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Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam.
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- Med Aide
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- Kaplan University
Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam.
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Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam3 Factors that affect drug absorption? - ANS-Age, Sex, Weight
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Seven Rights of Drug Administration - ANS-1.) Right Resident 2.) Right Time 3.) Right Date
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4.) Right drug 5.) Right medication form 6.) Right Dosage 7.) Right route
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Which of the following must you have completed to become a CMA - ANS-All of the above
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While you are giving medications as CMA, your good friend pat comes up to the
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medication cart to talk to you. She is finished with her work and is telling you in detail
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about her date the evening before. What will you do? - ANS-Explain to Pat that you will
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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
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instead of the one tablet that is ordered. As soon as he has swallowed the aspirin you
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realize your mistake what will you do? - ANS-Immediately tell your supervisor
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You are scheduled to work on Tuesday the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm when you wake up
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Tuesday morning at 10 you feel sick. When should you call your supervisor to tell him
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you will not be able to come in to work? - ANS-10 am
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Normal Blood Pressure Range - ANS-110-140
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Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will you give? - ANS-2 drops of isopto carpine in the
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right eye three times a day
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Delcort Ung BID TOP To Rash what does this mean? - ANS-Delcort ointment twice a day
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applied topically to rash
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Mr. Washington has orders for a medicine called Lipitor an " antihyperlipidemic" This
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medicine is given to what - ANS-Work against high fat in the blood
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When you take mr.wu's blood pressure you hear heartbeats immediatley upon releasing
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the thumb screw of the cuff what will you do? - ANS-Wait three minutes with the cuff off
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repeat the blood pressure and pump the cuff 30 mmhg higher than you did on the first
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While working as a CMA the nursing supervisor tells you to report any signs of fluid
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retention in Mr.Jones what will you look for? - ANS-Weight gain and Edema
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, Mrs White has a new heart medication she complains of feeling dizzy, especially when she
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stands up suddenly . Which of the following cardiovascular side effects might she be
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experiencing? - ANS-Decreased Blood Pressure
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Mr. Black complained about seeing rings light " halos " around lighted objects what
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medication might be rising to toxic levels in Mr. Blacks Blood? - ANS-Digoxin ( Heart
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Medicine )
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As you give medications you notice that Ms.Chong has antihyperlipidemic ordered. You
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know that Ms.Chong must have high ? - ANS-Cholesterol and Triglycerides
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Mr.Black is taking an anticoagulant You know that he should be watched for signs of -
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ANS-Bleeding
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MrsWhite is taking a thiazide diuretic a major side effect of this drug could be? - ANS-low
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potassium
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Mr.Jones is taking a medication that decreases the amount of acid made by his stomach
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this medicine is given to treat - ANS-ulcer
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Antineoplastic Medication is a for waht - ANS-Cancer n n n n n n n
Mrs.White asks yo how putting a nitroglycerin patch on her arm will help her chest pain
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what will you tell her? - ANS-The medicine in the patch will go through the skin and
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dialate the blood vessels around her heart
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Before you give Mr.Black his anti inflammatory medication what should yo do? - ANS-
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Check to see if he has eaten recently or else give the medicine with food
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Antitussives - ANS-Controls Coughs n n n
Expectorant - ANS-Helps to cough up phlegm n n n n n n
Before you give Mr.Jones his Digoxin ( Lanoxin ) what will you check? - ANS-His Pulse
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Under what circumstances will you not give the digoxin to Mr.Jones - ANS-If his pulse is
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below 60
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Enteric Coated Aspirin - ANS-To dissolve in the intestines to prevent stomach irritation
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Sediment - ANS-Shake the bottle then pour the medicine
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For Ophthalmic use? You will apply this medication where - ANS-Ophthalmic means "
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