QMA Practice Test

Unofficial Indiana QMA practice: 63 questions of our own on the state's scope of practice and certification rules.

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The real test, as the Indiana Department of Health describes it

Retakes
Up to four attempts within two years. After that, an appearance before the state commission before reapplying.
Questions, time and pass mark
Not published by the department or by Ivy Tech.
Who gives it
Ivy Tech Community College, at its testing centers, for the Indiana Department of Health.
Before the test
A CNA in good standing in Indiana, 1,000 hours of CNA work in the past 24 months or a waiver, and a state-approved program of at least 100 hours.
Results
The same day, in a letter from the testing center.
Renewal
Every two years, after the CNA renewal: eight hours of nursing-related work and six hours of medication in-service.
Insulin
An optional certification with its own training, written test and skills test.

Checked October 9, 2026 against Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification, and Ivy Tech Community College's CNA and QMA testing FAQ. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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All 63 questions with answers

Giving medications within the scope 19

  • A nurse authorized a PRN dose at 9 a.m. The same symptoms return at 3 p.m. What must the QMA do? Answer: Obtain permission again. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (11C).
  • A nurse sets up the morning medications and asks the QMA to hand them out. What does the scope of practice say? Answer: A QMA gives only medication the QMA personally prepared. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (3).
  • A resident asks for a previously ordered PRN medication. What must the QMA have before giving it? Answer: Authorization from the facility's licensed nurse on duty or on call. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (11).
  • A resident has a rash an hour after a new medication. What does the scope of practice direct? Answer: Observe and report the reaction to the facility's licensed nurse. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (1).
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Giving medications within the scope, continued

  • A task is on the state's scope of practice list, but the facility's policy forbids it. May a QMA do it there? Answer: No. Facility policy can prohibit a listed task. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Opening line of the tasks within the scope.
  • Another QMA gave the 8 a.m. doses and forgot to chart them. May you document them in the clinical record? Answer: No. A QMA documents only doses the QMA personally gave. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (3).
  • Before a medication that could change a resident's vital signs, the QMA finds an abnormal pulse. What does the scope direct? Answer: Report the abnormality to the licensed nurse. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (2).
  • Is counting controlled substances within the QMA scope of practice? Answer: Yes. Counting, administering and documenting them is in scope. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (9).
  • The nurse who gave PRN permission is on duty. By when must that nurse cosign the resident record? Answer: By the end of the nurse's shift. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (11D).
  • The nurse who gave PRN permission was on call, not in the building. By when must that nurse cosign? Answer: By the end of the nurse's next tour of duty. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (11D).
  • Through which tube may an Indiana QMA administer medication? Answer: A G-tube or J-tube. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (10).
  • To which decubitus ulcer may a QMA apply topical medication? Answer: Stage one. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (12).
  • Under whose direct supervision does an Indiana QMA work? Answer: A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "About the QMA Training and Certification Program".
  • What must the PRN note record about the QMA's contact with the licensed nurse? Answer: That the nurse was contacted and gave permission, with the time of contact. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (11B).
  • When a QMA gives an authorized PRN medication, what must be documented about the symptoms? Answer: The symptoms that showed the need and the time they occurred. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (11A).
  • When may a QMA alter a capsule? Answer: When the physician prescribed it to be given that way. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (8).
  • When may a QMA crush a medication? Answer: When that is appropriate per the manufacturer's instructions or the physician's order. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (7).
  • Which inhaled medication is within the QMA scope? Answer: One given by metered dose inhaler. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (13).
  • Which of these routes is within the QMA scope when the physician orders it? Answer: Rectal. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (6).

Treatments, tests and observations 12

  • A QMA may give ordered site care and apply a dressing to a G-tube or J-tube site in which condition? Answer: Healed. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (17).
  • A QMA started oxygen in an emergency. What must the QMA do immediately afterward? Answer: Verbally notify the licensed nurse on duty or on call and document the action and notification. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (4).
  • After a finger stick blood glucose test, what does the QMA do with the result? Answer: Reports it to the licensed nurse. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (15).
  • Before a QMA instills a commercially prepared disposable enema, what must the licensed nurse have done? Answer: Assessed the resident and instructed the QMA to instill it. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (19).
  • In an emergency that needs first aid, which compress may a QMA apply as directed by the physician or licensed nurse? Answer: A cold, dry compress. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (21).
  • The oximeter a QMA uses to obtain oxygen saturation must have been calibrated by whom? Answer: A licensed or certified professional. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (5).
  • The scope of practice gives tablet, dipstick and test tape as methods of which test? Answer: Diabetic urine testing. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (22).
  • What must have happened before a QMA applies a dressing to a minor skin tear? Answer: A licensed nurse assessed the skin tear. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (16).
  • When may a QMA administer a sitz bath? Answer: When it is ordered by the physician. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (20).
  • When may a QMA start oxygen by nasal cannula or nonsealing mask? Answer: Only in an emergency. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (4).
  • Which of these belongs in the observations a QMA documents in the clinical record? Answer: What the resident reports to the QMA. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (24).
  • Which ostomy or catheter task is on the list of tasks within the QMA scope? Answer: Emptying and changing a colostomy bag. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks within the scope, item (18).

Tasks outside the scope 10

  • A medication is ordered through a nasogastric tube. May a QMA administer it? Answer: No. Medication per nasogastric tube is not in the scope. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks not in the scope, item (3).
  • A physician orders a catheter irrigation. May the QMA perform it? Answer: No. Instilling irrigation fluids of any type is not in the scope. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks not in the scope, item (4).
  • A physician telephones a new order and no nurse is at the desk. What does the scope of practice mean for the QMA? Answer: The QMA does not receive the telephone order. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks not in the scope, item (5).
  • A resident's breathing treatment is given by nebulizer. May a QMA administer it? Answer: No. Nebulizer treatments are not in the scope. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks not in the scope, item (2).
  • A treatment is ordered for a stage II decubitus ulcer. Is administering it within the QMA scope? Answer: No. Stage II, III and IV ulcers are advanced conditions. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks not in the scope, item (6).
  • An enema solution mixed on the unit is ordered. May a QMA instill it? Answer: No. Only a commercially prepared disposable enema is within the scope. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks not in the scope, item (4).
  • An intravenous antibiotic is due and the nurse is busy. May the QMA start it? Answer: No. Intravenous is an injection route, outside the scope. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks not in the scope, item (1).
  • For which kind of order may a QMA assume responsibility for receiving it? Answer: None. Written, verbal and telephone orders are all outside the scope. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks not in the scope, item (5).
  • Injection routes are outside the QMA scope. How may an Indiana QMA come to administer insulin? Answer: By earning the optional insulin certification. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "What is the QMA certification for insulin administration?".
  • Which route is on the list of tasks that are not in the QMA scope of practice? Answer: Subcutaneous injection. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide Scope of Practice. Tasks not in the scope, item (1).

Becoming a QMA and the written test 13

  • A QMA candidate has used every allowed attempt at the written test without passing. What does the testing FAQ say comes before reapplying? Answer: A personal appearance before the Certified Health Care Professions Commission. Source: Ivy Tech Community College, CNA and QMA testing FAQ, linked from its testing information page. Question 22.
  • A QMA in good standing in another state applies in Indiana by reciprocity. By the testing FAQ, what has applied since September 1, 2025? Answer: No testing is required, but the application process must still be completed. Source: Ivy Tech Community College, CNA and QMA testing FAQ, linked from its testing information page. Question 13.
  • A state-approved QMA training program consists of at least how many hours? Answer: 100. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "How do I become a QMA in Indiana?".
  • A student nurse who seeks QMA registration completes a supervised practicum of how many hours? Answer: 40. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "How do I become a QMA in Indiana?", Student Nurse.
  • Before a QMA candidate retests, the instructor documents how many hours of additional training? Answer: Six. Source: Ivy Tech Community College, CNA and QMA testing FAQ, linked from its testing information page. Question 27.
  • By the testing FAQ, when does a candidate learn whether the test was passed? Answer: On the same day as the test. Source: Ivy Tech Community College, CNA and QMA testing FAQ, linked from its testing information page. Question 37.
  • For a QMA candidate, when do the two years for testing start, by the testing FAQ? Answer: At classroom course completion. Source: Ivy Tech Community College, CNA and QMA testing FAQ, linked from its testing information page. Question 23.
  • How many hours of CNA work in the last 24 months must an applicant have, unless a waiver is granted? Answer: 1,000. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "How do I become a QMA in Indiana?".
  • How many times may the QMA written test be tried in two years? Answer: Up to four. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "What is the competency evaluation test?".
  • How old must a person be to qualify for QMA registration by completing a training program? Answer: 18. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "How do I become a QMA in Indiana?".
  • Through which organization is the QMA written test scheduled? Answer: Ivy Tech Community College. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "What is the competency evaluation test?".
  • Which certification must a person hold in good standing in Indiana before becoming a QMA? Answer: Certified nurse aide (CNA). Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "How do I become a QMA in Indiana?".
  • Who may grant a waiver for a reduced CNA work requirement? Answer: The Certified Healthcare Professions Commission. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "How do I become a QMA in Indiana?".

Renewal, in-service and the registry 9

  • A QMA holds the insulin certification. How much more training does each renewal period require? Answer: One additional hour related to insulin administration. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "What are in-service training hours?".
  • How many hours of medication-related in-service training does a QMA complete in each two-year renewal period? Answer: Six. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "What are in-service training hours?".
  • In which order are the CNA and QMA certificates renewed? Answer: The CNA certificate first, then the QMA certificate. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "How do I renew my certification?".
  • To stay active, a QMA must work at least how many hours in nursing-related duties in each two-year renewal period? Answer: Eight. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "How do I renew my certification?".
  • What does a status of 'finding' on the Indiana Aides Registry mean? Answer: The aide may not work as a CNA, QMA or home health aide. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "Where can I find the Indiana Aides Registry?".
  • What share of QMAs does the Department audit at random for in-service compliance? Answer: 10%. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "What are in-service training hours?", Documentation of Training.
  • Who is responsible for maintaining the record of a QMA's in-service training? Answer: The QMA. Facilities should also keep a copy. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "What are in-service training hours?", Documentation of Training.
  • Who must lead the training for the optional insulin certification? Answer: A registered nurse who is an approved program instructor. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "What is the QMA certification for insulin administration?".
  • Within how many days must a QMA update a change of name, address, phone or email? Answer: 30. Source: Indiana Department of Health, Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) Training and Certification. Section "How do I update my contact information?".

How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to what Indiana publishes for a Qualified Medication Aide. The Indiana Department of Health says a QMA must pass a written competency evaluation after a state-approved training program of at least 100 hours, allows up to four attempts in two years, and links the QMA Scope of Practice (https://www.in.gov/health/ltc/aide-training-and-certification/qma/, last updated Sept. 1, 2026, read 2026-10-09). The department publishes no question count, time limit or pass mark for the written test and its QMA page does not link the core curriculum, so the bank follows the two things the page does give: the Scope of Practice (24 tasks within the scope and 6 that are not) and the certification rules on its page. The bank holds 19 questions on giving medications within the scope, 12 on treatments, tests and observations, 10 on tasks outside the scope, 13 on becoming a QMA and the written test and 9 on renewal, in-service and the registry. Every fact was read on 2026-10-09 in the source the question names: the Scope of Practice (39 questions), the department's QMA page (19) and the testing FAQ of Ivy Tech Community College, which gives the test (5; linked from https://www.ivytech.edu/student-services/support-services/testing-services/cna-qma-home-health-aide-testing-information/). Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

This QMA practice test is free, with no account, and is for Indiana's Qualified Medication Aide. It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Indiana Department of Health or Ivy Tech Community College.

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What the Indiana written test is

A QMA passes a written competency evaluation after a state-approved program of at least 100 hours. Ivy Tech Community College gives it for the Indiana Department of Health.

What this bank covers

The department links the QMA Scope of Practice: 24 tasks within the scope and 6 outside it. Thirty-nine questions name that document, 19 the department's QMA page and five Ivy Tech's testing FAQ. Ivy Tech's own practice questions also list basic pharmacology, drug classes and adverse effects, which this bank does not ask. The certified medication aide practice test has questions on drug classes and medication terms.

  • A QMA may give medication by G-tube or J-tube but not by nasogastric tube, and by metered dose inhaler but not by nebulizer.

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the QMA test in Indiana?

The Indiana Department of Health and Ivy Tech publish no question count, time limit or pass mark for the QMA written test, so this page does not guess. Ask the instructor of your training program.

How many times can you take the QMA test?

Up to four attempts within two years, by the Indiana Department of Health. Ivy Tech's FAQ counts the two years from classroom course completion and asks for six hours of additional training before a retest.

Are these the Ivy Tech QMA practice questions?

No. Ivy Tech links practice questions of its own from its testing page. This page is separate and unofficial: our own questions, written from the state's Scope of Practice and the department's QMA page.

What can a QMA not do in Indiana?

Give injections, nebulizer or other inhalation treatments, or medication by nasogastric tube; instill irrigation fluids; receive a written, verbal or telephone order; or treat stage II, III or IV decubitus ulcers, by the state's Scope of Practice.

Can a QMA give insulin in Indiana?

Only with the optional insulin certification, a special designation on the QMA certification. The training is led by a registered nurse instructor and ends in a written test and a skills test completed with 100% accuracy.

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