Med aide state test verified questions and
answers
1.3 factors that affect drug absorption age, weight, sex3 of the following are true.
Select the statement that is untrue:
a.In a nursing facility, the discontinued medications are disposed of every 2 months by the CMA
and charge nurse.
b.Unused doseage of medications should never be returned to the bottle.
c.The temperature of the medication room should never exceed 85 degrees.
d.A STAT order is to be administered at once. - ANS-In a nursing facility, the discontinued
medications are disposed of every 2 months by the CMA and charge nurse.
2.A Cardiovascular accident is:
a disorder of the ear
a interuption of the blood supply (blood clot) to the brain with tissue death in a protion of the
brain
a sign of psychosis
a nerve disease - ANS-a interuption of the blood supply (blood clot) to the brain with tissue
death in a protion of the brainA disorder involving periodic seizures or convulsions is called:
dipolpia
Parkinson's Disease
epilepsy
multiple sclerosis - ANS-epilepsyA drug used to treat Parkinson's disease is:
coumadin (warfarin) - ANS-coumadin (warfarin)A patient is on a thiazide diuretics, there is a
danger of excreting too much _____________ which could cause hypokalemia:
potassium
sodium
water
chloride - ANS-potassiumA patient may take two drugs for hypertension because of their:
antagonistic affect
potentiation
synergistic effect
idiosyncratic response - ANS-synergistic effectA sign that a resident has taken to much aspirin
is?
a ringing in the ears
increased joint pain
severe itching
all of the above - ANS-a ringing in the earsA transdermal patch should be dated when placed on
a resident.
True
False - ANS-TrueAfter administering ear drops, the resident only needs a cotton ball in the ear
canal?
True
, False - ANS-FalseAfter installing eye gtts (drops), pressure is held to the lacrimal sac (tear duct)
for how long?
15 seconds
10 seconds
1 minute
2 minute - ANS-1 minuteAll medications can be crushed and it will not alter their effectiveness:
True
False - ANS-FalseAll of the follow are necessary steps to take when a medication error has
been made except?
Report the error to your supervisior immediately
Contact the resident's family and inform them of your error
Complete the medication error form
Review why the medication error was made and what can be done to prevent if from happening
again - ANS-Contact the resident's family and inform them of your errorAll of the following are
used to treat Glaucoma except:
Diamox
Pilocarpine
Cosopt
Cernumenex - ANS-cernumenexAlways give analgesics:
after the last dose has worn off
on time to keep the patient as comfortable as possible.
only when the patient seem to be in pain
at bedtime - ANS-on time to keep the patient as comfortable as possible.An example of a
laxative that takes 12 hours to 3 days to be effective is:
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