QMA practice test #2
Factors that affect the absorption of medications include:
a. route, form, rhythm, rate
b. route, dosage, chemical composition and form
c. dosage, rate, force, rhythm and character
d. rhythm, chemical composition and force - -b. route, dosage, chemical
composition and form
-if a resident develops night sweats, mood swings, and weight gain this
could be caused by what med?
a. Lasix
b. Prednisone
c. Aspirin
d. Oxygen - -b. Prednisione
-if you drop a medication on the cart top or floor, you should
a. flush it down the toilet
b. dispose of it according to your facility policy
c. dispose of it in the hazard waste box
d. place the contaminated pill in the sharps container - -b. dispose of it
according to your facility policy
-if a medication is ordered daily at 9am, the acceptable time frame to
administer this is:
a. 8am-10am
b. 7am-9am
c. anytime during the shift
d. none of the above - -a. 8am-10am
-when you sign your name on an injury in the resident chart this indicated
that you:
a. assume the responsibility for this entry
b. are in charge
c. will re check your documentation later
d. approve an MD order - -a. assume the responsibility for this entry
-if the HOB is elevated 50 degrees, you are in
a. lateral position
b. sims position
c. prone position
d. fowler's position - -d. fowler's position
-Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease of:
a. muscles
, b. joints
c. blood
d. heart - -b. joints
-Prednisone is classified as:
a. anti histamine
b. anti inflammatory
c. antibiotic
d. antipyretic - -b. anti inflammatory
-if a resident takes a medication PO this means you administer the med:
a. by nebulizer
b. by mouth
c. topical skin patch
d. rectally - -b. by mouth
-if a resident is restless and their respiration are shallow and rapid you will:
a. call the doctor
b. obtain a saturation level
c. start O2 immediately
d. raise the HOB - -b. obtain a saturation level
-a medication has a systemic effect when:
a. it effects are observable
b. it is given only in liquid form
c. it affects the entire body
d. it affects only the area of the body where it was applied - -c. it affects the
entire body
-a doctor has ordered Timoptic ophthalmic solution 0.25% gtts OU bid, you
place:
a. one drop in the left ear
b. one drop in both nostrils
c. one drop in both eyes two times daily
d. one one in both eyes three times daily - -c. one drop in both eyes two
times daily
-the action of Timoptic is:
a. raise intraocular pressure
b. lubricate the eyes
c. lower the intraocular pressure
d. replace potassium - -c. lower the intraocular pressure
-Tenormin may cause:
a. angina
b. sleep apnea
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