MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION FINAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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● What is the medication administration record? Answer: The
medication administration record includes the patient name, full name of
medication, administration time, dose, route, frequency, site of
administration for parenteral medications, and the nurses' initials,
signatures and (possibly) the prescribing health care provider.
● What is the MAR? Answer: The MAR shows when previous doses
were administered and by whom, along with any prn or intermittent
medications.
● An order is required for ___________________________________.
Answer: all medications
● Routine order: Answer: Administered until the health care provider
discontinues the order or until a prescribed number of doses or days
have occurred.
, ● Prn order: Answer: Given only when the patient requires it. Use is
determined by objective and subjective assessment and clinical
judgment of the nurse.
● One-time or on-call order: Answer: Given only once at a specified
time, often before a diagnostic or surgical procedure
● Stat order: Answer: Given immediately and only once in a single dose;
frequently given for emergency situations.
● Now order: Answer: Used when a medication is needed quickly but
not as immediately as a stat medication; given one time.
● Medication preparations (are/are not) interchangeable for alternate
routes Answer: are not
● Common routes of administration include: (7 Routes) Answer: oral,
buccal, sublingual, parenteral, topical, by inhalation, and through a
medical tube.
● Before administering any medication, the nurse should: Answer: check
the patient's MAR record or the health care provider's prescription,
review diet and fluid orders, review relevant laboratory values, and
perform a brief physical assessment.
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
● What is the medication administration record? Answer: The
medication administration record includes the patient name, full name of
medication, administration time, dose, route, frequency, site of
administration for parenteral medications, and the nurses' initials,
signatures and (possibly) the prescribing health care provider.
● What is the MAR? Answer: The MAR shows when previous doses
were administered and by whom, along with any prn or intermittent
medications.
● An order is required for ___________________________________.
Answer: all medications
● Routine order: Answer: Administered until the health care provider
discontinues the order or until a prescribed number of doses or days
have occurred.
, ● Prn order: Answer: Given only when the patient requires it. Use is
determined by objective and subjective assessment and clinical
judgment of the nurse.
● One-time or on-call order: Answer: Given only once at a specified
time, often before a diagnostic or surgical procedure
● Stat order: Answer: Given immediately and only once in a single dose;
frequently given for emergency situations.
● Now order: Answer: Used when a medication is needed quickly but
not as immediately as a stat medication; given one time.
● Medication preparations (are/are not) interchangeable for alternate
routes Answer: are not
● Common routes of administration include: (7 Routes) Answer: oral,
buccal, sublingual, parenteral, topical, by inhalation, and through a
medical tube.
● Before administering any medication, the nurse should: Answer: check
the patient's MAR record or the health care provider's prescription,
review diet and fluid orders, review relevant laboratory values, and
perform a brief physical assessment.
