Free Arizona Medication Assistant Practice Test

Arizona · 55 questions in 1 hour · 80% to pass

55 questions in 1 hour, drawn in the handbook’s subject-area counts, with a score for each part and an explanation for every answer.

Or start with a free 10-question drill

400 original questions for this exam · 12 subject areas · a 55-question timed mock

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The Arizona CMA exam at a glance

Arizona certifies medication assistants through a two-part exam given by D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster): a 55-question knowledge test and a skill test. You need 80% on the knowledge test, 44 of 55. Arizona’s test plan has twelve subject areas, including Body Systems and Infection Control, and our mock draws them in the handbook’s counts.

Exam
The Arizona medication assistant competency exam, given by D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster) to the Arizona State Board of Nursing test plan. It has a knowledge test and a skill test
Knowledge test
55 multiple-choice questions (A, B, C or D) in 60 minutes
Passing score
80% or better on the knowledge test
Subject areas
Medication Administration 10, Effects of Medication 10, Role and Responsibility 7, Terminology 6, and 3 each for Allowable Route, Body Systems, Regulations, Documentation, Error Reporting and Six Rights; 2 each for Controlled Substances and Infection Control
Skill test
Medication administration tasks in 25 minutes; all key steps and 80% of other steps must be done correctly
Attempts
Unlimited attempts within one year of finishing your training program
Fee
Paid in your TMU account; the handbook does not list the amount
Line drawing of a bedside table with a cup of water and a medicine cup beside an armchair and a window with a cactus

What the Arizona CMA test covers

The D&S Diversified Technologies handbook lists exactly how many of the 55 questions come from each subject area. Each topic has a free ten-question drill.

Free mixed drill: every topic

How to study for the Arizona CMA test

  • Medication Administration and Effects of Medication are 20 of 55 questions together.
  • Arizona adds Body Systems (3) and Resident Safety: Infection Control (2): drill both.
  • Terminology is 6 questions, more than most states: learn the abbreviations and measurements.
  • Take the 55-question mock in 60 minutes and aim for 49 or better.

Sit the full exam under the real clock

55 questions in 1 hour, drawn in the handbook’s subject-area counts, with a score for each part and an explanation for every answer.

Or start with a free 10-question drill

Common questions

How many questions are on the Arizona medication assistant exam?

The knowledge test has 55 multiple-choice questions, options A to D, in 60 minutes. There is also a skill test.

What score do you need to pass in Arizona?

80% or better on the knowledge test, which is 44 of 55.

How many times can I take the Arizona exam?

The handbook allows unlimited attempts within one year of finishing your training program.

55 questions in 1 hour, drawn in the handbook’s subject-area counts, with a score for each part and an explanation for every answer.

Or start with a free 10-question drill

Other medication aide exams

Sources

Original practice questions written to the MACE content outline, the North Carolina Board of Nursing outline and the D&SDT state test plans; they are not exam questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by NCSBN, Credentia, D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster) or any state board of nursing or health department. Follow your facility’s policies, your state’s rules and the supervising nurse in practice.