Texas Medication Aide Exam Practice 100 Questions Complete (1)

TEXAS MEDICATION AIDE

EXAM PRACTICE 100

QUESTIONS COMPLETE

Question 1: Under current Texas rules, a medication aide must perform medication- administration duties under whose supervision?

Choices:

1) A pharmacist who visits monthly 2) A licensed nurse on duty or on call 3) The facility administrator only 4) Any experienced medication aide

Correct Answer: A licensed nurse on duty or on call

Explanation: Texas medication aides function under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse on duty or on call. They do not practice independently.Page 1

Question 2: A resident asks why a newly prescribed tablet is being given. The

medication aide has never seen the resident receive this drug before. What is the best action?

Choices:

1) Give the drug and explain its common use 2) Ask another resident whether it is familiar 3) Hold it and notify the licensed nurse 4) Give half the dose until the order is con�rmed

Correct Answer: Hold it and notify the licensed nurse

Explanation: Texas medication aides may not administer a medication that the resident's clinical record shows has not previously been administered. The licensed nurse should be noti�ed.Question 3: Which action is within the general Texas medication aide role when all required conditions are met?

Choices:

1) Calculating a resident's dose from body weight 2) Receiving a telephone medication order 3) Administering a regularly prescribed oral medication 4) Giving a subcutaneous injection

Correct Answer: Administering a regularly prescribed oral medication

Explanation: A medication aide may administer regularly prescribed medication when trained, when the aide personally prepares or sets it up, and when administration is documented. Dose calculation, telephone orders, and injections are prohibited.Page 2

Question 4: A medication is ordered PRN. What does PRN mean?

Choices:

1) Before meals 2) At bedtime 3) As needed for a speci�ed indication 4) Immediately and only once

Correct Answer: As needed for a speci�ed indication

Explanation: PRN means as needed. In Texas, a medication aide also needs authorization from the licensed nurse each time before administering a previously ordered PRN medication.Question 5: Which term describes the intended bene�cial result of a medication?

Choices:

1) Adverse reaction 2) Therapeutic e�ect 3) Contraindication 4) Cumulative toxicity

Correct Answer: Therapeutic e�ect

Explanation: The therapeutic e�ect is the desired clinical result of a medication, such as relief of pain or reduction of blood pressure.Page 3