CMA Practice Exam: Certified Medication Aide Test Questions

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Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam 25 (Questions

& Answers 100% Correct) / CMA Written Exam Prep

3 Factors that affect drug absorption? .....ANSWER.....Age, Sex,

Weight

Seven Rights of Drug Administration .....ANSWER.....1.) Right

Resident 2.) Right Medication 3.) Right Dose 4.) Right route 5.)

Right time 6.) Right Documentation 7.) Right to Refuse

Which of the following must you have completed to become a

CMA .....ANSWER.....All of the above

While you are giving medications as CMA, your good friend pat

comes up to the medication cart to talk to you. She is finished

with her work and is telling you in detail about her date the

evening before. What will you do? .....ANSWER.....Explain to Pat

that you will have to hear about it later, after you give the,

medications

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When you are giving medications to Mr.Smith you accidently

give him two aspirin tablets instead of the one tablet that is

ordered. As soon as he has swallowed the aspirin you realize

your mistake what will you do? .....ANSWER.....Immediately tell

your supervisor

You are scheduled to work on Tuesday the 12th from 3pm to 11

pm when you wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel sick.

When should you call your supervisor to tell him you will not be

able to come in to work? .....ANSWER.....10 am

Normal Blood Pressure Range .....ANSWER.....110-140

Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will you give?

.....ANSWER.....2 drops of isopto carpine in the right eye three

times a day

Delcort Ung BID TOP To Rash what does this mean?

.....ANSWER.....Delcort ointment twice a day applied topically to

rash

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Mr. Washington has orders for a medicine called Lipitor an "

antihyperlipidemic" This medicine is given to what

.....ANSWER.....Work against high fat in the blood

When you take mr.wu's blood pressure you hear heartbeats

immediatley upon releasing the thumb screw of the cuff what will

you do? .....ANSWER.....Wait three minutes with the cuff off

repeat the blood pressure and pump the cuff 30 mmhg higher

than you did on the first attempt

While working as a CMA the nursing supervisor tells you to

report any signs of fluid retention in Mr.Jones what will you look

for? .....ANSWER.....Weight gain and Edema

Mrs White has a new heart medication she complains of feeling

dizzy, especially when she stands up suddenly . Which of the

following cardiovascular side effects might she be experiencing?

.....ANSWER.....Decreased Blood Pressure

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Mr. Black complained about seeing rings light " halos " around

lighted objects what medication might be rising to toxic levels in

Mr. Blacks Blood? .....ANSWER.....Digoxin ( Heart Medicine )

As you give medications you notice that Ms.Chong has

antihyperlipidemic ordered. You know that Ms.Chong must have

high ? .....ANSWER.....Cholesterol and Triglycerides

Mr.Black is taking an anticoagulant You know that he should be

watched for signs of .....ANSWER.....Bleeding

MrsWhite is taking a thiazide diuretic a major side effect of this

drug could be? .....ANSWER.....low potassium

Mr.Jones is taking a medication that decreases the amount of

acid made by his stomach this medicine is given to treat

.....ANSWER.....ulcer

Antineoplastic Medication is a for waht .....ANSWER.....Cancer