Medication Aide Quiz

A side effect is

• The intended effect of a drug

• A negative response to a drug

• An unintended response to a drug

• An anaphylactic reaction

Person providing direction and monitoring is the person who

• provides medication to the patient

• accepted responsibility for observing desired effects, interactions and contraindications associated with a medication

• Completes all incident reports

• monitors the facility parking lot

The medication aide can provide medication under the direction of a

• Nurse

• Physician

• Competent adult

• All of the above

Most medication are stored in a facility in a

• locked area or container

• book shelf next to the fire alarm

• refrigerator

• staff or nurses station

Counting controlled substances must be done to

• prevent misuse of the drug

• verify the type of medication

• make sure the resident gets all the medication

• correctly label the medication container

Gloves must be worn whenever ther is a chance of

• touching a medication

• medication error

• shaking a bottle of medication

• touching body fluids

If the directions on a medication record say "give ii tabs qid" you would give

• 2 tablespoons four times a day

• 1/2 of a tablet four times a day

• 2 tablets twice a day

• 2 tablets four times a day

Timed released forms of drugs include

• aerosols

• sustained release

• elizers

• lozenges

The abbreviation "gtt" means

• drop

• liquid

• ears

• capsule

Before giving a medication, how many safety checks of the drug, label, and records should be done?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4