MACE - Medication Aide Certification Examination Medical Terminology and Abbreviations Questions and Answers

Question 1

A medication order for a resident reads: "Administer one tablet QID." How should the Medication Aide interpret this frequency?

Accepted Answer

Four times a day

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Every other day

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Three times a day

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At bedtime

Question 2

A resident's care plan notes that they have dysphagia and require their pills to be administered with a thickening agent. This medical term indicates the resident has difficulty with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Swallowing

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Breathing

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Hearing

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Seeing

Question 3

A supervising nurse points out a handwritten medication order to a new Medication Aide and states that one of the abbreviations used should be avoided. Which of the following is on The Joint Commission's official "Do Not Use" list due to its high risk of being misinterpreted?

Accepted Answer

U (for unit)

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mL (for milliliter)

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PO (for by mouth)

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mg (for milligram)

Question 4

A medication is described as being potentially "nephrotoxic." This means the medication could cause damage to which organ?

Accepted Answer

Kidneys

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Liver

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Heart

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Lungs

Question 5

A medication order for eye drops states: "Instill 1 gtt OD BID". How should the Medication Aide interpret these instructions?

Accepted Answer

Instill 1 drop into the right eye twice a day

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Instill 1 drop into the left ear twice a day

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Apply 1 gram to the skin once a day

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Give 1 tablet by mouth twice a day

Question 6

A resident is documented as experiencing "myalgia" as a side effect of a new medication. The suffix "-algia" indicates the resident is experiencing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Pain

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Inflammation

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A rash

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Paralysis