NEBRASKA STATE MEDICATION AIDE EXAM PRACTICE WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS #19
Nursing assistive personnel can give drugs only if:
A. The person's condition is stable
B. A licensed nurse is in the agency
C. It is part of the CNA job description
D. Allowed by state law - correct answer allowed by state law
You are an MA-C working in a nursing center. You are supervised by:
A. A licensed nurse
B. A CNA
C. The person needing the drug
D. The doctor who ordered the drug - correct answer a licensed nurse
The purpose of a nurse practice act is to:
A. Protect the public's welfare and safety
B. Deny, suspend, or revoke nursing licenses
C. Regulate nursing education
D. Determine what nursing assistive personnel can do - correct answer protect the
public's welfare and safety
Medication assistants are certified after:
A. Becoming a CNA
B. Passing the state-required education and competency evaluation
C. Meeting the requirements of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
D. Working 1 year as a CNA - correct answer passing the state-required education and
competency evaluation
You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked for the following reasons
EXCEPT:
A. Taking a person's drugs for your own use
B. Assessing a person's need for a drug
C. Violating a person's privacy
D. Refusing to accept a verbal order from a doctor - correct answer refusing to accept a
verbal order from a doctor
You are not sure if you should give a certain drug. What should you do?
A. Ask the patient or resident
B. Ask the nurse
C. Give the drug
D. Report the error - correct answer ask the nurse
You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked for the following reasons
EXCEPT:
A. Drug abuse
, B. Deciding to give a drug without the nurse's consent
C. Taking telephone orders from a doctor
D. Refusing to give the first dose of a newly ordered drug - correct answer refusing to
give the first dose of a newly ordered drug
Which agency can deny, revoke, or suspend an MA-C's certification?
A. The state board of nursing
B. The state regulatory agency responsible for MA-c's
C. The national council of State Boards of Nursing
D. The agency in which the MA-C is employed - correct answer the state regulatory
agency responsible for MA-c's
On your days off, you call the agency to check on a patient. This is a:
A. Professional boundary
B. Boundary crossing
C. Boundary violation
D. Boundary sign - correct answer boundary sign
To maintain professional boundaries, your behaviors must:
A. Help the person
B. Meet your needs
C. Be biased
D. Show that you care - correct answer help the person
A patient asks you out to dinner. You accept. This is a:
A. Professional boundary
B. Boundary crossing
C. Boundary violation
D. Boundary sign - correct answer boundary violation
A friend's mother is a resident where you work. You helped with her care. This is a:
A. Professional boundary
B. Boundary crossing
C. Boundary violation
D. Boundary sign - correct answer boundary violation
To renew your MA-C certification, you will likely need:
A. Proof of continuing education hours
B. To take another written exam
C. To take another skills test
D. A physical examination - correct answer proof of continuing education hours
You give a person a drug for pain relief, Later the person continues to complain of pain.
What should you do?
A. Give the same drug again
B. Tell the nurse at once
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