Medication Aide Quizzes and Tests (2023/2024 Updates) |All Chapters Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. Before giving most
... [Show More] anti-hypertensive agents, you measure the
A. Apical pulse
B. Brachial pulse
C. Radial pulse
D. Popiteal pulse
Answer: A. Apical pulse
2. Before giving most anti-hypertensive agents, you take the BP..
A. Sitting
B. Standing
C. Supine
D. Supine and standing
Answer: D. Supine and standing
3. Eplerenone ( Inspra) is.
A. A calcium ion antagonist
B. An aldosterone receptor blocking agent
C. An ACE inhibitor
D. A Beta blocker
Answer: B. An aldosterone receptor blocking agent
4. Which blood pressure is normal?
A. 136/84
B. 118/78
C. 142/88
D. 158/82
Answer: B. 118/78
5. A person has a BP of 142/90. This is considered
A. Normal
B. Pre-hypertension
C. Hypertension
D. Hypotension
Answer: C. Hypertension
6. A person on a beta blocker is having bradycardia and wheezing. You
A. give the drug as ordered
B. with-hold the next does
C. with-hold the next dose if the nurse tells you to
D. Ask the person whether he needs the drug
Answer: C. with-hold the next dose if the nurse tells you to
7. Which is an Angiotension II Receptor Blocker (ARB)?
A. Eprosatan ( Teveten )
B. Enalapril (Vasotec)
C. Quinapril (Accupril)
D. Benazepril ( Lotensin )
Answer: A. Eprosartan (teveten)
8. Before giving any anti-hypertensive drug, you should
A. give the person food
B. measure the person's blood pressure
C. Ask the person to void
D. ask about bowel elimination patterns
Answer: B. Measure the person's blood pressure
9. Which is a calcium channel blocker?
A. Irbesartan ( Avapro )
B. Olmesartan ( Benicar)
C. Amlodipine ( Norvasc)
D. Prazosin ( Minipress )
Answer: C. Amlodipine ( Norvasc)
10. The normal heart rate for an adult is between
A. 50 and 70
B. 80 and 120
C. 60 and 100
D. 100 and 110
Answer: C. 60 and 100 beats per minute
11. Most anti-dysrhythmic drugs can cause
A. Diarrhea
B. Gastro-intestinal bleeding
C. increased urinary output
D. Other dysrhythmias
Answer: D. Other Dysrhythmias
12. A person taking a nitroglycerin ( Nitrostat) sublingual tablet. He or she should
A. Store the drug in a light - colored class container
B. let the tablet dissolve under the tongue
C. Swallow the table with water
D. Discard the drug if it produces a slight stinging or burning sensation
Answer: B. let the tablet dissolve under the tongue
13. You are giving a person an ACE inhibitor. You should
A. measure blood pressure in an sitting position
B. measure radial pulse rate and rhythm
C. Ask about bowel elimination
D. measure weight daily
Answer: C. Ask about bowel elimination
14. Which is NOT a laxative?
A. Colace
B. Correctol
C. Dulcolax
D. Diphenoxylate with atropine ( Lomotil)
Answer: D. Diphenozylate with atropine ( Lomotil)
15. A local-acting anti-diarrheal agent
A. reduces peristalsis
B. reduces GI motility
C. Absorbs excess water to cause a formed stool
D. Allows the toxin to remain in the intestine
Answer: C. Absorbs excess water to cause a formed stool
16. A person has three things that excite pretension you do the following EXCEPT:
A. Remind the person to rise slowly from a supine position
B. remind the person to rise slowly from a sitting position
C. have the person sit or lie down if he or she fant
D. have the person change positions quickly [Show Less]