MACE Practice Exam
1. What is the best way to verify a provider's illegible order? - ✔✔❍ C. Call the provider
to verify the order
2. A resident is scheduled to receive oral ibuprofen for chronic arthritic pain; howeve
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MACE Practice Exam
1. What is the best way to verify a provider's illegible order? - ✔✔❍ C. Call the provider
to verify the order
2. A resident is scheduled to receive oral ibuprofen for chronic arthritic pain; however
the resident is unable to swallow. The nurse must be informed because this is a
problem with which of the following rights of medication administration? - ✔✔, ❍ C. The
right route
3. When the Medication Aide is asked by a resident about how medications work when
taken into the body what would be his/her response? - ✔✔, ❍ B. Medications enhance
or block some functions of the body.
4. What is the best action for a Medication Aide who is administering medication to an
alert and competent resident who refuses to take his/her medication as directed? -
✔✔❍ A. Realize the resident has the right to refuse medications
5. Which of the following may be a cause for a medication's failure to elicit the desired
effect? - ✔✔❍ C. The resident's diet and nutritional status
6. What does the term polypharmacy mean? - ✔✔❍ A. The resident takes many
different medications for various medical conditions.
7. Which of the following questions is open-ended? - ✔✔❍ D. What medications are you
allergic to?
8. A resident is taking Coumadin and enjoys eating green leafy vegetables. The
response of Coumadin to green leafy vegetables is considered which type of
interaction? - ✔✔❍ A. Food
9. Which complaint by a resident would indicate an adverse effect to aspirin? - ✔✔❍ C.
Ringing in the ears
10. Which of the following would be considered a side effect of a medication? - ✔✔❍ D.
Nausea
11. A resident is ordered ferrous sulfate 325mg three times a day for anemia. Which of
the following things about administering the medication is it important for the Medication
Aide to know? - ✔✔❍ C. Give with orange juice
12. Common side effects of nitrates include which of the following? - ✔✔❍ A.
Headache, flushing, postural hypotension
13. HMG-CoA inhibitors belong to a class of medications known as statins. Statins are
known for a least one serious adverse affect on which major system? - ✔✔❍ C.
Musculoskeletal
14. Before giving metoprolol the Medication Aide should know if the resident has a
history of which of the following?, - ✔✔, ❍ B. Bronchospasms
15. A resident has been ordered synthroid and wants to know what it is prescribed for.
The correct answer is what? - ✔✔❍ A. Hypothyroidism
16. A serious adverse effect of synthroid is which of the following? - ✔✔❍ A.
Tachycardia
17. A resident is taking metformin. The Medication Aide knows this medication is taken
for which of the following conditions? - ✔✔❍ B. Diabetes mellitus type 2
18. If a resident is to have a test that utilizes dye which medication must be withheld for
24 hours before and 48 hours after the test? - ✔✔, ❍ D. Glucophage
19. The Medication Aide explains to a resident's family member that the most effective
treatment for acne is which of the following? - ✔✔❍ D. Astringent medication
20. Which of the following medications is used for fast relief from increased wheezing
and shortness of breath for a resident who suffers from asthma? - ✔✔❍ C. Proventil
21. Which of the following is the generic name for Zithromax? - ✔✔❍ B. Azithromycin
22. The most common side effect of acyclovir is what? - ✔✔❍ A. Hypertension
23. When can an MA-C refuse an assignment? - ✔✔❍ C. When the task is unclear
24. Every new resident of an extended care facility should be provided a copy of which
of the following publications? - ✔✔❍ D. The Resident's Bill of Rights
25. The MA-C is responsible for knowing the medical information of whom? - ✔✔❍ B.
Each of the residents he/she is assigned to
26. The MA-C is administering guaifenesin to a resident as part of the resident's
treatment for the flu. Which of the following responses would the MA-C see that would
demonstrate the effectiveness of the treatment? - ✔✔❍ C. The resident's cough is
looser and productive.
27. The MA-C knows the correct method for preparing to administer a metered-dose
inhaled respiratory medication is which of the following? - ✔✔❍ A. Shake the
medication container
28. Which statement is a benefit of an oral decongestant? - ✔✔❍ A. Less chance of
rebound congestion
29. Which of the following medications is given for a bacterial infection? - ✔✔❍ D.
Tetracycline
30. The MA-C knows that it is not appropriate to do which of the following when taking
an antibiotic? - ✔✔❍ A. Stop the medication when symptoms clear
31. A resident who is taking a Klor-Con (potassium replacement) should avoid which of
the following foods? - ✔✔❍ D. Bananas
32. Many older individuals have used baking soda as a home remedy for indigestion.
Baking soda should not be taken if the resident has which of the following conditions? -
✔✔❍ C. Osteoporosis
33. Residents who are taking PPI should only take them for which of the following
durations? - ✔✔❍ D. Until discontinued by their healthcare provider
34. When should Carafate be administered? - ✔✔❍ A. At least 1 hour before meals on
an empty stomach
35. The maximum dose of Tylenol in 24 hours is which of the following? - ✔✔❍ A. 3
grams
36. Tramadol is a non-narcoti
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