MACE – practice questions and
answers updated 2026
AnAMAAwalksAintoAaApatient'sAroomAtoAgiveAoralAmedicationAtablets.ASheAsetsAthemAdown
AinAtheAroom.ATheAMAAidentifiesAtheApatient,AchecksAtheirAallergies,AandAbeginsAtoAadmini
sterAtheAmedication.ATheApatientAtakesAhalfAtheirApills.ATheAMAAthenAwalksAbackAoutAofAth
eAroomAtoAtheirAcartAtoAbringAthemAsomeAwater.AWhatAdidAtheAMAAdoAwrong?A-
AAnswer✓ATheAMAAdidAnotAwatchAtheApatientAtakeAallAofAtheirAmedication
WhatAareApharmacodynamics?A-AAnswer✓AHowAtheAdrugAaffectsAtheAbody
WhatAisAtheAbranchAofAmedicineAthatAstudiesAtheAusesAandAeffectsAofAdrugs?A-
AAnswer✓Apharmacology
TheAstudyAofAhowAdrugsAareAprocessedAbyAtheAbodyA-AAnswer✓Apharmacokinetics
EachAdrugAcanAeffectAaApersonAdifferently,AwhatAisAthisAcalled?A-AAnswer✓AclinicalAaffect
HowAtheAdrugAisAbrokenAdownAbyAtheAbodyA-AAnswer✓Ametabolism
WhenAaAdrugAmovesAfromAtheAbloodstreamAintoAtheAtissuesAofAtheAbody,AwhatAisAthisAcall
ed?A-AAnswer✓Adistribution
ListAtheA4ApurposesAofApharmacologyA-
AAnswer✓A1)AdiscoveringAandAdevelopingAnewAmedications
2)AimproveAtheAefficiencyAofAmedication
3)AreducesAunwantedAsideAeffectsAofAmedication
4)AhelpsAwithAtheAunderstandingAofAdrugAaddiction
WhenAaAmedicationAisAmarkedAwithAaAgrooveAtoAmakeAsplittingAeasier,AwhatAtypeAofAmedi
cationAisAthisAcalled?A-AAnswer✓AscoredAmedication
, WhatAisAtheAorganizationAdedicatedAtoAreducingAmedicationAerrorsAcalled?A-
AAnswer✓AInstitutionAforAsafeAmedicationApracticesA(ISMP)
WhatAareA3AreasonsAthatAMARsAareAimportant?A-
AAnswer✓A1)AItAisAaAlegalArecordAofAtheAmedicationsAaAresidentAreceivesA
2)AItAprovidesAinformationAaboutAaAresident'sAcare
3)ACarefulAdocumentationAinAtheAMARAensuresAresidentAsafety
WhatAareAtheA5ArightsAtoAgivingAmedication?A-AAnswer✓A1)ArightApatient
2)ArightAmedication
3)ArightAdose
4)ArightAtime
5)ArightAroute
AAlicensedAprofessionalAthatAcanAgiveAmedicationsA(includedAinAtheAscopeAofApractice)A-
AAnswer✓ALicensedAhealthAcareAprofessional
AApersonAwhoAhasAreceivedAspecializedAtrainingAinAtheAprocessAofAassistingAwithAmedicatio
nAadministrationA-AAnswer✓AMedicationAaide
AnAMAArefusesAtoAgiveAaApatientAtheirAmedicationAbecauseAtheyAareAtooAbusyAonAaAperson
alAphoneAcall.ATheApatientAisAbecomingAdistressedAandAtheyAareAinAextremeApain.AWhatAis
AthisAcalled?A-AAnswer✓Aneglect
WhatAisAanAunintendedAreactionAofAaAmedicationAthatAisAnormallyAwarnedAonAtheAlabel?A-
AAnswer✓ASideAeffect
AnAMAAisAworkingAaAshiftAandAaccidentallyAgivesAaApatientAtheirAnightlyAmedicationAatA08
00.AWhatAshouldAtheAMAAdo?A-AAnswer✓AReportAtheAerrorAtoAtheAnurseAimmediately
AAcognitiveAandAorientatedApatientArefusesAtheirAmedication.ATheApatient'sAdaughterAcallsAa
ndAwondersAwhyAtheAMAAhasAnotAbeenAgivingAtheAmedication.AWhatAcanAtheAMAAtellAher?
A-
AAnswer✓ATheAMAAcanAonlyAgiveAinformationAifAtheApatientAgivesApermissionAtoAdoAso
answers updated 2026
AnAMAAwalksAintoAaApatient'sAroomAtoAgiveAoralAmedicationAtablets.ASheAsetsAthemAdown
AinAtheAroom.ATheAMAAidentifiesAtheApatient,AchecksAtheirAallergies,AandAbeginsAtoAadmini
sterAtheAmedication.ATheApatientAtakesAhalfAtheirApills.ATheAMAAthenAwalksAbackAoutAofAth
eAroomAtoAtheirAcartAtoAbringAthemAsomeAwater.AWhatAdidAtheAMAAdoAwrong?A-
AAnswer✓ATheAMAAdidAnotAwatchAtheApatientAtakeAallAofAtheirAmedication
WhatAareApharmacodynamics?A-AAnswer✓AHowAtheAdrugAaffectsAtheAbody
WhatAisAtheAbranchAofAmedicineAthatAstudiesAtheAusesAandAeffectsAofAdrugs?A-
AAnswer✓Apharmacology
TheAstudyAofAhowAdrugsAareAprocessedAbyAtheAbodyA-AAnswer✓Apharmacokinetics
EachAdrugAcanAeffectAaApersonAdifferently,AwhatAisAthisAcalled?A-AAnswer✓AclinicalAaffect
HowAtheAdrugAisAbrokenAdownAbyAtheAbodyA-AAnswer✓Ametabolism
WhenAaAdrugAmovesAfromAtheAbloodstreamAintoAtheAtissuesAofAtheAbody,AwhatAisAthisAcall
ed?A-AAnswer✓Adistribution
ListAtheA4ApurposesAofApharmacologyA-
AAnswer✓A1)AdiscoveringAandAdevelopingAnewAmedications
2)AimproveAtheAefficiencyAofAmedication
3)AreducesAunwantedAsideAeffectsAofAmedication
4)AhelpsAwithAtheAunderstandingAofAdrugAaddiction
WhenAaAmedicationAisAmarkedAwithAaAgrooveAtoAmakeAsplittingAeasier,AwhatAtypeAofAmedi
cationAisAthisAcalled?A-AAnswer✓AscoredAmedication
, WhatAisAtheAorganizationAdedicatedAtoAreducingAmedicationAerrorsAcalled?A-
AAnswer✓AInstitutionAforAsafeAmedicationApracticesA(ISMP)
WhatAareA3AreasonsAthatAMARsAareAimportant?A-
AAnswer✓A1)AItAisAaAlegalArecordAofAtheAmedicationsAaAresidentAreceivesA
2)AItAprovidesAinformationAaboutAaAresident'sAcare
3)ACarefulAdocumentationAinAtheAMARAensuresAresidentAsafety
WhatAareAtheA5ArightsAtoAgivingAmedication?A-AAnswer✓A1)ArightApatient
2)ArightAmedication
3)ArightAdose
4)ArightAtime
5)ArightAroute
AAlicensedAprofessionalAthatAcanAgiveAmedicationsA(includedAinAtheAscopeAofApractice)A-
AAnswer✓ALicensedAhealthAcareAprofessional
AApersonAwhoAhasAreceivedAspecializedAtrainingAinAtheAprocessAofAassistingAwithAmedicatio
nAadministrationA-AAnswer✓AMedicationAaide
AnAMAArefusesAtoAgiveAaApatientAtheirAmedicationAbecauseAtheyAareAtooAbusyAonAaAperson
alAphoneAcall.ATheApatientAisAbecomingAdistressedAandAtheyAareAinAextremeApain.AWhatAis
AthisAcalled?A-AAnswer✓Aneglect
WhatAisAanAunintendedAreactionAofAaAmedicationAthatAisAnormallyAwarnedAonAtheAlabel?A-
AAnswer✓ASideAeffect
AnAMAAisAworkingAaAshiftAandAaccidentallyAgivesAaApatientAtheirAnightlyAmedicationAatA08
00.AWhatAshouldAtheAMAAdo?A-AAnswer✓AReportAtheAerrorAtoAtheAnurseAimmediately
AAcognitiveAandAorientatedApatientArefusesAtheirAmedication.ATheApatient'sAdaughterAcallsAa
ndAwondersAwhyAtheAMAAhasAnotAbeenAgivingAtheAmedication.AWhatAcanAtheAMAAtellAher?
A-
AAnswer✓ATheAMAAcanAonlyAgiveAinformationAifAtheApatientAgivesApermissionAtoAdoAso
