40 Hour Medication Aide Final Exam CORRECT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A)
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Course
Medication Aide
Institution
Medication Aide
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to administer a drug
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the medication aide to do so - ANSWER If it is the first t...
40 Hour Medication Aide Final Exam CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A)
A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to administer a drug
If it is the first time a resident takes it
If the drug is for a heart condition
If the drug is for a chronic illness
If a doctor has not provided written approval for the medication aide to do so - ANSWER If it is the first
time a resident takes it
Which of the following is an example of drug- disease interaction?
A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure after taking an OTC cold medication.
A person with depression has a change in mood after starting a new medication.
A person who has been taking a medication for a long time finds that it is less effective.
A person who takes medication for hypertension sometimes has a low blood pressure measurement. -
ANSWER A person with hypertension has elevated blood pressure after taking an OTC cold medication.
A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may be inhaled and reach the lungs:
Aerosolizes it
Dissolves it
Concentrates it
Injects it - ANSWER Aerosolizes it
Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is an example of
, Diversion
Physical Abuse
Negligence
Fraud - ANSWER Negligence
Which of these is a topical medication?
A powder that is stirred into liquid and swallowed
A liquid that is emptied into a machine and made into a mist to be inhaled
A fine spray that is administered through the nostrils
An ointment that is applied to the skin - ANSWER An ointment that is applied to the skin
If a resident's MAR indicates that the pulse rate should be counted before administering a medication,
how often does the MA need to count and document the resident's pulse rate?
Every time that medication is administered
Once a day, when the medication is first administered
When the resident looks tired or seems unresponsive
When the resident looks anxious or hyperactive - ANSWER Every time that medication is administered
Which of the following is an example of respecting a resident's right to participate in her own care?
Making sure the resident takes every medication on the MAR no matter what
Respecting the resident's right to refuse a medication
Giving a resident privacy when she has visitors
Promptly reporting any medication errors - ANSWER Respecting the resident's right to refuse a
medication
The therapeutic dose of a medication is high enough to be ___________ and low enough to avoid
_____________.
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