40 Hour Medication Aide Final Exam
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1. A drug's indication is the ___________ it is taken.
Route by which
Time
Reason
Number of days - ANS-Reason
2. 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 - ANS-If it
is the first time a resident takes it
3. 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 - ANS-Aerosolizes it
4. A type of liquid medication that contains drug particles that are not completely dissolved
is a
Syrup
Elixir
Solution
Suspension - ANS-Suspension
5. 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 - ANS-Every time that medication is
administered
6. Not shaking a liquid medication that requires shaking is an example of
Diversion
, Physical Abuse
Negligence
Fraud - ANS-Negligence
7. Objective information is based on ___________ and subjective information is based on
___________.
Observed facts; reported experiences
Reported experiences; observed facts
Opinions; data
Measurements; research - ANS-Observed facts; reported experiences
8. The therapeutic dose of a medication is high enough to be ___________ and low
enough to avoid _____________.
Toxic; effectiveness
Effective; toxicity
Tolerated, side effects
Administered, anaphylaxis - ANS-Effective; toxicity
9. What does it mean for a nurse to delegate the task of medication administration?
The nurse is trusting the medication aide to assess when a resident needs a medication.
The nurse is transferring responsibility to the medication aide to perform the specific task
of administering a drug according to instructions in the MAR.
The nurse is allowing the medication aide to plan administration of a drug with the
resident's doctor.
The nurse is allowing the resident to tell the medication aide directly what drugs she
needs and when. - ANS-The nurse is transferring responsibility to the medication
aide to perform the specific task of administering a drug according to instructions
in the MAR.
10. What is the purpose of reporting all medication errors, even if there is no harm to a
resident?
It allows the person who made the error to be punished appropriately.
It alerts the residents and their families that the facility is not safe.
It can help improve processes and increase safety.
It is city law in all American cities. - ANS-It can help improve processes and increase
safety.
11. What needs to be documented when a PRN medication is administered?
The MA's assessment of the resident
The reason the medication is being administered and who assessed the resident/
authorized administration
The length of time since the medication was last administered
The date and time of administration only - ANS-The reason the medication is being
administered and who assessed the resident/ authorized administration
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