Aide Testing Pharmacology Practice Exam With Answers (315 Solved Questions)

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Medication Aide TEST| 300+ QUESTIONS|WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONSWhich does for is not a liquid?a. emulsionsb. elixirsc. trochesd. syrups Correct Answer: TrochesTo apply ear drops to a person 3 years of age or older, you:a. instill the drops withoutpulling the earb. pull the ear down and backc. pull the ear upward and backd. pull the ear down and foward Correct Answer: pull the ear upward and backA watery preparation containing suspended particles is:a. lotionb. creamc. ointmentd. powder Correct Answer: lotionA drug interaction occurs when:a. person cannot control the ingestion of drugsb. withdrawal symptoms occur if the drug is not taken for a certain periodc. the action of one drug is altered by the action of another drugd. a person begins to need higher dosages to produce the same effects that lower dosages oneproduced Correct Answer: the action of one drug is altered by the action of another drugYou are applying a trans-dermal patch. Youa. cover the patch with plastic wrapb.remove the old trans-dermal path before applying the new patchc. discard it in the trashd. tell the person the drug is absorbed quickly Correct Answer: remove the old trans-dermal pathbefore applying the new patchBefore giving a drug, you musta. take the persons pulseb. measure the blood pressurec. check the care pland. check the allergies Correct Answer: check the allergiesKnowledge of what is right conduct and what is wrong conduct isa. criminal lawb. civil law

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c. advanced directivesd. ethics Correct Answer: ethicsone tsp equalsa. 5mLb. 30mLc. 2mLd. 10mL Correct Answer: 5mLYou are applying topical nitroglycerin. Youa. rub or massage the ointment into the skinb. check for an old application before applying a new onec. apply it in the per aread. apply the ointment to an irritated or open area Correct Answer: check for an old applicationbefore applying a new oneYou are not sure of something on a drug order. you shoulda. call the pharmacistb. tell the nursec. transcribethe order as writtend. call the doctor Correct Answer: tell the nursebefore giving a suspension, youa. mix the drug with foodb. warm the drugc. dilute the drugd. shake the bottle Correct Answer: shake the bottleyou suspect a person is being abused in your facility. You shoulda. call the policeb. tell another med aidec. share your concerns with the nursed. tell the social worker Correct Answer: share your concerns with the nurseThe intentional mistreatment or harm of another person isa. malpracticeb. defamationc. abused. neglect Correct Answer: abusecontrolled substances area. left at the persons bedsideb. kept in a locked cabinet or in a locked drawerc. regulated state lawsd. are kept in the persons drug drawer Correct Answer:kept in a locked cabinet or in a lockeddrawer

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ocular or optic drugs are given into thea. eyeb. mouthc. nosed. ear Correct Answer: eyebefore applying a topical drug, you shoulda. provide privacyb. expose the person's entire bodyc. treat theperson rudelyd. keep doors and window coverings open Correct Answer: provide privacyAs a med aide, you shoulda. perform acts that are against your morals or religionb. work within the legal limits of your rolec. perform functions that are beyond thelegal limits of your roled. function beyond your training limits Correct Answer: work within the legal limits of your roleA drug is ordered q.8.h. the drug should be givena. dailyb. every 4 hoursc. four times a dayd. every eight hours Correct Answer: every eight hoursYou are giving liquid drug. Youa. return the extra liquid back to the bottleb. give cough syrup lastc. dilute the drug with waterd. mix all the liquid drugs together Correct Answer: give cough syrup lastA doctor begins to give you a telephone order. Youa. politely give your name and title and ask the doctor to wait for a nurseb. give the phone to a unit secretaryc. write the order on the MARd. accept the order from the doctor Correct Answer: politely give your name and title and askthe doctor to wait for a nursewhen giving oral drugs, you shoulda. follow the 6 rights of drug administrationb. help feed a personc. follow the three checks of label and MAR checkd. answer A and C Correct Answer:Answer A and CYou tell a patient about your personal problems. This isA. professional sexual misconduct

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b. boundary crossingc. boundary signd. boundary violation Correct Answer: boundary violationyou need to give a person two different eye drugs.How long should you wait between drugs?a. 60 minb. 24 hoursc. 30 mind. 1-5 min Correct Answer: Usually 1-5 minutesThe following statements are about prescription labels. Which is FALSE?a. if a label is not complete, tell the nurseb. check the expiration datec. you may give a drug after the expiration dated. always read the label carefully Correct Answer: You may give the drug after the expirationdateTo prevent infections, you shoulda. practice hand hygiene before giving drugsb. practicehand hygiene after giving drugsc. practice hand hygiene before and after giving drugsd. wear gloves when giving an oral drug Correct Answer: practice hand hygiene before and aftergiving drugsA drug is dropped on the floor. You shoulda. dispose of itfollowing agency policyb. keep it for yourself.c. give it to the persond. return it to the drug box Correct Answer: dispose of it following agency policyA cone shaped, solid drug inserted into a body opening is calleda. foamb. tabletc. geld. suppository Correct Answer: suppositoryThe purpose of a nurse practice act is toa. protect the public welfare and safetyb. protect the safety of nursing assistive personnelc. protect health care workersd. protect the welfare of nursing assistive personnel Correct Answer: protect the public welfareand safetyWhen giving oral drugs, you shoulda. mix solid drugs with liquid drugsb. stay with the person while he or she takes the drug

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c. place a bottle lid upside down on a clean surfaced. give liquiddrugs before solid drugs Correct Answer: stay with the person while he or shetakes the drugWhich of the following prevents a tablet from dissolving in the stomach?a. Enteric coatingb. layeringc. scoringd. granules Correct Answer: enteric coatingyou are giving a buccal tablet. The tablet isa. placed between the cheek and the molar teethb. crushed before you give it to the personc. taken with a full glass of waterd. placed under the tongue Correct Answer: placed between the cheek and the molar teethto give the right dose, youa. compare the dose on the pharmacy label against the progress notesb. compare the dose on the pharmacy label against the graphic sheetc. compare the dose on the pharmacy label against the MARd. compare the dose onthe pharmacy label against the Kardex Correct Answer: compare thedose on the pharmacy label against the MARyou made a drug error and need to complete an incident report. You:a. complete the incident report according to facility policyb. contact thedoctor about the error.c. give your opinions about why the error occurredd. record the error in the progress notes Correct Answer: complete the incident report accordingto facility policyA drug is ordered q.i.d. The drug should be given:a. twice adayb. three times a dayc. four times a dayd. daily Correct Answer: 4 times a dayWhich is used to give a vaginal cream, gel, or foam?a. an applicator provided by the manufacturerb. suppositoryc. gloved fingerd. cotton-tipped swab Correct Answer:an applicator provided by the manufacturerDrug cart keys should bea. given to the unit clerk when you enter a persons roomb. kept with you when you enter a persons roomc. kept on the cart when you enter a persons room

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d. given to a CNA when you enter a persons room Correct Answer: kept with you when youenter a persons roomA severe, life threatening sensitivity to an antigen isa. drug reactionb. side effectc. anaphylaxisd. allergic reation Correct Answer: anaphlaxisWhen giving a rectal or vaginal drug, you should weara. maskb. shoe coveringsc. glovesd. eye shields Correct Answer: glovesVaginal drugs are often givena. bedtimeb. before the showerc. early afternoond. late afternoon Correct Answer: bedtimeYou are giving drugs from a drug cart. When you ender a persons room you,a. ask a CNA to watch the cart for youb. leave the unlocked cart in the hallwayc. wheel the drug cart into the roomd. lock the cart before entering the persons room Correct Answer: lock the cart before enteringthe persons roomOtic meansa. sublingualb. mouthc. eyed. ear Correct Answer: earOral drugs can be given if the persona. is vomitingb. unconscious or comatosec. able to swallowd. risk for aspiration Correct Answer: able to swallowTo make sure you have the right person when giving a drug, you use at leasta. three identifiersb. two identifiersc. one identifierd. four identifiers Correct Answer: two identifiers

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A drug is ordered p.c. this drug is given,a.after mealsb. upon wakeningc. before mealsd. at bedtime Correct Answer: after mealsOral drugs are ordered for a person who is comatose. You shoulda. notify the doctorb. call the pharmacist for IM drugsc. ask the nurse what to dod. give the drugs as ordered Correct Answer: ask the nurse what to doWhen applying a topical drug, you do all the following EXCEPTa. document before you apply the drugb. apply the dose form to clean, dry skinc. wear glovesd. practice hand hygiene before and after the application Correct Answer: document before youapply the drugWhen do you record a drug as given on the MAR?a. at once after giving the drugb. after all drugs are given at the end of the med passc. at the end of the shiftd. after the CNA gives the drug Correct Answer: at once after giving the druga sublingual drug is givena. under the tongueb. on the skinc. between the cheek and molar teethd. in the eye Correct Answer: under the tongueYou gave a drug to the wrong person this isa. abuseb. malpracticec. fraudd. negligence Correct Answer: negligenceonly a portion of a controlled substance is ordered. What should you do with the unused portion?a. return it to the medicine roomb. Return it to the pharmacyd. save the unused portion for the next dosed. document and place the unused portion in a designated secure, locked area until it can beappropriately dispose of per facility policy Correct Answer: document and place the unusedportion in a designated secure, locked area until it can be appropriately dispose of per facilitypolicy

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Taking a person's drugs for your own use isa. drug diversionb. malpracticec. boundary crossingd. negligence Correct Answer: drug diversionA person has difficulty swallowing his or her drug. Youa. hold the drugb. call the pharmacistc. tell the doctord. tell the nurse Correct Answer: tell the nurseIf you fail to do something that a reasonable and careful person would have done, you area. committing libelb. fraudulentc. abusived.negligent Correct Answer: negligentWhen giving an eye medication, youa. apply the drops or ointment to the corneab. give eye drops at room temperaturec. remove eye secretions by cleaning from the outer to the inner aspect of the eyed. tilt the persons head forward Correct Answer: give eye drops at room temperatureThe nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You have not done this taskbefore. Youa. refuse to do the task without an explanationb. ignore the request from the nursec. tell the nurse you have not done the task before and ask for helpd. do the task without asking questions Correct Answer: tell the nurse you have not done thetask before and ask for helpPrimary routes of excretion for a drug area. secretioninto saliva and breast milkb. elimination through urine and fecesc. exhalation from the lungsd. evaporation from the skin and nails Correct Answer: elimination through urine and fecesEar medications are givena. at room temperatureb. after being heatedc. coldd. directly from the refrigerator Correct Answer: at room temperaturedrugs should be stored in a refrigeratora. with fluids

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b. beveragesc. only for drugsd. with food Correct Answer: only for drugsA person has an allergy to a druglisted on the MAR. you shoulda. tell the unit secretaryb. tell the nursec. call the doctord. give the drug Correct Answer: tell the nurseA prescription label is not complete. you shoulda. give the drugb. check the expiration datec. tell the nursed. call the pharmacy Correct Answer: tell the nurseThe basic unit of body structure is thea. cellb. neuronc. nephrond. ovum Correct Answer: cellThe outer layer of skin is called the:a. dermisb. epidermisc. integumentd. myelin Correct Answer: epidermisWhich is not a function of the skin?a. provides the protective covering for the bodyb. regulates body temperaturec. senses cold, pain, touch, and pressured. provides the shape and framework for the body Correct Answer: provides the shapeandframework for the bodyWhich allows movement?a. bone marrowb. synovial membranec. jointsd. ligaments Correct Answer: jointsskeletal musclesa. are under involuntary controlb. appear smoothc. are under voluntary controld. appear striped andsmooth Correct Answer: are under voluntary control

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The highest functions in the brain take place in thea. cerebral cortexb. medullac. brainstemd. spinal nerves Correct Answer: cerebral cortexThe ear is involved witha. regulating body movementsb. balancec. the smoothness of body movementsd. controlling involuntary movements Correct Answer: balanceThe liquid part of the blood is thea. hemoglobinb. red blood cellc. plasmad. white blood cell Correct Answer: plasmaWhich part of the heartpumps blood TO the body?a. right atriumb. left atriumc. right ventricled. left ventricle Correct Answer: left ventricleWhich carry blood away from the heart?a) Capillariesb) Veinsc) Venulesd) Arteries Correct Answer: Veinsoxygen and carbon dioxide are exchangeda. in the bronchib. between the alveoli and capillariesc. between the lungs and pleurad. in the trachea Correct Answer: between the alveoli and capillariesDigestion begins in thea. mouthb. stomachc. small intestinesd. colonCorrect Answer: mouthMost food absorption takes place in thea. stomachb. small intestine

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c. colond. large intestines Correct Answer: small intestineurine is formed by thea. jejunumb. kidneysc. bladderd. liver Correct Answer: kidneysurinepasses from the body through thea. uretersb. urethrac. anusd. nephrons Correct Answer: urethraThe male sex gland is called thea. penisb. semenc. testisd. scrotum Correct Answer: testisThe male sex cell is calleda. semenb. ovumc. gonadd. sperm Correct Answer: spermthe female sex gland is thea. ovaryb. cervixc. uterusd. vagina Correct Answer: ovarythe discharge of the lining of the uterus is calleda. endometriumb. ovulationc. fertilizationd. menstruation Correct Answer:menstruationthe immune system protects the body froma. low blood sugarb. disease and infectionc. loss of fluidd. stunted growth Correct Answer: disease and infectionthe endocrine glands secrete

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a. hormonesb. mucusc. semend. insulin Correct Answer: hormonesSkin absorption of drugs is enhanced in infants. this is because their skin,a. is thinnerb. has more waterc. is dryd. has fewer hair follicles Correct Answer: has more waterYou are giving drugs to an older person. Which of thefollowing may enhance skin absorption?a. thin skinb. dry skinc. wrinkled skind. decreased blood flow to the skin Correct Answer: thin skinA tablet is too large for a person to swallow. With the nurse's permission, you cana. crush the tablet and mixit with foodb. give the liquid form of the same drugc. ask the person to chew the tabletd. dissolve the drug in water Correct Answer: crush the tablet and mix it with foodBefore giving a chewable tablet, you shoulda. taste the drugb. ask about the person's saliva flowc. mix the drug with foodd. ask about loose teeth Correct Answer: ask about loose teethThese statements are about gastro-intestinal absorption of drugs in older persons. Which isFALSE?a. gastric acid secretion increasesb. stomach emptying is slowerc. GI mobility is slowerd. blood flow to the stomach and intestines is decreased Correct Answer: gastric acid secretionincreasesDrugs are given orally to an older person. The person is at risk for the following excepta. enzymesb. ulcersc. constipationd. diarrhea Correct Answer: enzymesDrug distribution is likely to be greater ina. infantsb. persons with liver disease

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