MACE Online Practice Questions and Answers

Levothyoxine (Synthroid) should be administered early in the morning, on an empty stomach, and the resident __________.

A. will need to wait 3 to 4 hours before eating or drinking anything.

B. should not eat for at least 1 hour but may drink soda or milk.

C. should wait 15 minutes before eating.

D. should wait at least 30 minutes before eating or drinking.

Which of the following actions could lead to a battery charge?

A. A resident asks you to stop a procedure. You inform him or her that you have been instructed by his or her physician to complete the procedure. You complete the procedure over the objections of the resident.

B. You explain a procedure to a resident and do the procedure after asking permission.

C. You stop a procedure when asked to do so by the resident.

D. At his or her request, you give medication to calm the resident so the procedure can be performed.

Which of the following is a reason for a Medication Aide to suspect a resident may be a victim of physical abuse?

A. Skin tears on the forearm

B. Bruises in various stages of healing

C. Frequent crying or periods of sadness or withdrawal

D. Refusal of patient to see any visitors

One of the residents assigned to the MA-C complains of severe itching. You observe raised, irregular patches on the person's skin. This may be __________.

A. Measles

B. Hives

C. Cancer

D. Fungus

Under which of the rights of medication administration do drug administration errors occur most frequently?

A. Right dose

B. Right patient

C. Right medication

D. Right time

When a patient is receiving INH for active TB, how is it given?

A. By itself

B. With rifampin

C. With myambutol

D. With zitromax

Which of the following medications are cell cycle-specific agents that slow DNA synthesis?

A. Alkylating agents

B. Hormone agents

C. Antimetabolites

D. Mitotic inhibitors

Which statement is a benefit of an oral decongestant?

A. Less chance of rebound congestion

B. Higher potency

C. Longer acting

D. Taste better

Which of the following medications belong in the classification of an antiparkinson medication?

A. Synthroid

B. Inderal

C. Metformin

D. Sinemet

Which of the following is not a diuretic?

A. Spironolactone

B. Hydrochlorothizide

C. Triameterene

D. Hydrocodone