Medication Aide State Certified Exam ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
PRACTICE Guide Questions and Answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
2026
What are the three factors that affect drug
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absorption? - correct answers ✔✔Age, Sex, Weight ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
What are the Seven Rights of Drug Administration? -
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correct answers ✔✔1.) Right Resident 2.) Right Drug
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3.) Right Dose 4.) Right Route 5.) Right Time 6.) Right
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Documentation 7.) Right Technique ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
What is the total number of course hours required to
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become a Certified Medication Aide (CMA)? - correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
answers ✔✔A total of 75 course hours: 50 hours in ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
class and 25 hours in clinical.
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,What should you do if a friend approaches you while
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you are giving medications? - correct answers
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✔✔Explain to your friend that you will have to hear ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
about it later, after you give the medications. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
What should you do if you accidentally give a patient
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two aspirin tablets instead of one? - correct answers
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✔✔Immediately tell the nurse or your supervisor. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
When should you call your supervisor if you feel sick
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before your shift? - correct answers ✔✔Call your ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
supervisor at 10 am. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
What is considered normal blood pressure? - correct
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answers ✔✔120/80 mmHg. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
How many drops of Isopto Carpine should be given to
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the right eye three times a day? - correct answers
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✔✔2 drops of Isopto Carpine. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
, What does 'BID' mean in medication administration?
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- correct answers ✔✔Twice a day.
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What is the purpose of Lipitor? - correct answers
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✔✔It works against high fat (bad cholesterol) in the
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blood.
What should you do if you hear heartbeats
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immediately upon releasing the thumb screw of the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
blood pressure cuff? - correct answers ✔✔Wait
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three minutes with the cuff off, then repeat the
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blood pressure and pump the cuff 30 mmHg higher.
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What signs of fluid retention should you report as a
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CMA? - correct answers ✔✔Weight gain and Edema.
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PRACTICE Guide Questions and Answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
2026
What are the three factors that affect drug
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absorption? - correct answers ✔✔Age, Sex, Weight ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
What are the Seven Rights of Drug Administration? -
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
correct answers ✔✔1.) Right Resident 2.) Right Drug
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3.) Right Dose 4.) Right Route 5.) Right Time 6.) Right
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Documentation 7.) Right Technique ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
What is the total number of course hours required to
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
become a Certified Medication Aide (CMA)? - correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
answers ✔✔A total of 75 course hours: 50 hours in ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
class and 25 hours in clinical.
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,What should you do if a friend approaches you while
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you are giving medications? - correct answers
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
✔✔Explain to your friend that you will have to hear ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
about it later, after you give the medications. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
What should you do if you accidentally give a patient
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
two aspirin tablets instead of one? - correct answers
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
✔✔Immediately tell the nurse or your supervisor. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
When should you call your supervisor if you feel sick
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
before your shift? - correct answers ✔✔Call your ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
supervisor at 10 am. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
What is considered normal blood pressure? - correct
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
answers ✔✔120/80 mmHg. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
How many drops of Isopto Carpine should be given to
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the right eye three times a day? - correct answers
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✔✔2 drops of Isopto Carpine. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
, What does 'BID' mean in medication administration?
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- correct answers ✔✔Twice a day.
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What is the purpose of Lipitor? - correct answers
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
✔✔It works against high fat (bad cholesterol) in the
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
blood.
What should you do if you hear heartbeats
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
immediately upon releasing the thumb screw of the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
blood pressure cuff? - correct answers ✔✔Wait
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
three minutes with the cuff off, then repeat the
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
blood pressure and pump the cuff 30 mmHg higher.
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What signs of fluid retention should you report as a
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CMA? - correct answers ✔✔Weight gain and Edema.
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