1|Page
INDIANA QMA STATE EXAM 2025/2026 (2
VERSION) ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {300 Q & A}
ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW!
What is a QMA not allowed to do to a colostomy - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Irigate
What do you never do if someone is having a seizure - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Hold them down or place anything in their mouth
What should be checked before administering meds through a G-
Tube - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Check for compatibility whether the med
can be crushed and diluted with water
Where do you place eye drops - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Lower eyelid
What is dementia? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A term for several
symptoms related to a decline in thinking skills
,2|Page
What should you do if a resident refuses a dose of meds - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Report it to the nurse and document reasoning
What is cystitis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Infection in the bladder
You should attempt gradual dose reduction on what class/type of
med - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Antipsychotic
How do you count pulse/respiration - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Together
When do you do the Heimlich Maneuver - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > When
choking. Can't speak or couch
How do you know a G-Tube is in the correct place - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Check with auscultation
Debridement med can only be applied by who - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Licensed personell
Voltaren common adverse affect - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > G.I. Bleed
What is a nosocomial infection - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Infection
acquired in a facility
,3|Page
What do you need to do to mess to administer them via G-Tube -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Crush and dilute with water
Depakote is what type of med - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Anticonvulsant
30 cc = - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1 ounce
If an inhaler holds 300 doses and is ordered to be given 2 puffs
QID, how many days will it last - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 37.5
The process by which a med is changed into a form so it can be
excreted - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Metabolized
Otic means - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ear
Blurred vision and yellow-green halls are side effects of what
drug - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Digoxin
A symptom of hyperglycemia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Extreme thirst
What affects med absorption - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Route, dosage,
chemical composition form
, 4|Page
What is the average adult respiration rate - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 12-
20
B/p dropping after standing up is a side effect of what - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Sinemet
What type of med is used to treat thrombophlebitis - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Coumadin, blood thinners
How is Micronase classified - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Hypoglycemia
What are anti-inflammatory med used for - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Decrease swelling and pain
What class of med is aldactone - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Diuretic
What three things do you observe a resident for that is receiving
steroid meds - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Infection, weight gain,
osteoporosis
What is a common adverse effect of vasotec - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Dizziness, weakness, dry cough
INDIANA QMA STATE EXAM 2025/2026 (2
VERSION) ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {300 Q & A}
ALREADY GRADED A+ | BRAND NEW!
What is a QMA not allowed to do to a colostomy - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Irigate
What do you never do if someone is having a seizure - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Hold them down or place anything in their mouth
What should be checked before administering meds through a G-
Tube - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Check for compatibility whether the med
can be crushed and diluted with water
Where do you place eye drops - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Lower eyelid
What is dementia? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A term for several
symptoms related to a decline in thinking skills
,2|Page
What should you do if a resident refuses a dose of meds - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Report it to the nurse and document reasoning
What is cystitis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Infection in the bladder
You should attempt gradual dose reduction on what class/type of
med - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Antipsychotic
How do you count pulse/respiration - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Together
When do you do the Heimlich Maneuver - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > When
choking. Can't speak or couch
How do you know a G-Tube is in the correct place - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Check with auscultation
Debridement med can only be applied by who - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Licensed personell
Voltaren common adverse affect - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > G.I. Bleed
What is a nosocomial infection - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Infection
acquired in a facility
,3|Page
What do you need to do to mess to administer them via G-Tube -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Crush and dilute with water
Depakote is what type of med - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Anticonvulsant
30 cc = - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1 ounce
If an inhaler holds 300 doses and is ordered to be given 2 puffs
QID, how many days will it last - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 37.5
The process by which a med is changed into a form so it can be
excreted - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Metabolized
Otic means - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ear
Blurred vision and yellow-green halls are side effects of what
drug - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Digoxin
A symptom of hyperglycemia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Extreme thirst
What affects med absorption - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Route, dosage,
chemical composition form
, 4|Page
What is the average adult respiration rate - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 12-
20
B/p dropping after standing up is a side effect of what - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Sinemet
What type of med is used to treat thrombophlebitis - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Coumadin, blood thinners
How is Micronase classified - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Hypoglycemia
What are anti-inflammatory med used for - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Decrease swelling and pain
What class of med is aldactone - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Diuretic
What three things do you observe a resident for that is receiving
steroid meds - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Infection, weight gain,
osteoporosis
What is a common adverse effect of vasotec - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Dizziness, weakness, dry cough
