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1. ____________________ is a common symptom of urinary tract infection in elderly
people.
a) Shortness of breath
b) Headache
c) Body aches
d) Confusion >ANS> d) Confusion
2. _______________________ medications are the most likely to be kept at a facility in
traditional packaging.
a) Over-the-counter stock
b) Blood pressure
c) Emergency
d) Controlled >ANS> a) Over-the-counter stock
3. A controlled release medication usually has a _____________ that affects how it is
processed in the body.
a) Coating
b) Scoring
c) Color
d) Shape >ANS> a) Coating
4. A drug's indication is the ________________ it is taken.
a) Route by which
b) Time
c) Reason
d) Number of days >ANS> c) Reason
5. A facility is short-staffed and a medication aide is asked by a nurse to administer a
subcutaneous insulin injection. The syringe has the correct amount of insulin predrawn,
but facility policy does not allow MAs to administer medications by any injection route.
What should the MA do?
a) Tell the nurse they cannot perform the injection
b) Perform the injection if they have been trained to do so
c) Look up a procedure for subcutaneous injection and then perform the injection
d) Ask another medication aide to assist with the injection >ANS> a) Tell the nurse
they cannot perform the injection
6. A medication aide (MA) is not usually allowed to administer a drug
a) If it is the first time a resident takes it
b) If the drug is for a heart condition
c) If the drug is for a chronic illness
d) If a doctor has not provided written approval for the medication aide to do so
>ANS> a) If it is the first time a resident takes it
,7. A nebulizer or inhaler does this to a drug so that it may be inhaled and reach the lungs:
a) Aerosolizes it
b) Dissolves it
c) Concentrates it
d) Injects it >ANS> a) Aerosolizes it
8. A nurse determines that a resident should receive acetaminophen for a headache, as
indicated on her MAR. The medication aide instead administers aspirin. Which of the
following is true?
a) This medication error is definitely not significant and does not need to be
reported.
b) This medication error is definitely not significant but does need to be reported.
c) This medication error is definitely significant and needs to be reported.
d) This medication error may be significant,depending on the resident, and needs to
be reported. >ANS> d) This medication error may be significant,depending
on the resident, and needs to be reported.
9. A resident experiencing insulin reaction needs to receive _______________
immediately.
a) Glucose
b) Insulin
c) Metformin or another antidiabetic agent
d) An epinephrine injection >ANS> a) Glucose
10. A resident tells an MA that the tablet she is giving him is the wrong drug. The MA insists
that it is correct and that the resident should take it. Later, it is discovered that the
pharmacy provided the wrong medication. Which of the following causes of medication
errors is involved most directly in this case?
a) Failure to follow medication orders exactly
b) Failure to follow instructions for use of a medication
c) Failure to follow a facility's procedures and policies
d) Failure to listen to a resident's or family member's concerns >ANS> d) Failure to
listen to a resident's or family member's concerns
11. A resident who experiences excitement and hostility after taking a medication for anxiety
may be experiencing
a) Hypersensitive reaction
b) Anaphylactic reaction
c) Paradoxical reaction
d) Drug-disease interaction >ANS> c) Paradoxical reaction
12. A resident with hypothyroidism has been taking iron supplements and levothyroxine at
the same time. Her most recent blood tests show that her thyroid levels are too low.
Which drug-drug interaction could be the cause of her low thyroid levels?
a) Addition
b) Antagonism
c) Potentiation
d) Synergism >ANS> b) Antagonism
, 13. A resident's MAR indicates that blood pressure should be checked and documented
before administration of a blood pressure medication. It also indicates the medication
should be held if the resident's systolic blood pressure is below 120. An MA forgets to
check blood pressure and administers the drug. The resident's blood pressure drops
dangerously low afterwards and the resident loses consciousness. Which of the
following causes of medication errors is involved most directly in this case?
a) Failure to follow medication orders exactly
b) Failure to follow instructions for use of a medication
c) Failure to follow a facility's procedures and policies
d) Failure to listen to a resident's or family member's concerns >ANS> a) Failure to
follow medication orders exactly
14. A type of liquid medication that contains drug particles that are not completely dissolved
is a
a) Syrup
b) Elixir
c) Solution
d) Suspension >ANS> d) Suspension
15. A(n) _______________________ medication is administered through the application of
a patch to the skin.
a) Nebulized
b) Intravenous
c) Buccal
d) Transdermal >ANS>Transdermal
16. A(n) ___________________________ may be ordered for a resident with asthma to
control symptoms on a regular basis; a ______________________ may be ordered as
"rescue" medications for use during an attack.
a) Inhaled corticosteroid; fast-acting bronchodilator
b) Topical corticosteroid; long-acting bronchodilator
c) Oral corticosteroid; leukotriene receptor antagonist
d) Fast-acting bronchodilator; long-acting bronchodilator >ANS>Inhaled
corticosteroid; fast-acting bronchodilator
17. ADME stands for
a) Administration, Development, Malabsorption, and Elimination
b) Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion
c) Addition, Division, Multiplication, and Extraction
d) Administration, Distribution, Medication, and Evolution >ANS> b) Absorption,
Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion
18. All of these healthcare workers are able to order medications:
a) Physician, physician assistant, licensed vocational nurse
b) Physician, clinical pharmacist, dentist
c) Physician, dentist, pharmacy technician
d) Physician, registered nurse, optometrist >ANS> b) Physician, clinical
pharmacist, dentist
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