Safe Dosage EXAM - Dosage
Calculation and Safe Medication
Administration 3.0 Questions
And Answers 2025/2026
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to
clarify which of the following prescriptions? - ANSWER-Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN
for incisional pain
A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a newly admitted client. The nurse
should identify which of the following actions as a part of the assessment phase of the
nursing process? - ANSWER-Asking the client about a history of medication allergies
A nurse is caring for a client who reports severe back pain at 1400. The client's
prescriptions include oxycodone extended - release 20 mg PO every 12 hr (last dose
received at 600) and oxycodone immediate - release 5 mg PO every 4 hr PRN (last
dose received at 2300 the day before). Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - ANSWER-Administer oxycodone immediate - release 5 mg PO now
A nurse working in a medical - surgical unit is preparing to administer medications to a
client. The nurse plans to use two forms of identification to verify that she has the right
client. Which of the following actions can the nurse take to identify the client? Select all
that apply. - ANSWER-Compare the name on the client's wristband with the name in the
medication administration record (MAR)
Ask the client to state his date of birth
Ask the client to state his name
Use the bar code scan to identify the client
A nurse discovers a medication error in which the client received twice the prescribed
amount of medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? -
ANSWER-Assess the client
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client who has a prescription for
decussate sodium 50 mg capsule PO twice daily. The client refuses to take the
medication because of nausea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -
ANSWER-Withhold the medication
Calculation and Safe Medication
Administration 3.0 Questions
And Answers 2025/2026
A nurse is reviewing a client's prescriptions. The nurse should contact the provider to
clarify which of the following prescriptions? - ANSWER-Morphine 2.5 mg IV bolus PRN
for incisional pain
A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a newly admitted client. The nurse
should identify which of the following actions as a part of the assessment phase of the
nursing process? - ANSWER-Asking the client about a history of medication allergies
A nurse is caring for a client who reports severe back pain at 1400. The client's
prescriptions include oxycodone extended - release 20 mg PO every 12 hr (last dose
received at 600) and oxycodone immediate - release 5 mg PO every 4 hr PRN (last
dose received at 2300 the day before). Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - ANSWER-Administer oxycodone immediate - release 5 mg PO now
A nurse working in a medical - surgical unit is preparing to administer medications to a
client. The nurse plans to use two forms of identification to verify that she has the right
client. Which of the following actions can the nurse take to identify the client? Select all
that apply. - ANSWER-Compare the name on the client's wristband with the name in the
medication administration record (MAR)
Ask the client to state his date of birth
Ask the client to state his name
Use the bar code scan to identify the client
A nurse discovers a medication error in which the client received twice the prescribed
amount of medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? -
ANSWER-Assess the client
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client who has a prescription for
decussate sodium 50 mg capsule PO twice daily. The client refuses to take the
medication because of nausea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -
ANSWER-Withhold the medication
