QMAP Online Course Step 2 Practice
Quizzes Units 1–7 Questions and Answers |
Qualified Medication Administration
Personnel Study Guide with Complete
Solutions, Medication Safety & Certification
Prep
• This 300-question QMAP practice exam covers Units 1–7 of the Qualified
Medication Administration Personnel certification course, designed to mirror the
style and rigor of the actual QMAP exam with complete EXPERT RATIONALE for
every correct answer.
• Use this material by reading each question carefully, selecting your answer
mentally before checking the highlighted correct option, then studying the EXPERT
RATIONALE to reinforce understanding and close knowledge gaps.
1. What does QMAP stand for?
A. Qualified Medication Administration Professionals
B. Quality Medication and Patient Administration Program
C. Qualified Medical Assistant Personnel
D. Quick Medication Administration Procedure
E. Qualified Medication Administration Personnel
EXPERT RATIONALE: QMAP stands for Qualified Medication Administration Personnel,
which is the official title of the certification program designed to train non-licensed staff
to administer medications in residential and assisted living settings.
2. Which of the following best describes the role of a QMAP?
A. Diagnosing medical conditions
B. Prescribing medications to residents
C. Performing nursing assessments
, D. Administering medications as delegated by a licensed nurse
E. Ordering laboratory tests
EXPERT RATIONALE: A QMAP is a non-licensed individual trained and delegated by a
licensed nurse to administer medications safely to residents in non-medical residential
settings.
3. Who is responsible for delegating medication administration tasks to a
QMAP?
A. The facility administrator
B. The pharmacist
C. A licensed nurse
D. The resident's physician
E. The state health department
EXPERT RATIONALE: Delegation of medication administration to a QMAP must come
from a licensed nurse, who retains accountability for the delegation and must ensure the
QMAP is competent to perform the task.
4. Which of the following is OUTSIDE the scope of practice for a QMAP?
A. Administering oral medications
B. Documenting medication administration
C. Performing nursing assessments
D. Observing and reporting side effects
E. Following the medication administration record
EXPERT RATIONALE: Nursing assessments require clinical judgment and are within the
scope of licensed nurses only. QMAPs are not permitted to perform clinical assessments,
only to administer and document medications as delegated.
,5. What is the primary purpose of the Medication Administration Record
(MAR)?
A. To record a resident's vital signs
B. To document physician orders only
C. To track all medications administered to a resident
D. To list the resident's allergies
E. To schedule nursing shift rotations
EXPERT RATIONALE: The MAR is the legal document used to record every medication
administered to a resident, including the drug name, dose, time, route, and the initials of
the person who administered it.
6. Before administering any medication, a QMAP must verify which of the
following?
A. The resident's room number only
B. The medication cost
C. The Six Rights of medication administration
D. The nurse's availability
E. The family's consent for each dose
EXPERT RATIONALE: The Six Rights — right resident, right medication, right dose, right
route, right time, and right documentation — must be verified before every medication
administration to prevent errors.
7. Which of the following is one of the Six Rights of medication
administration?
A. Right facility
, B. Right route
C. Right nurse
D. Right insurance
E. Right family member
EXPERT RATIONALE: Right route is one of the Six Rights of medication administration. It
ensures the medication is given by the correct method — oral, topical, inhaled, etc. — as
ordered by the prescriber.
8. What should a QMAP do if a resident refuses their medication?
A. Force the resident to take it
B. Crush and hide it in food without telling the resident
C. Document the refusal and report it to the delegating nurse
D. Skip the dose without documenting
E. Call the pharmacy immediately
EXPERT RATIONALE: When a resident refuses medication, the QMAP must document the
refusal on the MAR and notify the delegating nurse so appropriate clinical follow-up can
be taken.
9. What does the term "oral route" mean in medication administration?
A. Medication given through the nose
B. Medication swallowed by mouth
C. Medication applied to the skin
D. Medication given through an IV
E. Medication placed under the tongue only
Quizzes Units 1–7 Questions and Answers |
Qualified Medication Administration
Personnel Study Guide with Complete
Solutions, Medication Safety & Certification
Prep
• This 300-question QMAP practice exam covers Units 1–7 of the Qualified
Medication Administration Personnel certification course, designed to mirror the
style and rigor of the actual QMAP exam with complete EXPERT RATIONALE for
every correct answer.
• Use this material by reading each question carefully, selecting your answer
mentally before checking the highlighted correct option, then studying the EXPERT
RATIONALE to reinforce understanding and close knowledge gaps.
1. What does QMAP stand for?
A. Qualified Medication Administration Professionals
B. Quality Medication and Patient Administration Program
C. Qualified Medical Assistant Personnel
D. Quick Medication Administration Procedure
E. Qualified Medication Administration Personnel
EXPERT RATIONALE: QMAP stands for Qualified Medication Administration Personnel,
which is the official title of the certification program designed to train non-licensed staff
to administer medications in residential and assisted living settings.
2. Which of the following best describes the role of a QMAP?
A. Diagnosing medical conditions
B. Prescribing medications to residents
C. Performing nursing assessments
, D. Administering medications as delegated by a licensed nurse
E. Ordering laboratory tests
EXPERT RATIONALE: A QMAP is a non-licensed individual trained and delegated by a
licensed nurse to administer medications safely to residents in non-medical residential
settings.
3. Who is responsible for delegating medication administration tasks to a
QMAP?
A. The facility administrator
B. The pharmacist
C. A licensed nurse
D. The resident's physician
E. The state health department
EXPERT RATIONALE: Delegation of medication administration to a QMAP must come
from a licensed nurse, who retains accountability for the delegation and must ensure the
QMAP is competent to perform the task.
4. Which of the following is OUTSIDE the scope of practice for a QMAP?
A. Administering oral medications
B. Documenting medication administration
C. Performing nursing assessments
D. Observing and reporting side effects
E. Following the medication administration record
EXPERT RATIONALE: Nursing assessments require clinical judgment and are within the
scope of licensed nurses only. QMAPs are not permitted to perform clinical assessments,
only to administer and document medications as delegated.
,5. What is the primary purpose of the Medication Administration Record
(MAR)?
A. To record a resident's vital signs
B. To document physician orders only
C. To track all medications administered to a resident
D. To list the resident's allergies
E. To schedule nursing shift rotations
EXPERT RATIONALE: The MAR is the legal document used to record every medication
administered to a resident, including the drug name, dose, time, route, and the initials of
the person who administered it.
6. Before administering any medication, a QMAP must verify which of the
following?
A. The resident's room number only
B. The medication cost
C. The Six Rights of medication administration
D. The nurse's availability
E. The family's consent for each dose
EXPERT RATIONALE: The Six Rights — right resident, right medication, right dose, right
route, right time, and right documentation — must be verified before every medication
administration to prevent errors.
7. Which of the following is one of the Six Rights of medication
administration?
A. Right facility
, B. Right route
C. Right nurse
D. Right insurance
E. Right family member
EXPERT RATIONALE: Right route is one of the Six Rights of medication administration. It
ensures the medication is given by the correct method — oral, topical, inhaled, etc. — as
ordered by the prescriber.
8. What should a QMAP do if a resident refuses their medication?
A. Force the resident to take it
B. Crush and hide it in food without telling the resident
C. Document the refusal and report it to the delegating nurse
D. Skip the dose without documenting
E. Call the pharmacy immediately
EXPERT RATIONALE: When a resident refuses medication, the QMAP must document the
refusal on the MAR and notify the delegating nurse so appropriate clinical follow-up can
be taken.
9. What does the term "oral route" mean in medication administration?
A. Medication given through the nose
B. Medication swallowed by mouth
C. Medication applied to the skin
D. Medication given through an IV
E. Medication placed under the tongue only
