Controlled Substances
What is an example of a schedule I opiate agonist?
1. Morphine
2. Methaqualone
3. Codeine
4. Fentanyl
2. Methaqualone
Side effects to medications are usually:
1. Preventable
2. Imagined
3. Predictable
4. Dangerous
3. Predictable
Why would a medication have a black box warning?
1. It has a bad taste when swallowed
2. It is toxic to animals
3. It has a potential to cause serious, life-threatening effects.
4. It causes harm to anyone who touches the medication without gloves.
3. It has a potential to cause serious, life-threatening effects.
What class of drugs usually end in -pam or -lam?
1. Antihypertensives
2. Antibiotics
3. Pain relievers
4. Benzodiazepines
4. Benzodiazepines
A medication aide (MA) is not allowed to administer a drug if
1. If parameters are required before administering
2. If the drug is for a heart condition
3. If the drug dose has just been changed
4. If the physician's order has all the required components
3. If the drug dose has just been changed
What is an example of a schedule II opiate agonist?
1. oxycodone
2. ecstacy
3. clonazepam
4. ketamine
1. oxycodone
What is a common GI side effect for many different medications?
1. Nausea
2. Bleeding
3. Vomiting
4. diarrhea
1. Nausea
If you notice an adverse effect of medication in a patient, what should you do?
1. Wait and see what happens
2. Call the patient's family
3. Report to the charge nurse
4. Call the physician
What class of drug must be taken first thing in the morning before ingesting food or water?
1. Diuretics
2. Bisphosphonates
3. Statins
4. Antidepressants
2. Biphosphonates
What does it mean when a nurse to delegate the task of medication administration?
1. The nurse is trusting the medication aide to assess when a resident needs a medication.
2. The nurse is transferring responsibility of medication administration to a competent medication aide.
3. The nurse is allowing the medication aide to plan administration of a drug with the resident’s doctor.
4. The nurse is allowing the resident to tell the medication aide directly what drugs she needs and when.
2. The nurse is transferring responsibility of medication administration to a competent medication aide.
What is an example of a schedule III opiate agonist?
1. Heroin
2. oxycodone
3. alprazolam
4. suboxone
4. Suboxone
What is one side effect of taking beta blockers?
1. Loss of sight
2. Loss of balance
3. Loss of hearing
4. Loss of feeling in hands
2. Loss of balance
Which class of antihypertensive drugs has a potential adverse effect of angioedema?
1. Calcium channel blockers
2. Beta blockers
3. Thiazide diuretics
4. ACE inhibitors
4. ACE inhibitors
What is the action of the class of drug that ends in -statins?
1. lowers blood glucose
2. increases blood glucose
3. decreases cholesterol
4. decreases pain
3. decreases cholesterol
Which of the following is a medication aide allowed to do?
1. Take a telephone order from a physician
2. Assess whether a patient needs a PRN medication
3. Give a nebulized treatment to a patient
4. Delegate medication administration to an LNA
3. Give a nebulized treatment to a patient
What is an example of a schedule IV opiate agonist?
1. marijuana
2. lorazepam
3. hydromorphone
4. opium
2. lorazepam
What is a common and preventable side effect of opioids?
1. Headache
2. Constipation
3. Loss of hearing
4. Loss of vision
2. Constipation
What is a potential adverse effect to anticipate when a patient is taking antibiotics?
1. Vomiting
2. Anaphylaxis
3. Headache
4. Diarrhea
2. Anaphylaxis
What class of medications has the suffix of -lol?
1. Statins
2. Antianxiety
3. Antiplatelets
4. Antihypertensives
4. Antihypertensives- Beta blockers
If a medication aide comes across a medication that they are not familiar with, their first action should be to:
1. Skip over the medication and do not give it
2. Look up the medication in a trusted resource
3. Sign off the medication and pretend you gave it
4. Ask the resident to tell you about the medication
2. Look up the medication in a trusted resource
What is an example of a schedule V opiate agonist?
1. Fentanyl
2. Ketamine
3. Robitussin AC
4. Dilaudid
3. Robitussin AC
What is a side effect of antihypertensives to watch out for?
1. sedation
2. hypotension
3. nausea
4. diarrhea
2. hypotension
If you suspect anaphylaxis in a patient, what would you expect to see?
1. The patient turning red
2. Difficulty breathing
3. Nothing
4. Sleeping
2. Difficulty breathing
What class of medications help to prevent blood clots in a patient?
1. Bronchodilators
2. Antiplatelets
3. Analgesics
4. Antihypertensives
3. Antiplatelets