MAP CERTIFICATION 70 Real Questions and
Answers (2026) | A+ Verified Study Material
• At the end of the shift, while counting the medications, you discover that the
count is incorrect by one tablet and there are no math mistakes. -✓✓You should
document that the missing medication was caused by staff on the previous shift
• The best way to treat the people you support is to -✓✓encourage their
independence
• The HCP wrote an order for 0.5mg of a medication. The pharmacy delivered 1mg
tablets that other certified staff have been cutting in half. You should -✓✓call your
MAP consultant
• Over-the-counter medications always -✓✓need an order from a health care
provider
• You must wash your hands before -✓✓and after each medication administration
• When a mistake in documentation is made while completing the medication
count sheet you should -✓✓draw a line through the error, write the correct
information and include your initials
• Daniel, Cathy and Esther all receive medication at 4pm -✓✓You should pour and
administer each person's medication individually
• After taking a new medication for the first time a person tells you they are
extremely dizzy and you also observe they can no longer sit or stand. You should -
✓✓call the emergency telephone number
• The best time for counting countable substances is -✓✓every time the keys
change hands
• To ensure a pharmacy delivered the correct medication you must -✓✓compare
the label with the medication information sheet
, • It is a MAP certified staff person's responsibility to: -✓✓learn about a new
medication before administering it
• If the HCP orders 50mg of medication and the pharmacy delivers 100mg tablets
you should -✓✓return the medication
• For an unplanned leave of absence of less than 72 hours, medications may only
be prepared by certified staff or the -✓✓Pharmacy
• You should stop administering a medication when -✓✓there is no health care
provider order
• Keys to the medication area must be kept on the person responsible for
administering medications -✓✓Access to a backup set of keys is known to all
MAP certified staff
• It is important to spell out the number of countable tablets removed from a blister
pack and record in the column labeled -✓✓Amount used
• If you are giving more than one medication to the same person at the same time
you must : -✓✓begin with check 1 through check 3 for each additional medication
• The strength of a tablet is located on the -✓✓pharmacy bottle label
• A HCP orders a 250mg dose of medication. The pharmacy supplies the
medication in a liquid form with a notation of 125mg/5mL. The amount you would
expect the pharmacy label directions to instruct you to prepare would be: -
✓✓10mL
• Medication bought in a drug store with a prescription is called -✓✓A controlled
substance
• The way some people react more strongly than others to the same amount of
medication, is an example of -✓✓medication sensitivity
• An expired HCP order is one that is -✓✓Outdated
• The expiration date of a medication is the -✓✓last date it can be administered
Answers (2026) | A+ Verified Study Material
• At the end of the shift, while counting the medications, you discover that the
count is incorrect by one tablet and there are no math mistakes. -✓✓You should
document that the missing medication was caused by staff on the previous shift
• The best way to treat the people you support is to -✓✓encourage their
independence
• The HCP wrote an order for 0.5mg of a medication. The pharmacy delivered 1mg
tablets that other certified staff have been cutting in half. You should -✓✓call your
MAP consultant
• Over-the-counter medications always -✓✓need an order from a health care
provider
• You must wash your hands before -✓✓and after each medication administration
• When a mistake in documentation is made while completing the medication
count sheet you should -✓✓draw a line through the error, write the correct
information and include your initials
• Daniel, Cathy and Esther all receive medication at 4pm -✓✓You should pour and
administer each person's medication individually
• After taking a new medication for the first time a person tells you they are
extremely dizzy and you also observe they can no longer sit or stand. You should -
✓✓call the emergency telephone number
• The best time for counting countable substances is -✓✓every time the keys
change hands
• To ensure a pharmacy delivered the correct medication you must -✓✓compare
the label with the medication information sheet
, • It is a MAP certified staff person's responsibility to: -✓✓learn about a new
medication before administering it
• If the HCP orders 50mg of medication and the pharmacy delivers 100mg tablets
you should -✓✓return the medication
• For an unplanned leave of absence of less than 72 hours, medications may only
be prepared by certified staff or the -✓✓Pharmacy
• You should stop administering a medication when -✓✓there is no health care
provider order
• Keys to the medication area must be kept on the person responsible for
administering medications -✓✓Access to a backup set of keys is known to all
MAP certified staff
• It is important to spell out the number of countable tablets removed from a blister
pack and record in the column labeled -✓✓Amount used
• If you are giving more than one medication to the same person at the same time
you must : -✓✓begin with check 1 through check 3 for each additional medication
• The strength of a tablet is located on the -✓✓pharmacy bottle label
• A HCP orders a 250mg dose of medication. The pharmacy supplies the
medication in a liquid form with a notation of 125mg/5mL. The amount you would
expect the pharmacy label directions to instruct you to prepare would be: -
✓✓10mL
• Medication bought in a drug store with a prescription is called -✓✓A controlled
substance
• The way some people react more strongly than others to the same amount of
medication, is an example of -✓✓medication sensitivity
• An expired HCP order is one that is -✓✓Outdated
• The expiration date of a medication is the -✓✓last date it can be administered
