MEDICATION AIDE ENROLLMENT PRE TEST
NAME:______DATE:______
Please circle the correct answer for the following question, there is only one answer
READING
1. When should you wash your hands?
a. Before and after you eat?
b. Before and after you give medications?
c. Before and after resident care?
d. All of the above
2. Where is the radial pulse located on the body?
a. On the neck?
b. On the foot?
c. By the wrist?
d. In the groin?
3. All residents should be repositioned at least
a. Every 3 hours
b. Every 2 hours
c. Once a shift
d. When the resident asks
4. When a resident falls, you should
a. Pick the resident up
b. Lie on the floor next to the resident
c. Keep the resident on the floor until a nurse assesses
d. Scold the resident because you are busy
5. If a medication is ordered to be given with breakfast everyday. When should you give the med?
a. 1200
b. 0800
c. 2000
d. 1000
6. If a medication is ordered to be given at bedtime, when should you give the med?
a. 0600
b. 2000
c. 0800
d. 1600
7. If a medication is ordered to be given without dairy products for absorption. When should it be given?
a. While the resident is eating cereal and milk
b. While the resident is eating a grilled cheese sandwich
c. While the resident is eating chicken noodle soup
d. While the resident is having a snack of yogurt
8. When leaving a resident room, the call light should be?
a. Clipped to the privacy curtain
b. In the top drawer of their dresser
c. Within the residents reach
d. Underneath the bed
9. The abbreviation BID means?
a. Twice daily
b. Before meals
c. Three times daily
d. After meals
10. The abbreviation PRN means?
a. Per rectum
b. As needed
c. Once daily
d. Before bed
WRITING
In 50 words or less, with spelling and grammar correct please explain why you would like to be a Medication Aide?
______
Mathematics: You must answer questions 2,4,6, and 8 right in order to pass.
1. You have a medication tablet that is 0.5mg and the MD has ordered 0.25mg. How many tablets should you give?
a. 1 tablet
b. 2 tablets
c. ½ tablet
d. None
2. Subtract and answer the following:
233-75=
3. The MD has ordered to give 2 tablets of lasix 20mg, how many mg’s total are you giving?
a. 20mg
b. 40mg
c. 10mg
d. 80mg
4. Add and answer the following:
561+110=
5. If the MD has ordered 800mg of Ibuprophen and you have 200mg tablets. How many tablets should you give?
a. 3 tablets
b. 8 tablets
c. 4 tablets
d. 2 tablets
6. Divide and answer the following:
15 divided by 3=
7. The MD has ordered to give 4 tablets of a medication that is 1.25mg. How many mg’s are you giving total?
a. 2.5mg
b. 5.0mg
c. 4.0mg
d. 1.25mg
8. Multiply and answer the following:
25X4=