A Kentucky Medication Aide (KMA) is a state registered nurse aide who has passed the medication aide examination given by which body?Answer: The Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Source: 201 KAR 20:700 Section 2(3). Outline I, Authorized duties: role of the medication aide.
A medication aide has reasonable cause to suspect that a resident is being neglected. What does KRS 209.030 require?Answer: An oral or written report to the Cabinet, made immediately. Source: KRS 209.030 (2), (3). Outline I, Authorized duties: specific legal and ethical issues.
After a nurse delegates a task, who keeps responsibility and accountability for the client's nursing care?Answer: The nurse. Source: 201 KAR 20:400 Section 2. Outline I, Authorized duties: delegation.
How does KRS 314.011 define delegation?Answer: Directing a competent person to perform a selected task under the nurse's supervision. Source: KRS 314.011 (2). Outline I, Authorized duties: delegation.
How does the Kentucky Board of Nursing treat the Kentucky Medication Aide (KMA) credential?Answer: As equivalent to a CMA I. Source: 201 KAR 20:700 Section 2(3). Outline I, Authorized duties: role of the medication aide.
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Authorized duties, continued
Under Kentucky's delegation regulation, a nursing task may be delegated only if it does not require the delegatee to do what?Answer: Exercise independent nursing judgment. Source: 201 KAR 20:400 Section 3. Outline I, Authorized duties: delegation.
Under KRS 194A.705, a medication aide in an assisted living community or nursing home gives medication under the authority of whom?Answer: An available licensed practical nurse, registered nurse or APRN. Source: KRS 194A.705 (2)(c). Outline I, Authorized duties: role of the medication aide.
What does the Certified Medication Aide II credential add to the CMA I role?Answer: Insulin by preloaded insulin pen, and no other injection. Source: 201 KAR 20:700 Section 2(2). Outline I, Authorized duties: restrictions and limitations.
Which medications may a Certified Medication Aide I administer under 201 KAR 20:700?Answer: Oral or topical medications, under the delegation of a nurse. Source: 201 KAR 20:700 Section 2(1). Outline I, Authorized duties: permitted duties.
Who decides how much supervision a delegated nursing task needs?Answer: The delegating nurse. Source: 201 KAR 20:400 Section 4. Outline I, Authorized duties: delegation.
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A dose in an assisted living community is not given as prescribed. What does the staff person document?Answer: The reason, and any follow-up that was provided. Source: 902 KAR 20:480 Section 15(8). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: documentation of medication administration.
A medication container in the storage cabinet has no label at all. What happens to it?Answer: It is appropriately destroyed. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: disposal.
A medication container's label is damaged and hard to read. What does the nursing home regulation require?Answer: Return to the issuing pharmacy for relabeling or disposal. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: storage.
A medication order has no time limit and no number of doses. What must the nursing home do?Answer: Notify the prescriber that it will stop on a certain date unless continued. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(9). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: medication orders.
A nurse may delegate a regularly scheduled controlled substance to a CMA on which condition?Answer: It is prescribed and labeled in a container for a specific resident. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(11). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: safety of medication administration.
A PRN controlled substance is to be given by a CMA. What must the nurse do before it is given?Answer: Assess the resident, in person or virtually. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(11). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: reporting any change from the client's normal condition.
A resident has run out of a tablet, and a roommate is prescribed the same one. What does the nursing home regulation say?Answer: One resident's prescribed medication is not given to another. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: safety and rights of medication administration.
A visitor asks a medication aide which medications another resident takes. What right does KRS 216.515 give that resident?Answer: Confidential treatment of medical and personal records. Source: KRS 216.515 (7). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: rights of individuals.
An order is received by telephone in a Kentucky nursing home. Within how many days must the prescriber sign it?Answer: 14 days. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(9). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: medication orders.
Before oral or topical medication is delegated to an unlicensed staff person in a nursing home, which credential must that person hold?Answer: A CMA I credential or a Kentucky medication aide credential. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: safety of medication administration.
Controlled medications that go with an assisted living resident for time away are kept in what?Answer: The original container with the original prescription label. Source: 902 KAR 20:480 Section 15(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: storage.
Expired or unused controlled substances are disposed of or destroyed no later than how many days after expiration or discontinuation?Answer: 30 days. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(11). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: disposal.
For an unplanned time away from an assisted living community, a nurse may provide non-controlled medications for up to how long?Answer: 7 calendar days. Source: 902 KAR 20:480 Section 15(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: administering and charting medications.
For how long is the record of destroyed controlled substances kept?Answer: At least 18 months. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(11). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: disposal.
How are controlled substances kept in a Kentucky nursing home?Answer: Under double lock, with access for designated staff only. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(11). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: storage.
How are drugs for external use stored in a nursing home?Answer: Separately from those given by mouth and injection. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: storage.
How must medications kept by a nursing home be stored?Answer: In their original containers, in a locked place. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: storage.
How often is a recorded and signed count of Schedule II controlled substances kept?Answer: Daily. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(11). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: administering and charting medications.
How often must a registered nurse or pharmacist review each nursing home resident's medication profile?Answer: At least monthly. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(9). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: observation and reporting.
How soon must a medication error or drug reaction be reported to the resident's physician or practitioner?Answer: Immediately. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: causes and reporting of medication errors.
If an intravenous injection is necessary in a nursing home, who administers it?Answer: A licensed physician or registered nurse. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: routes of administration.
In a Kentucky nursing home, how must a medication given to a resident be ordered?Answer: In writing, by the prescribing physician or practitioner. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(9). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: medication orders.
In an assisted living community, the nurse who delegates medication administration must have done what for each resident?Answer: Specified written instructions and documented them in the resident's record. Source: 902 KAR 20:480 Section 15(7). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: administering and charting medications.
In what kind of record are controlled substances logged in a Kentucky nursing home?Answer: A bound record book with numbered pages. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(11). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: documentation of medication administration.
Under 902 KAR 20:480, the record of a dose given includes the medication name, dosage, date and time, the method and route, and what else?Answer: The signature and title of the staff person who gave it. Source: 902 KAR 20:480 Section 15(8). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: documentation of medication administration.
Under KRS 216.515, a chemical restraint outside an emergency must be what?Answer: Justified in writing by a physician for a specified, limited time. Source: KRS 216.515 (6). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: rights of individuals.
Under the nursing home regulation, restraints shall not be used for which purpose?Answer: As a convenience for staff. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(12). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: rights of individuals.
What becomes of expired medications and medications no longer in use?Answer: They are disposed of or destroyed appropriately. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: disposal.
When controlled substances are destroyed on-site, who must be present with the person responsible?Answer: At least one witness. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(11). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: disposal.
When may a nursing home resident self-administer a medication?Answer: On special order of the prescriber, or in a supervised predischarge program. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: rights of individuals.
Where are medications that need refrigeration kept in a nursing home?Answer: In a separate locked box in the medication area's refrigerator. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: storage.
Where is a medication error or drug reaction documented in a Kentucky nursing home?Answer: In the medical record and in an incident report. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: causes and reporting of medication errors.
Which credential is required before a preloaded insulin injection is delegated in a nursing home?Answer: CMA II. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: routes of administration.
Which of these must appear on a nursing home resident's medication label?Answer: The prescription number. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: administering and charting medications.
Who administers an intramuscular injection in a Kentucky nursing home?Answer: A licensed nurse or physician. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(10). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: routes of administration.
Who documents in the resident's record that a CMA gave a PRN controlled substance?Answer: The nurse. Source: 902 KAR 20:048 Section 3(11). Outline II, Medication administration, observation and reporting: documentation of medication administration.
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A liquid medicine comes as a suspension. What is done before a dose is measured?Answer: It is shaken well. Source: MedlinePlus, Liquid medication administration (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: forms of medication: liquid.
A prescription reads QID. How often is the medicine taken?Answer: Four times a day. Source: MedlinePlus, Appendix B: Some Common Abbreviations (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: terminology and abbreviations.
A prescription reads TID. How often is the medicine taken?Answer: Three times a day. Source: MedlinePlus, Appendix B: Some Common Abbreviations (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: terminology and abbreviations.
Before a liquid dose is poured into a dosing cup, what should always be checked on the cup?Answer: That it uses the same units as the dose. Source: MedlinePlus, Liquid medication administration (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: measurements.
How do beta blockers lower blood pressure?Answer: The heart beats slower and with less force. Source: MedlinePlus, Blood Pressure Medicines (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: actions and implications.
How do statins lower LDL cholesterol?Answer: By slowing how much cholesterol the liver makes. Source: MedlinePlus, Statins (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: actions and implications.
How many teaspoons make one tablespoon?Answer: 3. Source: MedlinePlus, Liquid medication administration (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: measurements.
What do antiplatelet medicines such as aspirin do?Answer: Keep platelets from clumping together to form a clot. Source: MedlinePlus, Blood Thinners (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: actions and implications.
What does PRN mean in Kentucky's assisted living regulation?Answer: As needed. Source: 902 KAR 20:480 Section 1. Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: terminology and abbreviations.
What is a drug interaction?Answer: A change in how a drug acts when taken with certain other drugs, foods or supplements. Source: MedlinePlus, Drug Reactions (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: interactions.
What is medication reconciliation, as 902 KAR 20:480 defines it?Answer: Comparing the resident record with an outside list to find the most accurate medication list. Source: 902 KAR 20:480 Section 1. Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: terminology and abbreviations.
What is the most common type of drug allergy reaction?Answer: Skin reactions such as hives and rashes. Source: MedlinePlus, Drug Reactions (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: precautions.
Which of these describes a side effect?Answer: An unwanted, usually unpleasant effect caused by a medicine. Source: MedlinePlus, Drug Reactions (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: therapeutic and other side effects.
Which pain relievers does MedlinePlus call the most powerful?Answer: Opioids. Source: MedlinePlus, Pain Relievers (National Library of Medicine). Outline III, Medication concepts and measurements: actions and implications.
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to what Kentucky publishes for a medication aide. 201 KAR 20:700 (https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/201/020/700/) has a Certified Medication Aide I candidate pass the MACE or another board approved examination, and Credentia's Kentucky MACE handbook says the Kentucky Board of Nursing contracted with Credentia to give it: sixty multiple-choice questions, online and proctored (https://kb-ky.credentia.com/en/article/exam-overview, read 2026-10-12). The handbook's content outline (https://kb-ky.credentia.com/en/article/policy) has three areas: I. Authorized Duties, 16%; II. Medication Administration, Observation and Reporting, 60%; III. Medication Concepts and Measurements, 24%. The bank holds 10, 36 and 14 questions on the three areas. Every fact was read on 2026-10-12 in the source the question names: 201 KAR 20:700 (4 questions), 201 KAR 20:400 (3), 902 KAR 20:048 (29) and 902 KAR 20:480 (7) on the Legislative Research Commission's site, KRS 314.011, 194A.705, 209.030 and 216.515 (5), and MedlinePlus pages of the National Library of Medicine (12). Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
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This Kentucky medication aide practice test is free, with no account. It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Kentucky Board of Nursing or Credentia, which gives the Medication Aide Certification Examination in Kentucky.
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What the Kentucky exam covers
The handbook's outline has three areas: authorized duties (16 percent), medication administration, observation and reporting (60 percent) and medication concepts and measurements (24 percent). This bank has 10, 36 and 14 questions on them.
Where the answers come from
Kentucky's regulations answer 43 questions: 201 KAR 20:700 and 20:400, and 902 KAR 20:048 and 20:480. Kentucky statutes answer 5, and MedlinePlus the 12 on terms, drug actions and measures.
Where Kentucky differs
A CMA I gives oral or topical medication only, and a preloaded insulin pen needs the CMA II credential. A nurse assesses the resident before and after a CMA gives a PRN controlled substance.
A CMA I or CMA II credential expires one year from certification. Recertifying needs four hours of medication-specific education and 40 hours worked.
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Kentucky medication aide exam?
Sixty multiple-choice questions, by Credentia's Kentucky handbook. It is an online proctored exam, scored right after it ends. The handbook gives no time limit.
What is the passing score for the Kentucky medication aide test?
The exam's owner sets it, and the Kentucky handbook does not print it. Exam mode on this page gives your number right and no pass or fail verdict.
Is this Kentucky medication aide practice test the real exam?
No. The real exam is closed. These are our own questions, written from Kentucky's regulations and statutes and the public sources named. None is taken or reworded from the exam.
How many times can you take the medication aide test in Kentucky?
Two attempts, within 60 days of finishing training, under 201 KAR 20:700. After two failures, or once the 60 days have passed, the training is repeated before another try.
What is the difference between a CMA and a KMA in Kentucky?
A CMA I finishes a Board-approved program and passes a Board-approved exam. A Kentucky Medication Aide is a state registered nurse aide who passed the KCTCS examination. The Board accepts the KMA as equivalent to a CMA I.