MACE - Medication Aide Certification Examination Role and Permitted Duties Questions and Answers

Question 1

A resident's care plan requires the administration of a prescribed medicated eye drop. Which of the following actions is a permitted duty of a certified Medication Aide?

Accepted Answer

Instilling the correct number of eye drops into the conjunctival sac.

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Assessing the resident's eye for signs of infection before giving the drops.

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Determining if the resident's eye irritation requires a PRN (as-needed) dose.

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Taking a verbal order from the physician to increase the frequency of the drops.

Question 2

A Medication Aide is preparing to administer morning medications. A resident, who is normally alert and cooperative, suddenly becomes confused and refuses their blood pressure medication. What is the Medication Aide's MOST appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Document the refusal and report the change in the resident's condition to the supervising nurse immediately.

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Crush the medication and mix it in applesauce to ensure the resident takes it.

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Wait 30 minutes and re-attempt to administer the medication without reporting the change.

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Explain the importance of the medication to the resident and insist they take it.

Question 3

Which of the following tasks is considered outside the scope of practice for a certified Medication Aide?

Accepted Answer

Calculating the dosage for a liquid antibiotic based on the resident's weight.

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Administering a pre-filled insulin injection under specific state protocols.

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Applying a prescribed topical cream to a rash.

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Recording the administration of an oral tablet on the Medication Administration Record (MAR).

Question 4

The 'Five Rights' of medication administration are a fundamental principle of safety. Which of the following is NOT one of the standard 'Five Rights'?

Accepted Answer

Right Diagnosis

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Right Patient

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Right Drug

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Right Dose

Question 5

A supervising nurse has delegated the task of administering a routine oral medication to a resident. As a Medication Aide, you must legally work under the supervision of a licensed nurse. This is an example of which legal and ethical principle?

Accepted Answer

Delegation

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Patient Autonomy

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Beneficence

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Informed Consent

Question 6

After administering a medication, what is the Medication Aide's primary responsibility regarding documentation?

Accepted Answer

Immediately and accurately record the administration in the resident's Medication Administration Record (MAR).

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Wait until the end of the shift to chart all medications for efficiency.

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Ask the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) to chart the medication for you.

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Chart only the medications that were refused by the resident.

A resident's care plan requires the administration of a prescribed medicated eye drop.Which of the following actions is a permitted duty of a certified Medication Aide?

A resident's care plan requires the administration of a prescribed medicated eye drop.
Which of the following actions is a permitted duty of a certified Medication Aide?