MACE - Medication Aide Certification Examination Medication Safety and Rights Questions and Answers

Question 1

A resident on your medication pass list is alert and oriented.
When you offer them their scheduled blood pressure medication, they state, "I don't want to take that pill today.
It makes me feel dizzy." What is the medication aide's most appropriate first action?

Accepted Answer

Respect the resident's decision, document the refusal on the MAR, and inform the supervising nurse.

Answer

Crush the pill and mix it with applesauce to make it easier to take.

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Insist that the doctor ordered it and that they must take it for their health.

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Leave the medication at the bedside and tell the resident to take it later when they feel better.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the 'Six Rights' of medication administration?

Accepted Answer

Right Diagnosis

Answer

Right Patient

Answer

Right Dose

Answer

Right Route

Question 3

You are preparing to administer a medication and notice that the name on the prescription label is slightly different from the name on the Medication Administration Record (MAR). What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Do not administer the medication and report the discrepancy to the supervising nurse immediately.

Answer

Give the medication as it is likely a generic versus brand name difference.

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Ask a fellow medication aide for their opinion on what to do.

Answer

Administer the medication but make a note of the difference in the resident's chart.

Question 4

Which of the following medication classes is considered 'high-alert' because it carries a heightened risk of causing significant harm if administered in error?

Accepted Answer

Anticoagulants

Answer

Antacids

Answer

Vitamin supplements

Answer

Stool softeners

Question 5

After administering a PRN (as needed) pain medication to a resident, what is a critical follow-up action for the medication aide?

Accepted Answer

Check on the resident within 30-60 minutes to assess their pain level and document the response.

Answer

Ensure the resident has a full glass of water to drink.

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Immediately sign off on the narcotic count sheet for the shift.

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Ask the resident's roommate if the medication seems to be working.

Question 6

A fellow medication aide, who is going on a break, asks you to administer a pill they have already poured into a cup for a resident. What is the correct response?

Accepted Answer

Refuse to administer the medication, as you did not prepare it yourself.

Answer

Agree to help your coworker and give the medication to the resident.

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Take the medication, but re-check the MAR before giving it.

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Tell the aide to leave it on the medication cart, and you will give it when you have time.

A resident on your medication pass list is alert and oriented.When you offer them their scheduled blood pressure medication, they state, "I don't want to take that pill today.It makes me feel dizzy." What is the medication aide's most appropriate first action?

A resident on your medication pass list is alert and oriented.
When you offer them their scheduled blood pressure medication, they state, "I don't want to take that pill today.
It makes me feel dizzy." What is the medication aide's most appropriate first action?