NEBRASKA STATE MEDICATION AIDE EXAM WITH ANSWERS
1. allowed by state Nursing assistive personnel can give drugs only if:
law 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
2. a licensed nurse 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
3. protect the pub- The purpose of a nurse practice act is to:
lic's welfare and a. protect the public's welfare and safety
safety b. deny, suspend, or revoke nursing licenses
c. regulate nursing education
d. determine what nursing assistive personnel can do
4. passing the Medication assistants are certified after:
state-required a. becoming a CNA
education and b. passing the state-required education and competency
competency evaluation
evaluation c. meeting the requirements of the National Council of
State Boards of Nursing
d. working 1 year as a CNA
5. refusing to ac- You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked
cept a verbal or- for the following reasons EXCEPT:
der from a doctor 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
6. ask the nurse 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
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c. give the drug
d. report the error
7. refusing to give You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked
the first dose of for the following reasons EXCEPT:
a newly ordered a. drug abuse
drug 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
8. the state reg- Which agency can deny, revoke, or suspend an MA-C's
ulatory agency certification?
responsible for a. the state board of nursing
MA-C's 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
9. boundary sign 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
10. help the person To maintain professional boundaries, your behaviors must:
a. help the person
b. meet your needs
c. be biased
d. show that you care
11. boundary viola- A patient asks you out to dinner. You accept. This is a:
tion a. professional boundary
b. boundary crossing
c. boundary violation
d. boundary sign
12. boundary viola- A friend's mother is a resident where you work. You helped
tion with her care. This is a:
a. professional boundary
b. boundary crossing
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1. allowed by state Nursing assistive personnel can give drugs only if:
law 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
2. a licensed nurse 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
3. protect the pub- The purpose of a nurse practice act is to:
lic's welfare and a. protect the public's welfare and safety
safety b. deny, suspend, or revoke nursing licenses
c. regulate nursing education
d. determine what nursing assistive personnel can do
4. passing the Medication assistants are certified after:
state-required a. becoming a CNA
education and b. passing the state-required education and competency
competency evaluation
evaluation c. meeting the requirements of the National Council of
State Boards of Nursing
d. working 1 year as a CNA
5. refusing to ac- You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked
cept a verbal or- for the following reasons EXCEPT:
der from a doctor 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
6. ask the nurse 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
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c. give the drug
d. report the error
7. refusing to give You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked
the first dose of for the following reasons EXCEPT:
a newly ordered a. drug abuse
drug 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
8. the state reg- Which agency can deny, revoke, or suspend an MA-C's
ulatory agency certification?
responsible for a. the state board of nursing
MA-C's 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
9. boundary sign 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
10. help the person To maintain professional boundaries, your behaviors must:
a. help the person
b. meet your needs
c. be biased
d. show that you care
11. boundary viola- A patient asks you out to dinner. You accept. This is a:
tion a. professional boundary
b. boundary crossing
c. boundary violation
d. boundary sign
12. boundary viola- A friend's mother is a resident where you work. You helped
tion with her care. This is a:
a. professional boundary
b. boundary crossing
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