Test Prep MACE Exam Practice Questions (P. 2)
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Question #11
There are six “rights” of medication administration.
They include all the following except for __________.
They include all the following except for __________.
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Question #12
A fellow Medication Aide going on break hands you a crushed pill and asks you to administer it to a resident.
Which of the following responses is required from you as an MA?
Which of the following responses is required from you as an MA?
- ATo give the medication right away
- BTo ask your fellow Medication Aide what the medication is and to administer it if it is the correct medication
- CTo politely refuse to do the other Medication Aide’s work and to let him or her give the medication when he or she returns from break
- DTo refuse to give the medication because it cannot be properly identified
Correct Answer:
D
D
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Question #13
All medication orders must be complete and written in a specific format.
This format includes all the following except for __________.
This format includes all the following except for __________.
- APatient’s name
- BName of the drug
- CPharmacist’s signature
- DDose
- ERoute of administration
- FTime frequency for the medication to be given
- GSignature of the healthcare provider who wrote the medication prescription
Correct Answer:
C
C
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Question #14
“Give ibuprofen for pain every 6 hours as needed.”
What component of this physician order is missing?
What component of this physician order is missing?
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Question #15
The Medication Aide is preparing to administer morning medications to residents.
What is one important safety rule?
What is one important safety rule?
- ANever leave an unattended cart unlocked.
- BAlways make sure that all medications are out of sight of other residents.
- CProvide liquids to swallow medications.
- DCheck to make sure that the medication carts have charts available to make corrections as needed.
Correct Answer:
A
A
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Question #16
Storing medications is an important responsibility for the medication aide.
Which of the following actions demonstrates the correct storing of a medication?
Which of the following actions demonstrates the correct storing of a medication?
- AMedications with similar names are stored close together.
- BMr. and Mrs. Jones’s medications are in the same medication storage bin.
- CAll medications are stored in their own prepackaged containers.
- DOnce medications are opened, they are all kept in the cart, regardless of the directions on the packaging.
Correct Answer:
C
C
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Question #17
The MA is about to administer a medication, but the resident requests that the MA leave the medication on the counter for him or her to take later.
What is the correct course of action for the MA?
What is the correct course of action for the MA?
- ALeave the medication as requested by the resident.
- BAdvise the nurse or supervisor that the resident refused to take the medication.
- CInform the resident that it is against institutional policy to leave the medication, and instruct the resident to call when he or she is ready to take the medication.
- DCall the doctor and inform him or her that the resident is refusing to take the prescribed medication.
Correct Answer:
C
C
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Question #18
All of the following are types of oral medications except for __________.
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Question #19
All of the following are topical medications except __________.
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Question #20
When a medication is ordered to be given sublingually, how is it given?
- ABy mouth
- BPlaced in the cheek
- CPlaced under the tongue
- DInstilled in the nasal cavity
Correct Answer:
C
C
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