Test Prep Test Prep Certifications MACE Questions & Answers

• Question 221:

  Which two identifiers are used to recognize a resident before giving a medication?

  A. Room number and identification band.

  B. Have the resident state his/her name and check the identification band.

  C. Have the resident state his/her name and check the room number.

  D. Check the identification band and check the bed number.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 222:

  True or false: All side effects of medications are anaphylactic drug reactions.

  A. TRUE

  B. FALSE

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 223:

  Which of the following is not a right of medication administration followed to prevent medication errors?

  A. Right drug

  B. Right person

  C. Right size

  D. Right dose

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 224:

  When is it not necessary to read a drug label?

  A. Before giving the medication

  B. After giving the medication

  C. Before pouring the medication

  D. After removing the medication from the medication drawer

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 225:

  How should topical medications be given?

  A. Intravenously

  B. Orally

  C. Via a mucous membrane

  D. By inhalation

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 226:

  How should medications ordered via inhalation be administered?

  A. By mouth

  B. By breathing in

  C. By placing on the skin D. By injection

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 227:

  When the provider orders medications intravenously, it is given __________.

  A. by the nurse.

  B. by the nurse or the Medication Aide.

  C. only by the Medication Aide.

  D. by a family member.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 228:

  Thirty milliliters (mL) is equal to __________.

  A. 1 teaspoon

  B. 2 tablespoons

  C. 1 tablespoon

  D. 2 teaspoons

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 229:

  One of your residents complains of a headache, but he has no analgesic ordered. What then is the best course of action for the Medication Aide?

  A. Give two Tylenols tablets and tell the nurse that they have been administered.

  B. Call the physician and get an order for an analgesic.

  C. Tell the nurse about the resident's request for pain medication and that there is no updated order.

  D. Give two Tylenol tablets and record as usual.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 230:

  Staff members store their lunches in the closest refrigerator, which also holds the medications that need to be kept at a certain temperature. What do you know as the Medication Aide?

  A. Medications can be kept in any refrigerator.

  B. Anything can be kept in the medication refrigerator as long as the temperature is constant.

  C. Only specimens cannot be kept in the medication refrigerator.

  D. Only medications can be kept in the medication refrigerator, and it must stay locked.

  Correct Answer: D