MEDICATION AIDE FINAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | A+
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A fellow Medication Aide going on break hands you a
crushed pill and asks you to administer it to a resident.
What of the following responses is required from you as a
MA?
A. To give the medication right away
B. To ask your fellow medication Aide what the medication
is and to administer it if it is the correct medication
C. To politely refuse to do the other Medication Aides work
and to let him or her give the medication when he or she
returns from break
D. To refuse to give the medication because it cannot be
properly identified. Correct Answer D. To refuse to give
the medication because it cannot be properly identified.
An MA reviews the Medication Administration Record and
notices that an error has occurred. A resident was given
the wrong medication. The MA's first action should be to
what?
A. Inform the resident
B. Call a lawyer
C. Inform the nurse or supervisor
D. Call the physician Correct Answer C
,Many medications have side effects. Which of the
following is a side effect that the Medication Aide should
watch for when giving an antidysrhythmic medication?
A. Increased energy
B. Fatigue
C. Low heart rate
D. High Blood Pressure Correct Answer C
One important way to note if a resident's behavior is
different from the norm is by doing what?
A. Asking the resident whether this behavior is usual for
him of her
B. Being familiar with the resident's normal behavior
C. Asking the supervisor about each residents normal
behavior
D. Checking with the CNA who cared for the resident last
week Correct Answer `B
Match the following terms with the correct definitions:
A. Drug diversion 1. A topical medication that is semisolid
and has
an oily base
B. Homeostasis 2. The body in a steady state
C. Ointment 3. Taking a residents drug for an MA's own
use
D. Siezure 4. Another name for a convulsion Correct
Answer A: 3 B: 2 C:1 D:4
Match the following abbreviations with their corresponding
terms:
A. MAR 1. Metered dose inhaler
,B. PO 2. By mouth
C. MDI 3. Congestive heart failure
D. CHF 4. Medication Administration Record Correct
Answer A:4 B:2 C:1 D:3
Dosages are calculated by weight for which group of
patients?
A. Small adults
B. Very large adults
C. Children
D. The elderly Correct Answer C
A medication is given for anxiety but causes the resident
to become more anxious; this is called a(n)
_____________ effect?
A. Idiosyncratic
B. Paradoxical
C. Antagonist
D. Agonist Correct Answer B
A couple of antipsychotic medications are known to have
causes of muscle pain and muscle breakdown. This type
of drug reaction is known as what?
A. Idiosyncratic
B. Paradoxical
C. Antagonist
D. Agonist Correct Answer A
When the drug naloxone is administered to block the
effect of an opioid narcotic, the drug action is known as
which type?
, A. Idiosyncratic
B. Antagonist
C. Agonist
D. Pradoxical Correct Answer B
Requip is a medication used to decrease restless leg
syndrome and as a treatment for Parkinsonism by
mimicking dopamine in the brain. What type of drug is
Requip?
A. Idiosyncratic
B. Antagonist
C. Agonist
D. Paradoxical Correct Answer C
Levothyoxine (Synthroid) should be administered early in
the morning, on an empty stomach, and the resident:
A. will need to wait 3 to 4 hours before eating or drinking
anything
B. Should not eat for at least 1 hour but may drink soda or
milk
C. Should wait 15 minutes before eating
D. Should wait at least 30 minutes before drinking or
eating Correct Answer D
All medication orders must be complete and written in a
specific format. This format includes all the following
except for what?
A. Patients name
B. Name of the drug
C. Pharmacists signature
D. Dose
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