Nebraska State Medication Aide Exam PRACTICE (2025) |COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% ACCURATE ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+

Nursing assistive personnel can give drugs only if:

a. the person's condition is stable

b. a licensed nurse is in the agency

c. it is part of the CNA job description

d. allowed by state law

allowed by state law

You are an MA-C working in a nursing center. You are supervised by:

a. a licensed nurse

b. a CNA

c. the person needing the drug

d. the doctor who ordered the drug

a licensed nurse

The purpose of a nurse practice act is to:

a. protect the public's welfare and safety

b. deny, suspend, or revoke nursing licenses

c. regulate nursing education

d. determine what nursing assistive personnel can do

protect the public's welfare and safety

Medication assistants are certified after:

a. becoming a CNA

b. passing the state-required education and competency evaluation

c. meeting the requirements of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing

d. working 1 year as a CNA

passing the state-required education and competency evaluation

You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked for the following reasons EXCEPT:

a. taking a person's drugs for your own use

b. assessing a person's need for a drug

c. violating a person's privacy

d. refusing to accept a verbal order from a doctor

refusing to accept a verbal order from a doctor

You are not sure if you should give a certain drug. What should you do?

a. ask the patient or resident

b. ask the nurse

c. give the drug

d. report the error

ask the nurse

You are an MA-C. You can have your certification revoked for the following reasons EXCEPT:

a. drug abuse

b. deciding to give a drug without the nurse's consent

c. taking telephone orders from a doctor

d. refusing to give the first dose of a newly ordered drug

refusing to give the first dose of a newly ordered drug

Which agency can deny, revoke, or suspend an MA-C's certification?

a. the state board of nursing

b. the state regulatory agency responsible for MA-C's

c. the national council of State Boards of Nursing

d. the agency in which the MA-C is employed

the state regulatory agency responsible for MA-C's

On your days off, you call the agency to check on a patient. This is a:

a. professional boundary

b. boundary crossing

c. boundary violation

d. boundary sign

boundary sign

To maintain professional boundaries, your behaviors must:

a. help the person

b. meet your needs

c. be biased

d. show that you care

help the person

A patient asks you out to dinner. You accept. This is a:

a. professional boundary

b. boundary crossing

c. boundary violation

d. boundary sign

boundary violation

A friend's mother is a resident where you work. You helped with her care. This is a:

a. professional boundary

b. boundary crossing

c. boundary violation

d. boundary sign

boundary violation

To renew your MA-C certification, you will likely need:

a. proof of continuing education hours

b. to take another written exam

c. to take another skills test

d. a physical examination

proof of continuing education hours

You give a person a drug for pain relief, Later the person continues to complain of pain. What should you do?

a. give the same drug again

b. tell the nurse at once

c. offer other comfort measures

d. tell the person to give the drug more time to take effect

tell the nurse at once

MA-C'c can:

a. give oral drugs

b. give IV drugs

c. give IM drugs

d. program insulin pumps

give oral drugs

True or false?

Some states allow MA-C's to work in settings that do not employ a licensed nurse.

TRUE

True or false?

You are a CNA and an MA-C. Your agency's job description for nursing assistive personnel does not include giving drugs. Because you are an MA-C, you can still give drugs as directed by the nurse.

FALSE

True or false?

You are an MA-C. A nurse tells you to give a drug that requires a needle. You can give the drug.

FALSE

True or false?

State law allows you to give a certain drug. A nurse or agency can make you give the drug.

FALSE

You are assigned to give drugs and the personal care for 8 residents. Resident care is part of your role as an MA-C.

FALSE

You are responsible for:

a. supervising other nursing assistants

b. delegation decisions

c. completing delegated tasks safely

d. nursing tasks

completing delegated tasks safely

You are asked to give a drug. Your state does not allow MA-C's to give that drug. Which is true?

a. If a nurse delegated the task, there is no legal problem.

b. You could be practicing nursing without a license.

c. You can give the drug if giving drugs is in your job description.

d. If you give the drug safely, there is no problem.

You could be practicing nursing without a license.

A nurse delegates giving drugs to you. Which is FALSE?

a. Nurses can delegate to you the responsibility of giving drugs.

b. The delegation decision must be safe for the person.

c. The delegated task must be in your job description.

d. The delegating nurse is responsible for making sure the drugs were given safely.

. Nurses can delegate to you the responsibility of giving drugs.

Giving certain drugs is in your job description. Which is FALSE?

a. The nurse must delegate the task to you.

b. The nurse can delegate the task if the person's circumstances are right.

c. You must have the necessary education and training to complete the task.

d. You must have clear directions before you perform the task.

The nurse must delegate the task to you.

The nurse decided that Mr. Monroe needs a drug for pain relief. The nurse delegates the task of giving the drug to you. You must:

a. complete the task

b. decide to accept or refuse the task

c. delegate the task if you are busy

d. ignore the task if you do not know what to do

decide to accept or refuse the task

The nurse asks you to give a drug. You can refuse to perform a task for these reasons EXCEPT:

a. the task is beyond the legal limits of your role

b. the task is not in your job description

c. you do not like the role

d. a nurse is not available to supervise you

you do not like the role

You decide to refuse the task of giving a certain drug. What should you do?

a. delegate the task to a CNA

b. communicate your concerns to the nurse

c. ignore the request

d. talk to the director of nursing

communicate your concerns to the nurse

Mr. Monroe complains of pain. He asks for a pain-relief drug. What should you do?

a. Assess his complaint of pain

b. tell the nurse

c. call the doctor

d. give the drug

tell the nurse

As an MA-C, what is your role in the medication administration process?

a. sending drug orders to the pharmacy

b. receiving filled drug orders from the pharmacy

c. giving drugs as delegated by the nurse

d. monitoring the person's response to the drug

giving drugs as delegated by the nurse

Which of the following can the nurse delegate to you?

a. determining if a person needs a PRN drug

b. evaluating side effects and allergic reactions

c. deciding when a drug is no longer needed

d. making and reporting observations

making and reporting observations

What is another name for the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act?

a. the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

b. the Patient Self-Administration Act

c. The Controlled Substance Act

d. the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

The Controlled Substance Act

A prescription must contain the following EXCEPT:

a. the cost of the drug

b. the prescriber's DEA registration number

c. the name of the patient or resident

d. the date the prescription was issued

the cost of the drug

True or false?

All schedule V drugs require a prescription.

FALSE

Which has no medical use in the United States?

a. Schedule I drugs

b. Schedule II drugs

c. Schedule III drugs

d. Schedule IV drugs

Schedule I drugs

Which is NOT a crime?

a. abuse

b. murder

c. negligence

d. robbery

negligence

These statements are about negligence. Which is TRUE?

a. It is an intentional tort.

b. The negligent person acted in a reasonable way.

c. Harm was caused to a person or a person's property.

d. A prison term is likely.

Harm was caused to a person or a person's property.

Threatening to touch the person's body without the person's consent is:

a. assault

b. battery

c. defamation

d. false imprisonment

assault

Restraining a person's freedom of movement is

a) Assault

b) Battery

c) Defamation

d) False imprisonment

false imprisonment

Photos of Mr. Blue are shown to others without his consent. This is:

a. battery

b. fraud

c. invasion of privacy

d. malpractice

invasion of privacy

A person asks you if you are a nurse. You answer yes. What is this?

a. negligence

b. fraud

c. libel

d. slander

fraud

True or false?

Possessing a controlled substance is a crime.

TRUE

Who is at risk for being wounded, attacked, or damaged?

a. children

b. older adults

c. persons with disabilities

d. all patients and residents

all patients and residents

You scold an older person for refusing to take ordered drugs. This is:

a. physical abuse

b. neglect

c. emotional abuse

d. verbal abuse

verbal abuse

Which is NOT a sign of elder abuse?

a. stiff joints and joint pain

b. old and new bruises

c. poor personal hygiene

d. frequent injuries

stiff joints and joint pain

A child is deprived of food, clothing, and shelter. This is:

a. physical abuse

b. neglect

c. abandonment

d. substance abuse

neglect

A child has a black eye, bruises on her face, and bite marks on her arm. These are signs of:

a. physical abuse

b. sexual abuse

c. neglect

d. substance abuse

physical abuse

A child is dirty and has a body odor. These are signs of:

a. physical abuse

b. sexual abuse

c. neglect

d. substance abuse

neglect

You find blood stains on a child's underpants. This is a sign of:

a. physical abuse

b. sexual abuse

c. neglect

d. substance abuse

sexual abuse

These statements are about domestic abuse. Which is TRUE?

a. it always involves physical harm

b. it always involves violence

c. one partner has control over the other partner

d. only one type of abuse is usually present

one partner has control over the other partner

You suspect a person was abused. What should you do?

a. tell the family

b. call the police

c. tell the nurse

d. ask the person about the abuse

tell the nurse

Which is NOT a step in the nursing process?

a. observation

b. assessment

c. planning

d. implementation

observation

The nursing process:

a. involves guidelines for care plans

b. is a care conference

c. involves a health history and a drug history

d. is the method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care

is the method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care