2024 MED AIDE - CHAPTER 9
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is an example of a medication error outside the MA's
control?
A) The MA gives the resident a drug name of the ordered drug.
B) The pharmacy begins to stock a different generic form of a commonly
ordered medication.
C) The pharmacist has incorrectly filled a prescription based on a medication
order that was difficult to read.
D) The MA administers an ordered medication she does not recognize the
name of. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC) The pharmacist has incorrectly filled a
prescription based on a medication order that was difficult to read.
How are a medication aide's ethics related to resident safety?
A) An ethical MA does not make errors with a resident's medication.
B) AN ethical MA values being on a team and can be counted on to cover for
care team members.
C) An ethical MA is more concerned with resident safety than possible
disciplinary action for making an error.
D) An ethical MA is not afraid to discipline coworkers for endangering a
resident by making a medication error. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC) An ethical
MA is more concerned with resident safety than possible disciplinary action
for making an error.
One role of the FDA is to __________ new medications.
A) Develop
B) Test
C) Approve
D) Fund - CORRECT-ANSWERSC) Approve
How is the CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) involved in
ensuring medication safety in long-term care?
A) The Joint commission hired CMS to enforce all safety measures and
control facility budgets.
B) The CMS makes surveys of the types and severity of medication errors in
facilities receiving CMS funding.
C) The CMS makes surveys of the types and severity of medication errors in
private facilities.
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