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 drill400 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

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.
Medication Administration · 10 questions
Effects of Medication · 10 questions
Role and Responsibility · 7 questions
Terminology · 6 questions
Allowable Route · 3 questions
Body Systems: A&P · 3 questions
Regulations · 3 questions
Documentation · 3 questions
Error Reporting · 3 questions
Six Rights · 3 questions
Controlled Substances · 2 questions
Resident Safety: Infection Control · 2 questions
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 drillCommon 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 drillOther 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.