used to hold medication so it can be
applied to the skin
, Inhalant - ANSWER>>Medication forcefully pushed into the lungs via compressed air such as a
metered dose inhaler or a disc device
liniment - ANSWER>>Medication mixed with alcohol, oil, or water which is rubbed on the skin
Lotion - ANSWER>>a medication in a liquid suspension applied to the skin
lozenge - ANSWER>>Medicated tablet or disk that dissolves in the mouth
Ointment - ANSWER>>A semisolid substance for application of medication to the skin or eyes
where it's absorbed
Paste - ANSWER>>semisolid preparation, thicker and stiffer than ointment; absorbed through
skin more slowly than ointment
Patch - ANSWER>>Medication encased in a round, square, or oval disc that is stuck to skin,
allowing medication to be absorbed slowly and regularly from the disc into the blood stream
through the skin
Pill - ANSWER>>Mixture of a powdered drug with a cohesive material; may be round or oval
Powder - ANSWER>>A finely ground drug or drugs; some are used internally, others externally
Solution - ANSWER>>Liquid containing dissolved medication
Suppository - ANSWER>>a cone-shaped, solid drug that is inserted into a body opening; it
melts at body temperature
Suspension - ANSWER>>liquid mixture in which particles distributed in the liquid settle out
over time
Syrup - ANSWER>>medication dissolved in a concentrated sugar solution
Tablet - ANSWER>>Medication that is a solid and molded into a round or oval shape
STAT order - ANSWER>>Any medication that is needed immediately and is to be given only
once.
One time order - ANSWER>>Written for a drug to be just given the one time
PRN order - ANSWER>>"as needed" order for medication
Routine order - ANSWER>>Administered until the health care provider discontinues the order
or until a prescribed number of doses or days have occurred.
AD - ANSWER>>right ear
AS - ANSWER>>left ear
AU - ANSWER>>both ears
