NUR 136 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Six Rights of Medication Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. right patient
2. right medication
3. right dosage
4. right route
5. right time
6. right documentation
Where should a syringe and needles be placed after administration? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅in a
sharps container
under which condition does a nurse have a right to refuse to administer a drug? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅the pharmacist ordered the drug
when administering medication in the hospital, the nurse should: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅chart
only those drugs that she or he personally gave the patient
a nurse reads a medication order that is not clear. what action is indicated? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅check with the doctor who wrote the order
the responsibilities of the nurse regarding medication in the hospital include all but - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅prescribing drugs
when an order is written to be administered "as needed" it is called a - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅prn
order
the nurse practitioner orders Ativan (lorazepam) 1mh stat. the medication is given - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅immediately and only once
, the nurse is administering a medication and the dorsogluteal site is chosen. there are multiple injections
that have been given in this site and there are scars. what should the nurse do? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅select another site for administration
which type of oral medication drug form may not be crushed for administration? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅enteric-coated tablet
the preferred site for an IM injection to a child that is under 3 years - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅vastus
lateralis
which nursing action is most likely to increase an older patients compliance and reduce medication
errors? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅devise a simple medication schedule
a nurse enters to administer medication. the patient is in the bathroom. the nurse should: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅leave with the medication and return shortly to administer it
a suppository is ordered to be administered rectally. what should the nurse do first before inserting the
suppository? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅apply a water-based lubricant to the suppository before
insertion
a tuberculin skin test is performed via intradermal injection. which angle will the nurse insert the
needle? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅15 degrees
a patients medication is a sustained-release tablet. the nurse should avoid: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅crushing the tablet before administration
the nurse has a responsibility in drug therapy to do all except: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅changing
the dosage if side effects occur
before administration medications to a patient, the nurse will do all except - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅withhold medication if the pulse is 100
Six Rights of Medication Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. right patient
2. right medication
3. right dosage
4. right route
5. right time
6. right documentation
Where should a syringe and needles be placed after administration? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅in a
sharps container
under which condition does a nurse have a right to refuse to administer a drug? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅the pharmacist ordered the drug
when administering medication in the hospital, the nurse should: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅chart
only those drugs that she or he personally gave the patient
a nurse reads a medication order that is not clear. what action is indicated? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅check with the doctor who wrote the order
the responsibilities of the nurse regarding medication in the hospital include all but - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅prescribing drugs
when an order is written to be administered "as needed" it is called a - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅prn
order
the nurse practitioner orders Ativan (lorazepam) 1mh stat. the medication is given - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅immediately and only once
, the nurse is administering a medication and the dorsogluteal site is chosen. there are multiple injections
that have been given in this site and there are scars. what should the nurse do? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅select another site for administration
which type of oral medication drug form may not be crushed for administration? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅enteric-coated tablet
the preferred site for an IM injection to a child that is under 3 years - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅vastus
lateralis
which nursing action is most likely to increase an older patients compliance and reduce medication
errors? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅devise a simple medication schedule
a nurse enters to administer medication. the patient is in the bathroom. the nurse should: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅leave with the medication and return shortly to administer it
a suppository is ordered to be administered rectally. what should the nurse do first before inserting the
suppository? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅apply a water-based lubricant to the suppository before
insertion
a tuberculin skin test is performed via intradermal injection. which angle will the nurse insert the
needle? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅15 degrees
a patients medication is a sustained-release tablet. the nurse should avoid: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅crushing the tablet before administration
the nurse has a responsibility in drug therapy to do all except: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅changing
the dosage if side effects occur
before administration medications to a patient, the nurse will do all except - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅withhold medication if the pulse is 100
