KS—Certified Medication Aide
Practice Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
3 Factors that affect drug absorption? -
correct answer ✅Age, Sex, Weight
Seven Rights of Drug Administration -
correct answer ✅1.) Right Resident 2.) Right Drug3.) Right Dose 4.)
Right route 5.) Right time 6.) Right Documentation 7.) Right
Technique
Which of the following must you have completed to become a CMA
-
correct answer ✅A total of 75 course hours
-50hrs in class
-25hrs in clinical
While you are giving medications as CMA, your good friend Pat
comes up to the medication cart to talk to you. She is finished with
her work and is telling you in detail about her date the evening
before. What will you do? -
correct answer ✅Explain to Pat that you will have to hear about it
later, after you give the, medications.
,KS—Certified Medication Aide
Practice Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
When you are giving medications to Mr.Smith you accidently give
him two aspirin tablets instead of the one tablet that is ordered. As
soon as he has swallowed the aspirin you realize your mistake what
will you do? -
correct answer ✅Immediately tell the nurse/your supervisor
You are scheduled to work on Tuesday the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm
when you wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel sick. When
should you call your supervisor to tell him you will not be able to
come in to work? -
correct answer ✅10 am
Normal Blood Pressure -
correct answer ✅120/80 = baseline
Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will you give? -
correct answer ✅2 drops of isopto carpine in the right eye three
times a day
Delcort 1% ointment BID to Rash what does this mean? -
correct answer ✅Delcort ointment twice a day applied topically to
rash
, KS—Certified Medication Aide
Practice Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Mr. Washington has orders for a medicine called Lipitor an "
antihyperlipidemic" This medicine is given to what -
correct answer ✅Work against high fat(bad cholesterol) in the
blood
When you take Mr. Wu's blood pressure you hear heartbeats
immediatley upon releasing the thumb screw of the cuff what will
you do? -
correct answer ✅Wait three minutes with the cuff off repeat the
blood pressure and pump the cuff 30 mmhg higher than you did on
the first attempt
While working as a CMA the nursing supervisor tells you to report
any signs of fluid retention in Mr.Jones what will you look for? -
correct answer ✅Weight gain and Edema
Mrs White has a new heart medication she complains of feeling
dizzy, especially when she stands up suddenly . Which of the
following cardiovascular side effects might she be experiencing? -
correct answer ✅Decreased Blood Pressure
Practice Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
3 Factors that affect drug absorption? -
correct answer ✅Age, Sex, Weight
Seven Rights of Drug Administration -
correct answer ✅1.) Right Resident 2.) Right Drug3.) Right Dose 4.)
Right route 5.) Right time 6.) Right Documentation 7.) Right
Technique
Which of the following must you have completed to become a CMA
-
correct answer ✅A total of 75 course hours
-50hrs in class
-25hrs in clinical
While you are giving medications as CMA, your good friend Pat
comes up to the medication cart to talk to you. She is finished with
her work and is telling you in detail about her date the evening
before. What will you do? -
correct answer ✅Explain to Pat that you will have to hear about it
later, after you give the, medications.
,KS—Certified Medication Aide
Practice Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
When you are giving medications to Mr.Smith you accidently give
him two aspirin tablets instead of the one tablet that is ordered. As
soon as he has swallowed the aspirin you realize your mistake what
will you do? -
correct answer ✅Immediately tell the nurse/your supervisor
You are scheduled to work on Tuesday the 12th from 3pm to 11 pm
when you wake up Tuesday morning at 10 you feel sick. When
should you call your supervisor to tell him you will not be able to
come in to work? -
correct answer ✅10 am
Normal Blood Pressure -
correct answer ✅120/80 = baseline
Give Isopto Carpine 2 gtt od TID what will you give? -
correct answer ✅2 drops of isopto carpine in the right eye three
times a day
Delcort 1% ointment BID to Rash what does this mean? -
correct answer ✅Delcort ointment twice a day applied topically to
rash
, KS—Certified Medication Aide
Practice Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
Mr. Washington has orders for a medicine called Lipitor an "
antihyperlipidemic" This medicine is given to what -
correct answer ✅Work against high fat(bad cholesterol) in the
blood
When you take Mr. Wu's blood pressure you hear heartbeats
immediatley upon releasing the thumb screw of the cuff what will
you do? -
correct answer ✅Wait three minutes with the cuff off repeat the
blood pressure and pump the cuff 30 mmhg higher than you did on
the first attempt
While working as a CMA the nursing supervisor tells you to report
any signs of fluid retention in Mr.Jones what will you look for? -
correct answer ✅Weight gain and Edema
Mrs White has a new heart medication she complains of feeling
dizzy, especially when she stands up suddenly . Which of the
following cardiovascular side effects might she be experiencing? -
correct answer ✅Decreased Blood Pressure
