Med Aide quizzes and tests from all units|| LATEST TEST 2025 ( A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED)Med Aide quizzes and tests from all units|| LATEST TEST 2025 ( A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED)
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A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart is what? - ANS Artery
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A common side effect of penicillin is what? - ANS Diarrhea
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A doctor begins to give you a telephone order. You do what? - ANS Politely give
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your name and title and ask the doctor to wait for a nurse
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A drug interaction occurs when - ANS The action of one drug is altered by the
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action of another drug
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A drug is ordered for 1700. The time to give the drug is what? - ANS 5:00 PM
FL
A drug is ordered for 9:00 AM. You may give the drug between when? -
am and 9:30 am
ANS 8:30
A drug is ordered p.c. The drug is given when? - ANS After meals
A drug is ordered q.i.d. the drug should be given when? - ANS 4 times a day
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A drug is ordered q8h. The drug should be given when? - ANS Every 8 hours
A drug order is written as PO. You do what? - ANS Give the drug as ordered
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A drug that produces sleep is called what? - ANS A hypnotic
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A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits of your role. You do what? -
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ANS Refuse to follow the nurses order and explain why
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A nurse asks you to perform a task. You do the following except what? restate or clarify
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what is expected of you, know how to contact the nurse if theres an emergency,
document the care given, or do the task even though you have not been trained? -
N
ANS Do the task even though you have not been trained
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A nurse gives the wrong dosage of a drug to a person. This is what? - ANS
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malpractice
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A PEG tube is inserted into where? - ANS The stomach
A person asks you for his or her chart. What do you do? - ANS Report the
request to the nurse
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A person feels the need to urinate when the bladder contains how much? - ANS
About 250 mL of urine
A person has a blood pressure of 118/78. This is what? - ANS Within normal
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range
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A person has a BP of 142/90. This is considered what? - ANS Hypertension
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A person has a history of mental health problems. Behavior changes may occur when
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taking what? - ANS Cortico-steroids
GH
A person has been started on selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor. You expect to see
drug effects in what? - ANS 2 to 4 weeks
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A person has difficulty swallowing his or her drugs. What do you do? - ANS Tell
Y
the nurse
FL
A person has glaucoma. The goal of drug therapy is to do what? -
intra-ocular pressure
ANS Reduce
A person has nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) sublingual tablets. The person should what? -
ANS Carry the drug with them at all times
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A person has several drugs ordered. You give the drugs when? - ANS 1 hour
before or 2 hours after giving atacids
A person is eating. How long should you wait before taking an oral temperature? -
R
ANS 15 to 20 minutes
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A person is receiving a time-released capsule This means what? -
a continuous release of the drug
ANS There is
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A person is taking a stimulant laxative by mouth. This type of laxative acts within what
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time? - ANS 6-10 hours
G
A person is taking ampicillin (Principen), you should observe for what? - ANS
N
Diarrhea
YI
A person is taking diltiazem (Cardizem) a calcium ion antagonist. The person should
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what? - ANS Measure his or her weight daily
F
A person is taking gabapentin (Neurontin) and an antacid. When will you give
gabapentin (Neurontin)? - ANS 2 hours after the antacid
A person on a beta blocker is having bradycardia and wheezing. You what? - ANS
Withhold the next dose if the nurse tells you to
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