Medication Administration
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What statement made by a 24-year-old patient's mother indicates that she
understands how to administer her son's eardrops?
A. "To straighten his ear canal, I need to pull the outside part of his ear down and
back."
B. "I need to straighten his ear canal before administering the medication by
pulling his ear upward and outward."
C. "I need to put my son in a chair and make sure that he's sitting up with his head
tilted back before I give him the eardrops."
D. "After I'm done giving him his eardrops, I need to make sure that my son
remains sitting straight up for at least 10 minutes." - ANSWERS-B
, When administering medications to people 3 years of age and older, you need to
pull the auricle upward and outward to straighten the ear canal when giving
eardrops.
A nursing student is administering ampicillin PO. The expiration date on the
medication wrapper was yesterday. What is the appropriate action for the nursing
student to take next?
A Ask the nursing professor for advice
B. Return the medication to pharmacy and get another tablet
C. Call the health care provider after discussing this situation with the charge
nurse
D. Administer the medication since medications are good for 30 days after their
expiration date - ANSWERS-B
Return the medication to pharmacy and get another tablet
The nurse needs to return the medication to the pharmacy and get a tablet that is
not expired because expired medications should not be administered.
The nurse is administering an intravenous (IV) push medication to a patient who
has a compatible IV fluid running through intravenous tubing. Place the following
steps in the appropriate order. 1. Release tubing and inject medication within
amount of time recommended by agency policy, pharmacist, or medication
reference manual. Use watch to time administration. 2. Select injection port of
intravenous (IV) tubing closest to patient. Whenever possible, injection port
should accept a needleless syringe. Use IV filter if required by medication
reference or agency policy. 3. After injecting medication, release tubing, withdraw
syringe, and recheck fluid infusion rate. 4. Connect syringe to port of intravenous
in Children A+ Certified Pass
Questions and Answers,
Exams of Nursing
Assured A+|Perfect
Score
What statement made by a 24-year-old patient's mother indicates that she
understands how to administer her son's eardrops?
A. "To straighten his ear canal, I need to pull the outside part of his ear down and
back."
B. "I need to straighten his ear canal before administering the medication by
pulling his ear upward and outward."
C. "I need to put my son in a chair and make sure that he's sitting up with his head
tilted back before I give him the eardrops."
D. "After I'm done giving him his eardrops, I need to make sure that my son
remains sitting straight up for at least 10 minutes." - ANSWERS-B
, When administering medications to people 3 years of age and older, you need to
pull the auricle upward and outward to straighten the ear canal when giving
eardrops.
A nursing student is administering ampicillin PO. The expiration date on the
medication wrapper was yesterday. What is the appropriate action for the nursing
student to take next?
A Ask the nursing professor for advice
B. Return the medication to pharmacy and get another tablet
C. Call the health care provider after discussing this situation with the charge
nurse
D. Administer the medication since medications are good for 30 days after their
expiration date - ANSWERS-B
Return the medication to pharmacy and get another tablet
The nurse needs to return the medication to the pharmacy and get a tablet that is
not expired because expired medications should not be administered.
The nurse is administering an intravenous (IV) push medication to a patient who
has a compatible IV fluid running through intravenous tubing. Place the following
steps in the appropriate order. 1. Release tubing and inject medication within
amount of time recommended by agency policy, pharmacist, or medication
reference manual. Use watch to time administration. 2. Select injection port of
intravenous (IV) tubing closest to patient. Whenever possible, injection port
should accept a needleless syringe. Use IV filter if required by medication
reference or agency policy. 3. After injecting medication, release tubing, withdraw
syringe, and recheck fluid infusion rate. 4. Connect syringe to port of intravenous
