MEDICATION AIDE STATE TEST WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Ask the nurse: What do you do when your given a task you don't know how to
complete?
2. Report to the nurse: What do you do if a med is too big for a resident to swallow?
3. 5 mL: How many mL is in a teaspoon?
4. 15 mL: How many mL is in a ta...
1. Ask the nurse: What do you do when your given a task you don't know how to
complete?
2. Report to the nurse: What do you do if a med is too big for a resident to swallow?
3. 5 mL: How many mL is in a teaspoon?
4. 15 mL: How many mL is in a tablespoon?
5. oral medications: What type of medication is given first?
6. use two personal identifiers: What should you always do before giving a patient
a medication?
7. oral drugs: What type of drug has the slowest rate of absorption?
8. under the tounge: What is sublingual?
9. inside cheek: What is buccal?
10. in the liver: Where are most drugs metabolized?
11. room temperature: At what temperature is insulin typically stored at?
12. in a thin layer: How should topical medications be applied?
13. shake them first: What must you do with all medicated lotions?
14. gently close their eyes: What should you instruct patient to do after giving eye
drops or applying eye ointment?
15. temporary redness and stinging: Whats a common side effect of glaucoma
drops?
16. cerumenolytics: Medications used to soften earwax is called?
17. be sure to use an alcohol swab to clean before switching nostrils: What
must you do when giving nasal spray?
18. one minute: How long do you wait in-between giving two inhalation drugs?
19. lithotomy: What position should a patient be in before giving vaginal medica-
tions?
20. NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs): What type of drug treats pain
but also inflammation and swelling?
21. pain and swelling in lower leg: What is a common symptom of a blood clot?
22. antitussives: What suppresses the cough?
23. exporants: What thins the mucus?
24. 1-2 hours after meals: When should you give thyroid medications?
25. 30 minutes before meals with water: When should you give Fosamax (to treat
PMS)
26. hyrdrate and humidify: When using antihistimes?
27. red or orange pain: What is a symptom of anagenic pyridum used to treat UTI
pain?
28. liquid medications: Elixir, suspension, and syrup are all examples of what type
of drug?
29. 60-100: Where should your heart rate be when taking cardiac medicaions?
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