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NRSG 200 Exam 2 - Medication Administration QuestionsWith Complete Solutions
2 drugs mainly given SQ Correct Answer 1. Heparin
(anticoagulant)
2. Insulin
2 ways intradermal injections are used Correct Answer 1. TB
test
2. Allergy test
2 ways Topical can be absorbed Correct Answer 1. locally
(affected area)
2. into the circulatory system (into blood)
3 areas for IM injection Correct Answer 1. Deltoid
2. Vastus Lateralis (between the knee and greater trochanter/hip)
3. Ventrogluteal (gluteus medius, patient in sideline position,
hand on greater trochanter)
3 common drugs given IM Correct Answer 1. Vaccines
2. Pain Medications
3. Antiemitics (Anti-Nausea)
3 common SQ injection sites Correct Answer 1. outer upper
arms
2. abdomen (avoid 2 inches around the umbilicus and illiac crest
aka V LINE)
3. anterior thighs
,3 considerations when applying topical Correct Answer 1.
ensure skin is clean, dry, and intact w/ no impairments
2. wear gloves when handling and applying
3. NOTE where you put the patch/when applying
A nurse enters a patient's room to administer a drug
that is in the form of a tablet. The patient states,
"I am nauseated and feel like I am going to vomit."
What should the nurse do next in relation to administration
of the medication?
1. Obtain a prescription for an alternate route of
administration.
2. Give the medication and hope that the patient
does not vomit.
3. Obtain a liquid form of the prescribed medication
and give it to the patient.
4. Hold the medication for an hour and a half and
then attempt to give it again. Correct Answer
A nurse in a hospital receives a telephone order
from a patient's primary health-care provider. What
action must the nurse take before hanging up the
telephone?
1. Insert the order into the patient's clinical record.
2. Recite the order back to the primary health-care
provider.
3. Confirm that the ordered medication is available
in the hospital pharmacy.
4. State that the primary health-care provider must
sign the order within forty-eight hours. Correct Answer 2.
repeating order ensures that the order was correct
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A nurse is administering a medication via the
buccal route. What should the nurse instruct the
patient to do?
1. "Swish this solution around in your mouth and
then swallow it."
2. "Hold the tablet between your cheek and gum
until it dissolves."
3. "Extend your forearm and I will inject a small
amount of fluid under your skin."
4. "Roll on your side with your knees bent and I will
insert a suppository into your rectum." Correct Answer
A nurse is applying a transdermal patch to a patient's
upper arm. Which nursing actions are essential for
every patient to complete this procedure? Select all
that apply.
1. Wear clean gloves when removing
and applying a medicated patch.
2. Shave body hair in the area that the
medicated patch is to be applied.
3. Wash and dry the area where
the previous medicated patch
was removed.
4. Compress the medicated patch
against the skin for 10 seconds
after it is applied.
5. Remove the previous medicated patch
one hour after applying the new medicated
, patch to the patients. Correct Answer
A nurse is caring for a patient who is to be screened
for tuberculosis. Which injection route should
the nurse use to inject tuberculin purified protein
derivative? Correct Answer D intradermal
A nurse is caring for a patient who was admitted to
the hospital as a result of an accidental double dose
of a prescribed medication. Which strategy should
the nurse suggest that the patient use to best prevent
this from happening again?
1. Teach the patient how to use a medication organizer
system.
2. Set an alarm clock to ring at the time a drug is to
be taken as a reminder.
3. Suggest that a family member call to remind the
patient when to take medications.
4. Hang a calendar in a significant place that indicates
the drug name, dose, and time it is to be taken. Correct Answer
1. many accidental drug overdoses occur from someone
forgetting they took a medication. a organizer splits the days and
times
A nurse is evaluating a patient's ability to self-administer
a medication to both nasal passages via a
nasal spray. What action by the patient indicates that
the nurse must provide additional teaching?
1. Compressing the other nostril while initiating the
spray into the first nostril
2. Exhaling slowly through the nose after initiating
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