MACE Roles & Responsibilities 5

Question 1

If a state regulation conflicts with a facility policy regarding medication administration, the medication aide should:

Accepted Answer

Follow the state regulation, as it is the higher legal authority

Answer

State regulations are law and take precedence over facility policies; facilities may not create policies that violate state law.

Question 2

A medication aide is responsible for reporting which of the following to the supervising nurse?

Accepted Answer

Any medication error, near-miss, or unexpected resident change after administration

Answer

All errors, near-misses, and post-administration changes must be reported so the nurse can assess, intervene, and complete an incident report.

Question 3

Which action demonstrates proper professional boundary maintenance for a medication aide?

Accepted Answer

Treating all residents with equal respect regardless of personal feelings

Answer

Professional boundaries require consistent, respectful care for all residents without personal entanglements, gifts, or breaches of confidentiality.

Question 4

A medication aide overhears a nurse instruct another aide to skip the identity verification step to save time. The aide should:

Accepted Answer

Report the instruction to the charge nurse or supervisor

Answer

Identity verification is a safety-critical step; instructions to skip it are unsafe and must be escalated to the charge nurse immediately.

Question 5

Which action is the medication aide's responsibility AFTER completing a medication pass?

Accepted Answer

Signing and dating the MAR to document each administered medication

Answer

The aide must sign and date the MAR immediately after administration to create a complete, accurate, legal record.

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