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2024 NC MEDICATION AIDE (MED TECH) EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 NC MEDICATION AIDE (MEDTECH) EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Hour of sleep or bedtime - CORRECT-ANSWERSHS or qhs
Twice a day - CORRECT-ANSWERSbid or BID
Subcutaneous - CORRECT-ANSWERSsq. or SQ
Every other day - CORRECT-ANSWERSqod or QOD
Once a day - CORRECT-ANSWERSqd or QD
The facility is required to maintain or keep all medication orders for a
resident: - CORRECT-ANSWERSin the resident's record in the facility
The following statement about non-prescription (OTC) medications is FALSE -
CORRECT-ANSWERSThey may be administered to a resident without a
physician's order
Which of the following is TRUE when prepouring or preparing medications in
advance - CORRECT-ANSWERSOral solid medications (tablets and capsules)
for routine administration may be prepared within 24 hours of the prescribed
time for administration
You have to document on MAR when a medication is - CORRECT-ANSWERSAll
of the above
In order for a medication to be administered you must have - CORRECT-
ANSWERSa physician's order
"As needed" (PRN) medications must be administered according to -
CORRECT-ANSWERSThe reason and frequency of administration specified in
the physician's order
When should medications be signed off on the MAR? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSAfter a resident has been observed to actually take the medication
gram - CORRECT-ANSWERSgm
, milligram - CORRECT-ANSWERSmg
after meals - CORRECT-ANSWERSpc
OTC - CORRECT-ANSWERSover-the-counter
by mouth - CORRECT-ANSWERSpo
q - CORRECT-ANSWERSevery
ac - CORRECT-ANSWERSbefore meals
qid or QID - CORRECT-ANSWERSfour times a day
tsp - CORRECT-ANSWERSteaspoonful
prn or PRN - CORRECT-ANSWERSas needed
Tbsp - CORRECT-ANSWERSTablespoonful
tid or TID - CORRECT-ANSWERSThree times a day
ml - CORRECT-ANSWERSmilliliter
oz - CORRECT-ANSWERSounce
MAR - CORRECT-ANSWERSMedication administration record
The following are abbreviations for drug routes, EXCEPT - CORRECT-
ANSWERSPD
You receive an order for Nitroglycerin to be given sublingually. It would be
given - CORRECT-ANSWERSUnder the tongue
The following are abbreviations for dosages or strengths of medications
EXCEPT - CORRECT-ANSWERSPD
If you are not sure of an abbreviation, it is O.K. to gues - CORRECT-
ANSWERSFalse
It is important to know the policy on approved abbreviations for your facility.
- CORRECT-ANSWERSTrue
A milliliter is the same as a milligram - CORRECT-ANSWERSFalse
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