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Med Admin 1
Which of the following patients is exhibiting drug tolerance?
A patient requires an increased dose of a medication to achieve continued therapeutic benefit. (As tolerance
develops to a medication, a pt requires higher and higher doses of that medication to achieve the desired effect.)
Which of the following is the most appropriate documentation of a patient's response to a pain medication?
The patient reports pain decreased to 3/10, 30 min after medication administration. (Using a standardized
instrument is the most appropriate method of documenting a response to a pain medication.)
You are giving a patient several PO medications to take. The patient tells you that she can only take one pill at a
time. It is appropriate to remain at the bedside until you are sure the patient has taken all of the medications. (It is
your responsibility to remain with the patient and observe that she has swallowed each medication. It is
unacceptable to leave medications unattended for any period of time.)
With which route of drug administration are there no barriers to absorption?
Intravenous (The definition of absorption is the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the
blood. With IV administration, the drug is injected directly into the vein. Thus any possible barriers to absorption are
bypassed, and the drug is completely and instantly absorbed.)
You are reading the physician's orders and note date and time of the prescriptions, as well as the physician's
signature. Which of the following prescriptions is complete?
Digoxin (Lanoxin) 1.25 mg PO daily (This order is complete with medication dose, the route, and the
frequency of administration.)
Which of the following is your highest priority action for ensuring overall safety during medication administration?
Identify the patient by two acceptable methods (One of the six rights of medication administration is to
identify that you are giving the medication to the correct patient. It is required that you check the medication
administration record against the patient's ID bracelet, and use a second method of pt ID, such as asking the pt his
DOB.)
A drug's generic name is the same as it's nonproprietary name. (A drug's generic name is its nonproprietary or
noncommercial name.
Each drug has only one generic name. For example, acetaminophen is the generic name for the drug marketed as
Tylenol, while ibuprofen is the generic name for the drugs Advil, Motrin, and others.)
An uncommon, unexpected, or individual drug response thought to result from a genetic predisposition is called
An idiosyncratic effect (An idiosyncratic effect is an uncommon, unexpected, or individual drug response
thought to result from a genetic predisposition.)
A patient drinks 8oz of water. Which of the following is a correct conversion of the patient's intake?
240 mL (One fluid oz equals 30 mL; therefore, 8 fluid oz equals 240 mL)
You have a handwritten medication order that is difficult to read. Which of the following is the most appropriate
action to take to avoid an error in medication administration?
Call the medical provider for clarification of the order (There is no other way to be sure about what was
intended rather than confirming it with the person who wrote the order.)
Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of one of the six rights of medication administration?
Administering a patient's medication by the route the provider has prescribed. (The Six Rights of
Medication Administration are the right medication, the right dose, the right patient, the right route, the right time,
and the right documentation. Giving the medication by the route prescribed is indeed an application of the Six
Rights of Medication Administration.)
Which of the following represents the correct administration of the prescribed medication?
Amoxicillin 1g PO; two 500mg tabs given (To determine the correct dosage, start with the amount
prescribed: 1 g. To determine how many tablets to give, divide the dose ordered by the dose on hand and multiply
Med Admin 1
Which of the following patients is exhibiting drug tolerance?
A patient requires an increased dose of a medication to achieve continued therapeutic benefit. (As tolerance
develops to a medication, a pt requires higher and higher doses of that medication to achieve the desired effect.)
Which of the following is the most appropriate documentation of a patient's response to a pain medication?
The patient reports pain decreased to 3/10, 30 min after medication administration. (Using a standardized
instrument is the most appropriate method of documenting a response to a pain medication.)
You are giving a patient several PO medications to take. The patient tells you that she can only take one pill at a
time. It is appropriate to remain at the bedside until you are sure the patient has taken all of the medications. (It is
your responsibility to remain with the patient and observe that she has swallowed each medication. It is
unacceptable to leave medications unattended for any period of time.)
With which route of drug administration are there no barriers to absorption?
Intravenous (The definition of absorption is the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the
blood. With IV administration, the drug is injected directly into the vein. Thus any possible barriers to absorption are
bypassed, and the drug is completely and instantly absorbed.)
You are reading the physician's orders and note date and time of the prescriptions, as well as the physician's
signature. Which of the following prescriptions is complete?
Digoxin (Lanoxin) 1.25 mg PO daily (This order is complete with medication dose, the route, and the
frequency of administration.)
Which of the following is your highest priority action for ensuring overall safety during medication administration?
Identify the patient by two acceptable methods (One of the six rights of medication administration is to
identify that you are giving the medication to the correct patient. It is required that you check the medication
administration record against the patient's ID bracelet, and use a second method of pt ID, such as asking the pt his
DOB.)
A drug's generic name is the same as it's nonproprietary name. (A drug's generic name is its nonproprietary or
noncommercial name.
Each drug has only one generic name. For example, acetaminophen is the generic name for the drug marketed as
Tylenol, while ibuprofen is the generic name for the drugs Advil, Motrin, and others.)
An uncommon, unexpected, or individual drug response thought to result from a genetic predisposition is called
An idiosyncratic effect (An idiosyncratic effect is an uncommon, unexpected, or individual drug response
thought to result from a genetic predisposition.)
A patient drinks 8oz of water. Which of the following is a correct conversion of the patient's intake?
240 mL (One fluid oz equals 30 mL; therefore, 8 fluid oz equals 240 mL)
You have a handwritten medication order that is difficult to read. Which of the following is the most appropriate
action to take to avoid an error in medication administration?
Call the medical provider for clarification of the order (There is no other way to be sure about what was
intended rather than confirming it with the person who wrote the order.)
Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of one of the six rights of medication administration?
Administering a patient's medication by the route the provider has prescribed. (The Six Rights of
Medication Administration are the right medication, the right dose, the right patient, the right route, the right time,
and the right documentation. Giving the medication by the route prescribed is indeed an application of the Six
Rights of Medication Administration.)
Which of the following represents the correct administration of the prescribed medication?
Amoxicillin 1g PO; two 500mg tabs given (To determine the correct dosage, start with the amount
prescribed: 1 g. To determine how many tablets to give, divide the dose ordered by the dose on hand and multiply
