Medication Aide Certification Examination v1.0

True or false: Residents have the right to refuse to take medications.

Which of the following may cause a medication error?

An MA reviews the Medication Administration Record and notices that an error has occurred. A resident was given the wrong medication.
What should the MA’s first action be to?

Many medications have side effects.
Which of the following is a side effect that the Medication Aide should watch for when giving an antidysrhythmic medication?

One important way to note if a resident’s behavior is different from the norm is by doing __________.

For which group of patients should dosages be calculated by weight?

A medication is given for anxiety but causes the resident to become more anxious; this is called a(n) ___________ effect.

A couple of antipsychotic medications are known to have caused cases of muscle pain and muscle breakdown.
This type of drug reaction is known as __________.

When the drug naloxone is administered to block the effects of an opioid narcotic, the drug action is known as __________.

Requip is a medication used to decrease restless leg syndrome and as a treatment for Parkinsonism by mimicking dopamine in the brain.
What type of drug is Requip?

Levothyoxine (Synthroid) should be administered early in the morning, on an empty stomach, and the resident __________.

When is metoclopramide (Reglan) given?

A resident is prescribed a new antihypertensive medication known as a beta-blocker. After three days on the medication, the resident’s heart rate is 54 and he complains of wheezing.
Which of the following is the best action for the MA to take regarding medication administration of the beta-blocker?

Which of following is not a side effect of phenytoin (Dilantin)?