Wisconsin Nursing Home Administrators (NHA) Practice Exam

Medications packaged for individual residents must be stored how?

1. In a medication cart

2. In a shared container

3. In the original box

4. Physically separated

The correct answer is: Physically separated

Medications packaged for individual residents must be stored separately from each other to ensure accuracy and avoid confusion. Physically separating medications helps prevent any mix-ups or errors that could occur if medications were stored together. This practice also ensures that each resident receives the correct medication prescribed to them without any risk of confusion. Storing medications in a shared container or in a medication cart does not provide the same level of safety and organization as physically separating them, making option D the most appropriate choice.