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NCLEX - Medication and I.V. Administration Exam Questions and Answers Already Graded A+ The physician prescribes 250 mg of a drug. The drug vial reads 500 mg/ml. How much of the drug should the nurse give? - 3. ½ ml When preparing to give a client a prescribed drug, the nurse realizes that t...

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NCLEX - Medication and I.V.

Administration Exam Questions and

Answers Already Graded A+


The physician prescribes 250 mg of a drug. The drug vial reads 500 mg/ml.

How much of the drug should the nurse give? - ✔✔3. ½ ml

When preparing to give a client a prescribed drug, the nurse realizes that

the drug is one the nurse has never administered before. No drug

references on the nursing unit contain information about the drug in

question. What should the nurse do? - ✔✔1. Contact a pharmacist to

obtain information about the drug.

The nurse is using the Z-track method of I.M. injection to administer iron

dextran to a client with iron deficiency anemia. Which techniques should

the nurse use to give this injection?



Select all that apply: - ✔✔1. Confirm the client's identity before

administering the iron dextran.

3. Change the needle after drawing up the iron dextran.

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4. Before inserting the needle, displace the skin laterally by pulling it away

from the injection site.

5. Inject the iron dextran after aspirating for a blood return.

A client is in the bathroom when the nurse enters to give a prescribed

medication. What should the nurse do? - ✔✔3. Return shortly to the

client's room and remain there until the client takes the medication.

A nurse must verify a client's identity before administering medication. The

safest way to verify identity is to: - ✔✔2. check the client's identification

band and ask the client his name.

After knee replacement surgery, a client is being discharged with a

prescription for acetaminophen and codeine tablets, 30 mg, for pain. During

discharge preparation, the nurse should include which instruction? -

✔✔1. "Avoid driving a car while taking this medication."

A nurse is teaching a client about a newly prescribed drug. What could

cause a geriatric client to have difficulty learning about prescribed

medications? - ✔✔2. Sensory deficits

The nurse has an order to administer an I.M. injection using the Z-track

technique. When carrying out this order, what should the nurse do? -

✔✔4. Simultaneously withdraw the needle and release the skin.

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After a client receives an I.M. injection, he complains of burning pain in the

injection site. Which nursing action would be the best to take at this time? -

✔✔2. Apply a warm compress to dilate the blood vessels.

After intentionally taking an overdose of amitriptyline (Elavil), a client is

admitted to the emergency department. The nurse knows that the activated

charcoal given to the client will: - ✔✔3. bind with the ingested drug.

Which I.M. sites are appropriate for the nurse to use in an adult client?



Select all that apply: - ✔✔2. Dorsogluteal muscle

3. Deltoid muscle

4. Vastus lateralis muscle

5. Rectus femoris muscle

The nurse is caring for a 62-year-old client with type 2 diabetes. The client

takes an oral antidiabetic to control blood glucose levels. The physician

prescribed ramipril (Altace) to help treat this client's elevated blood

pressure. The nurse should be alert for which drug interaction? - ✔✔1.

Hypoglycemia

A client with hypothyroidism is prescribed levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.05

mg by mouth daily before breakfast. As the nurse gives the client the

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