Medication Administration – Assessment 2026 – Study Guide and Practice
Questions
A nurse is preparing to administer an intradermal injection to a client. At which of the following
degree angles should the nurse insert the needle?
•60° angle
•45° angle
•10° angle
•90° angle - correct answer ✔✔ 10° angle
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client. Which of the following strategies should the
nurse include?
•Use passive listening skills.
•Encourage the client to ask questions.
•Use close-ended questions.
•Provide written material at a 9th-grade reading level. - correct answer ✔✔ Encourage the
client to ask questions.
, A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about administering a transdermal
nitroglycerin patch to a client. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
•Expect the transdermal medication to absorb rapidly.
•Wear clean gloves to apply the transdermal medication.
•Apply no more than two transdermal patches at a time.
•Place a new transdermal patch over the same site as an old patch. - correct answer ✔✔ •Wear
clean gloves to apply the transdermal medication.
A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin suspension 300 mg PO, twice per day. The amount
available is phenytoin suspension 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per
dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not
use a trailing zero.) - correct answer ✔✔ 12
A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a preschooler. Which of the following
information should the nurse keep in mind when administering medications to this client?
•The dosage is calculated by height.
•The preschooler is unable to take capsules.
•Preschoolers receive the same amount as adults.
•The deltoid muscle can be used to administer intramuscular injections. - correct answer ✔✔
The deltoid muscle can be used to administer intramuscular injections.
Questions
A nurse is preparing to administer an intradermal injection to a client. At which of the following
degree angles should the nurse insert the needle?
•60° angle
•45° angle
•10° angle
•90° angle - correct answer ✔✔ 10° angle
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client. Which of the following strategies should the
nurse include?
•Use passive listening skills.
•Encourage the client to ask questions.
•Use close-ended questions.
•Provide written material at a 9th-grade reading level. - correct answer ✔✔ Encourage the
client to ask questions.
, A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about administering a transdermal
nitroglycerin patch to a client. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
•Expect the transdermal medication to absorb rapidly.
•Wear clean gloves to apply the transdermal medication.
•Apply no more than two transdermal patches at a time.
•Place a new transdermal patch over the same site as an old patch. - correct answer ✔✔ •Wear
clean gloves to apply the transdermal medication.
A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin suspension 300 mg PO, twice per day. The amount
available is phenytoin suspension 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per
dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not
use a trailing zero.) - correct answer ✔✔ 12
A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a preschooler. Which of the following
information should the nurse keep in mind when administering medications to this client?
•The dosage is calculated by height.
•The preschooler is unable to take capsules.
•Preschoolers receive the same amount as adults.
•The deltoid muscle can be used to administer intramuscular injections. - correct answer ✔✔
The deltoid muscle can be used to administer intramuscular injections.
