Medication Administration Test - Dosage Calculation and
Safe Medication Administration 3.0 Questions And
Answers 2025\2026
A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg
PO every 12 hr. Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension
400mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? -
CORRECT ANSWER-10 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin 15 units and isophane
insulin 40 units subcutaneous at 6:30 a.m. At which of the following
times should the nurse administer the medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER-0630
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to
infuse over 12 hr. The nurse should administer how many L? - CORRECT
ANSWER-2.5 L
A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 0.075 mg PO to a
client. Available is levothyroxine 25 mcg tablets. How many tablets
should the nurse administer? - CORRECT ANSWER-3 tablets
, A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 0.25 g PO every 6 hr.
Available is cephalexin 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the
nurse administer per dose? - CORRECT ANSWER-0.5 tablet
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 250 mcg PO daily. Available is
digoxin 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse
administer? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 tablets
A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.547
mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should
administer how many mL? - CORRECT ANSWER-0.55 mL
A nurse should use which of the following units when measuring
weight? - CORRECT ANSWER-Gram
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg PO in 0.5 oz of
orange juice. How many mL of orange juice should the nurse
administer? - CORRECT ANSWER-15 mL
A nurse is teaching a class about error - prone abbreviations in
medication prescriptions. The nurse should include that which of the
following prescriptions has acceptable abbreviations? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Metoclopramide 10 mg IM Q6H PRN nausea
Safe Medication Administration 3.0 Questions And
Answers 2025\2026
A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg
PO every 12 hr. Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension
400mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? -
CORRECT ANSWER-10 mL
A nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin 15 units and isophane
insulin 40 units subcutaneous at 6:30 a.m. At which of the following
times should the nurse administer the medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER-0630
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to
infuse over 12 hr. The nurse should administer how many L? - CORRECT
ANSWER-2.5 L
A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 0.075 mg PO to a
client. Available is levothyroxine 25 mcg tablets. How many tablets
should the nurse administer? - CORRECT ANSWER-3 tablets
, A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 0.25 g PO every 6 hr.
Available is cephalexin 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the
nurse administer per dose? - CORRECT ANSWER-0.5 tablet
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 250 mcg PO daily. Available is
digoxin 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse
administer? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 tablets
A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.547
mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should
administer how many mL? - CORRECT ANSWER-0.55 mL
A nurse should use which of the following units when measuring
weight? - CORRECT ANSWER-Gram
A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg PO in 0.5 oz of
orange juice. How many mL of orange juice should the nurse
administer? - CORRECT ANSWER-15 mL
A nurse is teaching a class about error - prone abbreviations in
medication prescriptions. The nurse should include that which of the
following prescriptions has acceptable abbreviations? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Metoclopramide 10 mg IM Q6H PRN nausea
