MACE - Exam Practice Questions and
Answers
An MA walks into a patient's room to give oral medication tablets. She sets them down
in the room. The MA identifies the patient, checks their allergies, and begins to
administer the medication. The patient takes half their pills. The MA then walks back out
of the room to their cart to bring them some water. What did the MA do wrong? - ANS-
The MA did not watch the patient take all of their medication
What are pharmacodynamics? - ANS-How the drug affects the body
What is the branch of medicine that studies the uses and effects of drugs? - ANS-
pharmacology
The study of how drugs are processed by the body - ANS-pharmacokinetics
Each drug can effect a person differently, what is this called? - ANS-clinical affect
How the drug is broken down by the body - ANS-metabolism
When a drug moves from the bloodstream into the tissues of the body, what is this
called? - ANS-distribution
List the 4 purposes of pharmacology - ANS-1) discovering and developing new
medications
2) improve the efficiency of medication
3) reduces unwanted side effects of medication
4) helps with the understanding of drug addiction
When a medication is marked with a groove to make splitting easier, what type of
medication is this called? - ANS-scored medication
What is the organization dedicated to reducing medication errors called? - ANS-
Institution for safe medication practices (ISMP)
What are 3 reasons that MARs are important? - ANS-1) It is a legal record of the
medications a resident receives
2) It provides information about a resident's care
3) Careful documentation in the MAR ensures resident safety
What are the 5 rights to giving medication? - ANS-1) right patient
