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Chapter 26: Medication Administration (NCLEX QUESTIONS) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved The primary care provider prescribes furosemide 40 mg IV for a patient with heart failure. Which drug name is used in this prescription? 1) Chemical 2) Brand 3) Trade 4) Generic - ANS: 4 A patien...

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Chapter 26: Medication Administration

(NCLEX QUESTIONS) Exam Questions

and Answers 100% Solved


The primary care provider prescribes furosemide 40 mg IV for a patient

with heart failure. Which drug name is used in this prescription?



1) Chemical



2) Brand



3) Trade



4) Generic - ✔✔ANS: 4

A patient is prescribed fluoxetine 20 mg by mouth daily for treatment of

depression. The nurse caring for the patient is unfamiliar with this drug.

Which action should she take before administering the medication?

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1) Inform the prescriber that she is not comfortable administering the drug.



2) Ask a nursing colleague for relevant information about the drug.



3) Consult the drug formulary accessible to staff at the patient care unit.



4) Trust the prescriber writes the dose and administer the drug as intended.

- ✔✔ANS: 3

A surgeon prescribes potassium chloride 20 mEq by mouth for a patient

with a nasogastric (NG) tube for gastric drainage. How should the nurse

proceed?



1) Seek clarification from the surgeon about the medication order.



2) Clamp the NG tube while administering the dose by mouth.



3) Instill the medication through the NG tube.



4) Withhold the oral potassium chloride elixir. - ✔✔ANS: 1

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A patient calls the nurse because he is having incision pain and wants a

dose of analgesic medication. When the nurse checks the patient's

medication administration record, she notes that he is prescribed the

narcotic, hydromorphone (Dilaudid). Where should the nurse expect to

retrieve this drug for administration?



1) Cabinet in the patient's room



2) Double-locked medication drawer



3) Stock supply cabinet



4) Portable medication cart - ✔✔ANS: 2

Which term refers to the movement of a drug from the site of administration

to the bloodstream?



1) Absorption



2) Distribution

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3) Metabolism



4) Excretion - ✔✔ANS: 1

A patient who just returned from the postanesthesia care unit is

complaining of severe incision pain. Which drug contained in his

medication administration record will offer him the fastest relief?



1) Liquid acetaminophen with codeine



2) Intravenous morphine sulfate



3) Intramuscular meperidine



4) Oral oxycodone tablets - ✔✔ANS: 2

The time it takes for drug concentration to reach a therapeutic level in the

blood is known as:



1) peak action.



2) duration of action.

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