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QMA IVYTECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE – PRACTICE EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS ALL WITH RATIONALES LATEST THIS YEAR
Question 1
A Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) in Indiana may administer medications in which setting?
• A) Acute care hospital
• B) Long-term care facility under the supervision of a licensed nurse
• C) Independent physician's office
• D) Patient's private home as a home health aide
• Answer: B
• Rationale: The Indiana State Department of Health permits QMAs to administer
medications only in licensed long-term care facilities (nursing homes) under the
delegation and supervision of a registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN).
Question 2
Which of the following tasks is OUTSIDE the scope of practice for a QMA in Indiana?
• A) Administering oral medications from a medication cart
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• B) Applying transdermal patches
• C) Administering intravenous (IV) push medications
• D) Instilling eye drops as prescribed
• Answer: C
• Rationale: QMAs are not permitted to administer any parenteral medications
intravenously. Indiana QMA rules prohibit IV administration, IV piggybacks, and IV push
medications—these are nursing tasks.
Question 3
QMAs are prohibited from which of the following?
• A) Observing and reporting medication side effects
• B) Taking vital signs prior to certain medications
• C) Calling a physician
• D) Setting up and giving medications they were trained on
• Answer: C
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• Rationale: QMAs are prohibited from calling a physician, assessing a resident,
administering Stage II treatments, and administering medications through a nasogastric
tube.
Question 4
Which of the following is within the QMA scope of practice?
• A) Assessing a resident's condition independently
• B) Calling a physician to report changes
• C) Taking vital signs prior to some medications
• D) Administering medications through a nasogastric tube
• Answer: C
• Rationale: The QMA scope of practice includes observing and reporting reactions and
side effects to a nurse, taking vital signs prior to some medications, and personally
setting up and giving medications they were trained on.
Question 5
When giving a PRN (as needed) medication, the nurse must:
• A) Administer the medication personally
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• B) Cosign the clinical record
• C) Count the medication before administration
• D) Not be involved in the process
• Answer: B
• Rationale: When giving a PRN medication, the nurse must cosign the clinical record.
Question 6
The QMA must document in the clinical record:
• A) Only medication administration times
• B) Only if a medication error occurs
• C) Any and all observations and what is reported by the resident
• D) Only when instructed by the nurse
• Answer: C
• Rationale: The QMA must document in the clinical record any and all observations and
what is reported by the resident.
QMA IVYTECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE – PRACTICE EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS ALL WITH RATIONALES LATEST THIS YEAR
Question 1
A Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) in Indiana may administer medications in which setting?
• A) Acute care hospital
• B) Long-term care facility under the supervision of a licensed nurse
• C) Independent physician's office
• D) Patient's private home as a home health aide
• Answer: B
• Rationale: The Indiana State Department of Health permits QMAs to administer
medications only in licensed long-term care facilities (nursing homes) under the
delegation and supervision of a registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN).
Question 2
Which of the following tasks is OUTSIDE the scope of practice for a QMA in Indiana?
• A) Administering oral medications from a medication cart
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• B) Applying transdermal patches
• C) Administering intravenous (IV) push medications
• D) Instilling eye drops as prescribed
• Answer: C
• Rationale: QMAs are not permitted to administer any parenteral medications
intravenously. Indiana QMA rules prohibit IV administration, IV piggybacks, and IV push
medications—these are nursing tasks.
Question 3
QMAs are prohibited from which of the following?
• A) Observing and reporting medication side effects
• B) Taking vital signs prior to certain medications
• C) Calling a physician
• D) Setting up and giving medications they were trained on
• Answer: C
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• Rationale: QMAs are prohibited from calling a physician, assessing a resident,
administering Stage II treatments, and administering medications through a nasogastric
tube.
Question 4
Which of the following is within the QMA scope of practice?
• A) Assessing a resident's condition independently
• B) Calling a physician to report changes
• C) Taking vital signs prior to some medications
• D) Administering medications through a nasogastric tube
• Answer: C
• Rationale: The QMA scope of practice includes observing and reporting reactions and
side effects to a nurse, taking vital signs prior to some medications, and personally
setting up and giving medications they were trained on.
Question 5
When giving a PRN (as needed) medication, the nurse must:
• A) Administer the medication personally
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• B) Cosign the clinical record
• C) Count the medication before administration
• D) Not be involved in the process
• Answer: B
• Rationale: When giving a PRN medication, the nurse must cosign the clinical record.
Question 6
The QMA must document in the clinical record:
• A) Only medication administration times
• B) Only if a medication error occurs
• C) Any and all observations and what is reported by the resident
• D) Only when instructed by the nurse
• Answer: C
• Rationale: The QMA must document in the clinical record any and all observations and
what is reported by the resident.
