The Medication Aide Certification Examination Overview

The MACE exam reflects the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for the prospective, entry-level Medication Aide. Provisions to the MACE test plan are made based on studies of observed activities for newly -certified medication aide.

The Online Written Examination has sixty (60) multiple-choice questions. You will have two (2) hours to complete the Written Examination.
You will be told when fifteen (15) minutes are left to finish. Fill in only one (1) oval on the digital answer sheet for each question.

Exam Content 
1. Authorized Duties (16% = 8 questions) 

1. Building Relationships 
2. Delegation
3. Role of MA-C
   1. Permitted Duties 
   2. Restrictions/Limitations
4. Specific Legal and Ethical Issues
5. Location and Use of Resources and References (e.g. nurse, pharmacist, Physician, package/drug insert, drug reference manuals) 

2. Medication  Administration, Observation and Reporting (60% = 3 questions) 

1. Administering and Charting Medications
   1. Medication Orders
   2. Documentation of Medication Administration 
   3. Storage 
   4. Disposal 
2. Safety and Rights of Medication Administration
3. Routes of Administration
4. Factors Affecting How the Body Uses Medication 
5. Classifications/Categories of Medications Related to Body Systems and Actions (e.g., antimicrobials, cardiovascular, dermatological, endocrine...) 
6. Rights of Individuals 
7. Causes and Reporting of Medication Errors
8. Reporting of Symptoms and Side Effects 
9. Reporting Any Change from Client's Normal Condition 

3. Medication Concepts and Measurements (24% = 12 questions) 

1. Medication Concepts
   1. Terminology and abbreviations 
   2. Dosage Range 
   3. Actions and Implications
   4. Therapeutic and other side effects (e.g., idiosyncratic, paradoxical, antagonist) 
   5. Precautions 
   6. Interactions 
2. Forms of Medication 
   1. Liquid 
   2. Solid and semi-solids 
3. Measurements