Certified Medication Aide Practice Exam ( Latest 2023 – 2024 ) Complete Questions and Answers 1. 3 Factors that af fect drug absorptio n:?: ; Answer : Age, Sex, Weight 2. Seven Rights of Drug Administration Answer : 1.) Right Resident 2.) Right Medication 3.) Right Dose 4.) Right route 5.) Right time 6.) Right Documentation 7.) Right to Refuse 3. Which of the following must you have completed to become a CMA Answer : All of the above 4. While you are giving medications as CMA, your good friend pat comes up to the medicat ion cart to talk to you. She is finished with her work and is telling you in detail about her date the evening before. What will you do? Answer : Explain to Pat that you will have to hear about it later, after you give the, medications 5. When you are giving medications to Mr.Smith you accidently give him two aspirin tablets instead of the one tablet that is ordered. As soon as he has swallowed the aspirin you realize your mistake what will you do? Answer : Immediate - ly tell your supervisor 6. You are scheduled to work on Tuesday the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm when you wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel sick. When should you call your supervisor to tell him you will not be able to come in to work? Answer : 10 am 7. Normal Blood Pressure Range Answer : 110-140 8. Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will you give? Answer : 2 drops of isopto carpine in the right eye three times a day 9. Delcort Ung BID TOP To Rash what does this mean? Answer : Delcort ointment twice a day applied topically to rash 10. Mr. Washington has orders for a medicine called Lipitor an " antihyper - lipidemic" This medicine is given to what Answer : Work against high fat in the blood 11. When you take mr.wu's blood pressure you hear heartbeats immediatley upon releasing the thumb screw of the cuff what will you do? Answer : Wait three minutes with the cuff off repeat the blood pressure and pump the cuff 30 mmhg higher than you did on the first attempt 12. While working as a CMA the nursing s upervisor tells you to report any signs of fluid retention in Mr.Jones what will you look for? Answer : Weight gain and Edema 13. Mrs White has a new heart medication she complains of feeling dizzy, especially when she stands up suddenly . Which of the following cardiovas - cular side effects might she be experiencing? Answer : Decreased Blood Pressure 14. Mr. Black complained about seeing rings light " halos " around lighted objects what medication might be rising to toxic levels in Mr. Blacks Blood? - Answer : Digoxin ( Heart Medicine ) 15. As you give medications you notice that Ms.Chong has antihyperlipi - demic ordered. You know that Ms.Chong must have high ? Answer : Cholesterol and Triglycerides 16. Mr.Black is taking an anticoagulant You know that he should be watched for signs of Answer : Bleeding 17. MrsWhite is taking a thiazide diuretic a major side effect of this drug could be? Answer : low potassium
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