QMA STATE TEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
TheA2threatA2toA2useA2forceA2againstA2anotherA2personA2andA2carryingA2outA2theA2threatA2i
sA2-A2Ans--AssaultA2andA2Battery
AllA2individualsA2areA2legallyA2protectedA2from?A2-A2Ans--
LibelA2andA2slanderA2andA2AssaultA2andA2battery
TheA2omissionA2orA2neglectA2ofA2anyA2reasonableA2precaution,A2careA2orA2actionA2isA2?A2-
A2Ans--Negligence
BothA2healthcareA2workersA2andA2residentsA2areA2protectedA2byA2theA2standardA2ofA2?A2-
A2Ans--ReasonableA2care
rightA2medication,A2rightA2dose,A2rightA2resident,A2rightA2route,A2rightA2time,A2andA2rightA2d
ocumentationA2isA2?A2-A2Ans--TheA2sixA2rightsA2ofA2medicationA2administration
TheA2firstA2thingA2toA2doA2ifA2youA2makeA2orA2discoverA2aA2medicationA2errorA2isA2reportA2it
A2toA2theA2nurseA2isA2calledA2-A2Ans--Reporting
theA2nurseA2willA2likelyA2instructA2youA2toA2assistA2toA2observeA2theA2residentA2forA2-A2Ans--
adverseA2effects
ThisA2formA2isA2completedA2byA2whomeverA2isA2theA2mostA2familiarA2withA2theA2situation,A2
usuallyA2theA2personA2whoA2committedA2orA2discoveredA2theA2errorA2byA2followingA2yourA2f
acilityA2policy.A2isA2calledA2aA2?A2-A2Ans--MedicationA2ErrorA2Report
whatA2reportA2isA2sentA2toA2theA2directorA2ofA2nursingA2orA2administrator?A2-A2Ans--
medicationA2errorA2report
medicationA2errorA2reportsA2areA2reviewedA2byA2?A2-A2Ans--
medicalA2directorA2andA2theA2DONA2whoA2designA2plansA2thatA2willA2avoidA2futureA2inciden
ts.
PersonalA2information,A2medicalA2records,A2writtenA2andA2verbalA2communications,A2medi
calA2treatment,A2personalA2careA2andA2behaviorA2isA2aA2patientsA2?A2-A2Ans--Confidentially
giveA2theA2patientA2andA2theirA2property?A2-A2Ans--privacy
youA2mustA2beA2_____A2ofA2aA2patientsA2personalA2andA2medicalA2informationA2-A2Ans--
beA2informed
, residentsA2haveA2theA2____A2toA2refuseA2treatment,A2self-
administeringA2medications,A2choosingA2personalA2physician,A2participatingA2inA2careA2pl
anning,A2havingA2visitors,A2maintainingA2personalA2possessions,A2andA2participatingA2inA2
activitiesA2inA2andA2outA2ofA2theA2facility.A2-A2Ans--Choice
patientsA2canA2_____A2aboutA2servicesA2withoutA2fearA2ofA2retaliationA2-A2Ans--
voiceA2grievances
residentsA2shouldA2beA2freeA2fromA2__&__A2includingA2physicalA2andA2chemicalA2restraint
A2forA2disciplineA2orA2convenience,A2verbal,mental,A2orA2physicalA2abuse,A2corporalA2punis
hmentA2forA2seclusion.A2-A2Ans--freedomA2fromA2abuseA2andA2restraint
separationA2ofA2aA2residentA2fromA2otherA2residentsA2orA2fromA2his/
herA2roomA2orA2confinementA2toA2his/
herA2roomA2againstA2theA2residentsA2willA2orA2willA2ofA2theA2residentsA2legalA2representativ
eA2-A2Ans--involuntaryA2seclusion.
deliberateA2misplacement,A2exploitationA2orA2wrongful,A2temporaryA2orA2placementA2useA2
ofA2aA2residentsA2belongingsA2orA2moneyA2withoutA2theA2residentsA2consentA2-A2Ans--
misappropriationA2ofA2residentA2property
verbalA2communicationA2isA2-A2Ans--writtenA2orA2spokenA2words
theA2QmaA2canA2observeA2andA2reportA2toA2theA2facility'sA2nurseA2reactionsA2andA2sideA2ef
fectsA2toA2medicationsA2exhibitedA2byA2aA2resident?A2-A2Ans--true
theA2QmaA2canA2measureA2andA2documentA2vitalA2signsA2priorA2toA2theA2administrationA2o
fA2medicationA2thatA2couldA2affectA2orA2changeA2theA2vitalA2signs,A2reportA2anyA2abnormali
tiesA2toA2theA2licensedA2nurseA2thatA2wouldA2prohibitA2medicationA2administration.A2-
A2Ans--true
theA2QmaA2canA2administerA2regularlyA2prescribedA2medicationA2whichA2theA2QmaA2hasA2
beenA2trainedA2toA2administerA2onlyA2afterA2personallyA2preparing(settingA2up)A2theA2medi
cationA2toA2beA2administeredA2-A2Ans--true
theA2QmaA2shallA2documentA2inA2aA2residentsA2clinicalA2recordA2anyA2medicationA2thatA2th
eA2QmaA2personallyA2administeredA2-A2Ans--true
TheA2QmaA2shallA2notA2documentA2inA2aA2residentsA2clinicalA2recordA2anyA2medicationA2th
atA2wasA2administeredA2byA2anotherA2personA2orA2notA2administeredA2atA2all.A2-A2Ans--true
theA2QmaA2canA2initiateA2oxygenA2perA2nasalA2cannulaA2orA2non-
sealingA2maskA2onlyA2inA2anA2emergency.A2-A2Ans--true
AfterA2theA2emergencyA2theA2QmaA2shallA2verballyA2notifyA2licensedA2nurseA2onA2dutyA2orA
2onA2callA2andA2appropriatelyA2documentA2theA2actionA2andA2notificationA2-A2Ans--true
CORRECT ANSWERS
TheA2threatA2toA2useA2forceA2againstA2anotherA2personA2andA2carryingA2outA2theA2threatA2i
sA2-A2Ans--AssaultA2andA2Battery
AllA2individualsA2areA2legallyA2protectedA2from?A2-A2Ans--
LibelA2andA2slanderA2andA2AssaultA2andA2battery
TheA2omissionA2orA2neglectA2ofA2anyA2reasonableA2precaution,A2careA2orA2actionA2isA2?A2-
A2Ans--Negligence
BothA2healthcareA2workersA2andA2residentsA2areA2protectedA2byA2theA2standardA2ofA2?A2-
A2Ans--ReasonableA2care
rightA2medication,A2rightA2dose,A2rightA2resident,A2rightA2route,A2rightA2time,A2andA2rightA2d
ocumentationA2isA2?A2-A2Ans--TheA2sixA2rightsA2ofA2medicationA2administration
TheA2firstA2thingA2toA2doA2ifA2youA2makeA2orA2discoverA2aA2medicationA2errorA2isA2reportA2it
A2toA2theA2nurseA2isA2calledA2-A2Ans--Reporting
theA2nurseA2willA2likelyA2instructA2youA2toA2assistA2toA2observeA2theA2residentA2forA2-A2Ans--
adverseA2effects
ThisA2formA2isA2completedA2byA2whomeverA2isA2theA2mostA2familiarA2withA2theA2situation,A2
usuallyA2theA2personA2whoA2committedA2orA2discoveredA2theA2errorA2byA2followingA2yourA2f
acilityA2policy.A2isA2calledA2aA2?A2-A2Ans--MedicationA2ErrorA2Report
whatA2reportA2isA2sentA2toA2theA2directorA2ofA2nursingA2orA2administrator?A2-A2Ans--
medicationA2errorA2report
medicationA2errorA2reportsA2areA2reviewedA2byA2?A2-A2Ans--
medicalA2directorA2andA2theA2DONA2whoA2designA2plansA2thatA2willA2avoidA2futureA2inciden
ts.
PersonalA2information,A2medicalA2records,A2writtenA2andA2verbalA2communications,A2medi
calA2treatment,A2personalA2careA2andA2behaviorA2isA2aA2patientsA2?A2-A2Ans--Confidentially
giveA2theA2patientA2andA2theirA2property?A2-A2Ans--privacy
youA2mustA2beA2_____A2ofA2aA2patientsA2personalA2andA2medicalA2informationA2-A2Ans--
beA2informed
, residentsA2haveA2theA2____A2toA2refuseA2treatment,A2self-
administeringA2medications,A2choosingA2personalA2physician,A2participatingA2inA2careA2pl
anning,A2havingA2visitors,A2maintainingA2personalA2possessions,A2andA2participatingA2inA2
activitiesA2inA2andA2outA2ofA2theA2facility.A2-A2Ans--Choice
patientsA2canA2_____A2aboutA2servicesA2withoutA2fearA2ofA2retaliationA2-A2Ans--
voiceA2grievances
residentsA2shouldA2beA2freeA2fromA2__&__A2includingA2physicalA2andA2chemicalA2restraint
A2forA2disciplineA2orA2convenience,A2verbal,mental,A2orA2physicalA2abuse,A2corporalA2punis
hmentA2forA2seclusion.A2-A2Ans--freedomA2fromA2abuseA2andA2restraint
separationA2ofA2aA2residentA2fromA2otherA2residentsA2orA2fromA2his/
herA2roomA2orA2confinementA2toA2his/
herA2roomA2againstA2theA2residentsA2willA2orA2willA2ofA2theA2residentsA2legalA2representativ
eA2-A2Ans--involuntaryA2seclusion.
deliberateA2misplacement,A2exploitationA2orA2wrongful,A2temporaryA2orA2placementA2useA2
ofA2aA2residentsA2belongingsA2orA2moneyA2withoutA2theA2residentsA2consentA2-A2Ans--
misappropriationA2ofA2residentA2property
verbalA2communicationA2isA2-A2Ans--writtenA2orA2spokenA2words
theA2QmaA2canA2observeA2andA2reportA2toA2theA2facility'sA2nurseA2reactionsA2andA2sideA2ef
fectsA2toA2medicationsA2exhibitedA2byA2aA2resident?A2-A2Ans--true
theA2QmaA2canA2measureA2andA2documentA2vitalA2signsA2priorA2toA2theA2administrationA2o
fA2medicationA2thatA2couldA2affectA2orA2changeA2theA2vitalA2signs,A2reportA2anyA2abnormali
tiesA2toA2theA2licensedA2nurseA2thatA2wouldA2prohibitA2medicationA2administration.A2-
A2Ans--true
theA2QmaA2canA2administerA2regularlyA2prescribedA2medicationA2whichA2theA2QmaA2hasA2
beenA2trainedA2toA2administerA2onlyA2afterA2personallyA2preparing(settingA2up)A2theA2medi
cationA2toA2beA2administeredA2-A2Ans--true
theA2QmaA2shallA2documentA2inA2aA2residentsA2clinicalA2recordA2anyA2medicationA2thatA2th
eA2QmaA2personallyA2administeredA2-A2Ans--true
TheA2QmaA2shallA2notA2documentA2inA2aA2residentsA2clinicalA2recordA2anyA2medicationA2th
atA2wasA2administeredA2byA2anotherA2personA2orA2notA2administeredA2atA2all.A2-A2Ans--true
theA2QmaA2canA2initiateA2oxygenA2perA2nasalA2cannulaA2orA2non-
sealingA2maskA2onlyA2inA2anA2emergency.A2-A2Ans--true
AfterA2theA2emergencyA2theA2QmaA2shallA2verballyA2notifyA2licensedA2nurseA2onA2dutyA2orA
2onA2callA2andA2appropriatelyA2documentA2theA2actionA2andA2notificationA2-A2Ans--true