Med-Tech Practice Test

A medication aide should document when:

You scold a person for refusing to take ordered drugs. This is an example of:

A medical record:

Before giving a drug, you must:

Which statement is an example of a drug error?

You have a drug opened and ready to give, the person refuses to take the drug. What should you do with the drug?

To prevent infections, you should:

Invasion of privacy occurs if you:

Which action could lead to a charge of negligence?

Before giving a chewable drug to a person who is not capable of self-administration, you should:

An antibiotic is ordered daily for 5 days. The doctor must renew the order if the person wants the drug to be given longer. This is an example order of:

A drug is to be given daily. What time should you put on the MAR?

Before giving any drug, you compare the exact spelling of the drug to:

A person has difficulty swallowing drugs. You:

You are to give an oral drug. Today, the person is having difficulty swallowing. You:

An oral dose form containing a drug dissolved in sugar is:

A gelatin container that holds a drug in a dry powder or liquid is:

A clear liquid made up of a drug dissolved in alcohol and water is:

Another term for lozenge is:

Which dose form is not a liquid?

Before crushing tablets or opening capsules, you should:

When applying cream, you:

A semi-solid preparation containing a drug in an oily base is:

Vaginal drugs are often given:

You give the wrong dosage of a drug to a person. This is:

A medication arrives from the pharmacy, there is no order for the medication on the MAR, you should:

As a medication aide, you are allowed to administer medication in a hospital.

Medication aides are allowed to administer medications before completing a program in a state-approved assisted living community.

The resident has a new order for medication. What should the aide do?

As a medication aide, you are allowed to:

In the state of Georgia, a certified nurse aide can take the computer-based written test without completing a medication aide training class.

The MAR has the following order written: Digoxin 125 mg b.i.d. per g-tube. What should the aide do next?

In order to be placed on the medication aide registry, a medication aide must have all of the following:

It is the medication aide's job to:

In working day to day with an individual, the medication aide may:

It may not be necessary to change gloves between residents when administering eye drops or applying transdermal patches such as nitroglycerin.

Common OTC medications, such as aspirin and calamine lotion, may be kept on hand in large bottles for the use of all residents who might need them in assisted living communities.

You are legally responsible for any medication or treatment you administer.

Which observation should you report at once?

Documentation of your administration of a medication should occur:

Which of the following is true regarding injections?

Following the time schedule for medication administration is important because:

An EPI PEN is used for:

Resident P spit out the capsule you gave him 3 times. You should:

Some special points to remember when assisting clients with oral medications include:

Staff giving medications in assisted living communities have to demonstrate certain skills with administering medications and be checked off or validated by a Georgia state physician, RN, or registered pharmacist.

Mr. Cook who is an alert and oriented resident refuses all of his morning medications. He says the medications do not help him and he doesn't need them. Your best response is to:

You are giving a liquid drug, you:

Which oral drug form may be crushed?