NUR 136 Final Exam 2025 With 100%
Correct 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
Correct 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
