ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 6

Mosbys Textbook for Medication Assistants 2nd Edition Anderson Test Bank

Chapter 01: The Medication Assistant

Anderson: Mosby’s Textbook for Medication Assistants, 2nd Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

• As an MA-C in an agency, you should
• Perform functions that are beyond the legal limits of your role
• Function beyond your training limits
• Perform acts that are against your morals or religion
• Work within the legal limits of your role

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 6

• As an MA-C in an agency, you are supervised by
• Certified nursing assistants
• Doctors
• Licensed nurses
• Pharmacists

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 2

• As an MA-C, you will
• Give drugs under the supervision of a pharmacist
• Report drug side effects to the doctor
• Report drug errors to the nurse
• Give drugs by a route you did not learn

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 7

• The purpose of a nurse practice act is to
• Protect the public’s welfare and safety
• Protect the welfare of nursing assistive personnel
• Protect health care workers
• Protect the safety of nursing assistive personnel

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 2

• Before you work as an MA-C, you
• Need to show leadership skills
• Skip classes and clinical experiences
• Take a course on supervisory skills
• Must pass a written test and skills test

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 4

• As an MA-C, you
• Renew your certification as required by state law
• Perform functions not in your job description
• Act outside the legal limits of your role
• Delegate responsibilities to a CNA

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 6 1 / 4

• You have sex with a patient. This is
• A boundary violation
• Professional sexual misconduct
• A boundary crossing
• A boundary sign

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 4

• You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is
• A boundary violation
• Professional sexual misconduct
• A boundary crossing
• A boundary sign

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 4

• You hug a person because it makes you feel good. This is
• A boundary violation
• Professional sexual misconduct
• A boundary crossing
• A boundary sign

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 4

• You accept a gift from a patient. This is
• A boundary violation
• Professional sexual misconduct
• A boundary crossing
• A boundary sign

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 4

• A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits of your role. You
• Ignore the request
• Perform the function
• Refuse to follow the nurse’s order and explain why
• Report the nurse to the administrator

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 6

• As an MA-C, you
• Assist with patient care
• Give the first dose of a newly ordered drug
• Decide when to give a PRN drug
• Give oral drugs

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 6

• As an MA-C, you
• Decide when to hold a drug
• Call a doctor about a drug order
• Follow the agency’s job description for MA-Cs 2 / 4

• Take verbal or telephone orders from a doctor

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 7

• MA-Cs are certified after
• Becoming a CNA
• Passing the state-required education and competency evaluation
• Meeting the requirements of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
• Working 1 year as a CAN

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 4

• As an MA-C, you can have your certification revoked for
• Taking a person’s drugs for your own use
• Deciding to give a drug without the nurse’s consent
• Taking telephone orders from a doctor
• Refusing to give the first dose of a newly ordered drug

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 3

• You are not sure whether you should give a certain drug. You should
• Ask the pharmacist
• Ask the nurse
• Ignore the drug order
• Ask a CNA what to do

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 7

• Which agency can deny, revoke, or suspend an MA-C’s certification?
• The state board of nursing
• The state regulatory agency responsible for MA-Cs
• The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
• The agency in which the MA-C is employed

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 2

• To maintain professional boundaries, your behaviors must
• Help the person
• Meet your needs
• Be biased
• Show that you care

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 4

• You are a CNA and an MA-C. Your agency does not have a job description for an MA-C.

You

• Give drugs as directed by the nurse
• Cannot give drugs in that agency
• Give drugs with a doctor present
• Give drugs a person asks for

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 6 3 / 4

Chapter 02: Delegation

Anderson: Mosby’s Textbook for Medication Assistants, 2nd Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

• In order to assess a person, the nurse decides to give the person the oral drugs that you usually

give. You

• Get offended
• Get angry
• Understand this is the best decision for the person at the time
• Report the nurse to the director of nursing

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 10

• The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job description. You have not done this

task before. You

• Do the task without asking questions
• Tell the nurse you have not done the task before and ask for help
• Refuse to do the task without an explanation
• Ignore the request from the nurse

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 11

• A nurse asks you to assess a person’s pain level. You
• Complete the task
• Refuse to do the task and tell the nurse why
• Ask another MA-C to do the task
• Report the nurse to the board of nursing

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 10

• When you agree to perform a nursing task, you
• Complete the task when you want
• Must complete the task safely
• Ask the unit secretary about the task
• Tell your family about the task

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 13

• A nurse asks you to perform a task. You do the following except
• Do the task even though you have not been trained
• Restate what is expected of you
• Know how to contact the nurse if there is an emergency
• Record the care given

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 11

• Why does a nurse keep a close watch over a resident or patient?
• To be sure the housekeeper gave correct care
• To monitor the person’s health status and care
• To make your job hard
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