SAUNDERS MED ADMINISTRATION NCLEX QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A COMPLETE SOLUTION THAT
COVERS 2024/2025 BEST EXAM RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
The nurse prepares to administer an intramuscular injection to a 4-month-old infant. The
nurse selects which best site to administer the injection?
1.Ventrogluteal 2.Lateral deltoid 3.Rectus femoris 4.Vastus lateralis - CORRECT ANSWERS
4.Vastus lateralis
Intramuscular injection sites are selected on the basis of the child's age and muscle
development of the child. The vastus lateralis is the only safe muscle group to use for
intramuscular injection in a 4-month-old infant. The sites identified in options 1, 2, and 3 are
unsafe for a child of this age.
The nurse is preparing to administer eye drops. Which interventions should the nurse take to
administer the drops? Select all that apply.
1.Wash hands. 2.Put gloves on. 3.Place the drop in the conjunctival sac. 4.Pull the lower lid
down against the cheekbone. 5.Instruct the client to squeeze the eyes shut after instilling
the eye drop. 6.Instruct the client to tilt the head forward, open the eyes, and look down. -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1.Wash hands. 2.Put gloves on. 3.Place the drop in the conjunctival sac.
4.Pull the lower lid down against the cheekbone.
To administer eye medications, the nurse should wash hands and put gloves on. The client is
instructed to tilt the head backward, open the eyes, and look up. The nurse pulls the lower
lid down against the cheekbone and holds the bottle like a pencil with the tip downward.
Holding the bottle, the nurse gently rests the wrist of the hand on the client's cheek and
squeezes the bottle gently to allow the drop to fall into the conjunctival sac. The client is
instructed to close the eyes gently and not to squeeze the eyes shut to prevent the loss of
medication.
A client is prescribed an eye drop and an eye ointment for the right eye. How should the
nurse best administer the medications?
1.Administer the eye drop first, followed by the eye ointment. 2.Administer the eye
ointment first, followed by the eye drop. 3.Administer the eye drop, wait 15 minutes, and
administer the eye ointment. 4.Administer the eye ointment, wait 15 minutes, and
administer the eye drop. - CORRECT ANSWERS 1.Administer the eye drop first, followed by
the eye ointment.
, SAUNDERS MED ADMINISTRATION NCLEX QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A COMPLETE SOLUTION THAT
COVERS 2024/2025 BEST EXAM RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
When an eye drop and an eye ointment are scheduled to be administered at the same time,
the eye drop is administered first. The instillation of two medications is separated by 3 to 5
minutes.
The nurse educator is orienting a new nurse to the pediatric unit and is including tips for
medication administration. Which statement by the new nurse indicates that the teaching
has been effective?
1."It helps to use magical thinking with the infant-age group." 2."It helps to use magical
thinking with the school-age group." 3."It helps to use magical thinking with the toddler-age
group." 4."It helps to use magical thinking with the preschool-age group." - CORRECT
ANSWERS 4."It helps to use magical thinking with the preschool-age group."
The nurse uses developmental perspectives when administering medications. The preschool
age is when the nurse can make use of "magical thinking" as a strategy to administer
medications. Infants and toddlers are too young for this concept, and school-age children are
too mature.
The nurse is providing medication instructions to a parent. Which statement by the parent
indicates a need for further instruction?
1."I should cuddle my child after giving the medication." 2."I can give my child a frozen juice
bar after he swallows the medication." 3."I should mix the medication in the baby food and
give it when I feed my child." 4."If my child does not like the taste of the medicine, I should
encourage him to pinch his nose and drink the medication through a straw." - CORRECT
ANSWERS 3."I should mix the medication in the baby food and give it when I feed my child."
The nurse would teach the parent to avoid putting medications in foods because it may give
an unpleasant taste to the food, and the child may refuse to accept the same food in the
future. In addition, the child may not consume the entire serving and would not receive the
required medication dosage. The mother should provide comfort measures immediately
after medication administration, such as touching, holding, cuddling, and providing a favorite
toy. The mother should offer juice, a soft drink, or a frozen juice bar to the child after the
child swallows the medication. If the taste of the medication is unpleasant, the child should
pinch the nose and drink the medication through a straw.
The nurse is preparing to administer a tuberculin skin test to a client via the intradermal
route. Which action should the nurse perform when administering this test to the client?
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A COMPLETE SOLUTION THAT
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The nurse prepares to administer an intramuscular injection to a 4-month-old infant. The
nurse selects which best site to administer the injection?
1.Ventrogluteal 2.Lateral deltoid 3.Rectus femoris 4.Vastus lateralis - CORRECT ANSWERS
4.Vastus lateralis
Intramuscular injection sites are selected on the basis of the child's age and muscle
development of the child. The vastus lateralis is the only safe muscle group to use for
intramuscular injection in a 4-month-old infant. The sites identified in options 1, 2, and 3 are
unsafe for a child of this age.
The nurse is preparing to administer eye drops. Which interventions should the nurse take to
administer the drops? Select all that apply.
1.Wash hands. 2.Put gloves on. 3.Place the drop in the conjunctival sac. 4.Pull the lower lid
down against the cheekbone. 5.Instruct the client to squeeze the eyes shut after instilling
the eye drop. 6.Instruct the client to tilt the head forward, open the eyes, and look down. -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1.Wash hands. 2.Put gloves on. 3.Place the drop in the conjunctival sac.
4.Pull the lower lid down against the cheekbone.
To administer eye medications, the nurse should wash hands and put gloves on. The client is
instructed to tilt the head backward, open the eyes, and look up. The nurse pulls the lower
lid down against the cheekbone and holds the bottle like a pencil with the tip downward.
Holding the bottle, the nurse gently rests the wrist of the hand on the client's cheek and
squeezes the bottle gently to allow the drop to fall into the conjunctival sac. The client is
instructed to close the eyes gently and not to squeeze the eyes shut to prevent the loss of
medication.
A client is prescribed an eye drop and an eye ointment for the right eye. How should the
nurse best administer the medications?
1.Administer the eye drop first, followed by the eye ointment. 2.Administer the eye
ointment first, followed by the eye drop. 3.Administer the eye drop, wait 15 minutes, and
administer the eye ointment. 4.Administer the eye ointment, wait 15 minutes, and
administer the eye drop. - CORRECT ANSWERS 1.Administer the eye drop first, followed by
the eye ointment.
, SAUNDERS MED ADMINISTRATION NCLEX QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A COMPLETE SOLUTION THAT
COVERS 2024/2025 BEST EXAM RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
When an eye drop and an eye ointment are scheduled to be administered at the same time,
the eye drop is administered first. The instillation of two medications is separated by 3 to 5
minutes.
The nurse educator is orienting a new nurse to the pediatric unit and is including tips for
medication administration. Which statement by the new nurse indicates that the teaching
has been effective?
1."It helps to use magical thinking with the infant-age group." 2."It helps to use magical
thinking with the school-age group." 3."It helps to use magical thinking with the toddler-age
group." 4."It helps to use magical thinking with the preschool-age group." - CORRECT
ANSWERS 4."It helps to use magical thinking with the preschool-age group."
The nurse uses developmental perspectives when administering medications. The preschool
age is when the nurse can make use of "magical thinking" as a strategy to administer
medications. Infants and toddlers are too young for this concept, and school-age children are
too mature.
The nurse is providing medication instructions to a parent. Which statement by the parent
indicates a need for further instruction?
1."I should cuddle my child after giving the medication." 2."I can give my child a frozen juice
bar after he swallows the medication." 3."I should mix the medication in the baby food and
give it when I feed my child." 4."If my child does not like the taste of the medicine, I should
encourage him to pinch his nose and drink the medication through a straw." - CORRECT
ANSWERS 3."I should mix the medication in the baby food and give it when I feed my child."
The nurse would teach the parent to avoid putting medications in foods because it may give
an unpleasant taste to the food, and the child may refuse to accept the same food in the
future. In addition, the child may not consume the entire serving and would not receive the
required medication dosage. The mother should provide comfort measures immediately
after medication administration, such as touching, holding, cuddling, and providing a favorite
toy. The mother should offer juice, a soft drink, or a frozen juice bar to the child after the
child swallows the medication. If the taste of the medication is unpleasant, the child should
pinch the nose and drink the medication through a straw.
The nurse is preparing to administer a tuberculin skin test to a client via the intradermal
route. Which action should the nurse perform when administering this test to the client?
