Medication Maestro: Safe Medication Administration Quiz
2023 with complete solution
You arrive in Mr. Rich's room with the aspirin he requested for a headache. You find him
in the bathroom. You are very busy and don't have time to wait. You should
tell him you will return and take the medication with you.
You are preparing medications for your patient using the new medication record (MAR)
for the day. You see that the previous 3 doses of medication are still in the drawer. You
should FIRST
check to see why the previous doses were not given.
The hospital pharmacy uses a unit dose system with all medications individually
wrapped and labeled. In this system, what is the LEAST number of times the nurse
should check the name of the drug when preparing medications for administration?
3 times
Which of the following indicates the nurse is using the BEST method to identify the
patient prior to medication administration?
"I need to check your identification band."
Which one of the following medication orders contains ALL of the essential elements
needed for safe drug administration?
Heparin 5000 Units subcutaneous every 12 hours -- Dr. Hipster
The nurse on the night shift is ready to leave. She hands you a syringe filled with a
medication saying the operating room called and it's time for Mr. Smith's preoperative
injection. She has it ready but would like you to give it so she can go home. You should
tell her to waste the drugs and you'll prepare another one to give.
Mr. Bello is to receive a Prolixin sustained-released tablet. He is having difficulty
swallowing the tablet. The nurses's BEST action is to
advise Mr. Bello to swallow the tablet with a glass of water.
You must hang an IVPB of Vancomycin 500 mg. The bag is labeled: 500 mg in 250 mL
to run over 60 minutes. You set the infusion pump at
250 mL/hr.
You are caring for Mr. Tomat who has the following tubes in place: a nasogastric tube
for feeding, a central IV in the subclavian vein, two peripheral IV lines, and a wound
drainage tube in the abdomen. In order to prevent medications from being administered
into the wrong tube you should
clearly label all tubes.
You are transcribing a medication order and are having difficulty reading it. Other
nurses are attempting to read the order with you. What is the SAFEST thing to do?
Call the physician who wrote the order.
An intravenous piggyback medication arrived for your patient wrapped in an aluminum
foil bag. The medication label has now been placed on the aluminum foil bag and is
visible. You should
hang it with the bag in place.
The nurse is administering oral medication to Mr. Maas. One of the drugs is phenytoin
sodium (Dilantin). The nurse observes a measles-like rash over Mr. Maas' body. The
nurse should
2023 with complete solution
You arrive in Mr. Rich's room with the aspirin he requested for a headache. You find him
in the bathroom. You are very busy and don't have time to wait. You should
tell him you will return and take the medication with you.
You are preparing medications for your patient using the new medication record (MAR)
for the day. You see that the previous 3 doses of medication are still in the drawer. You
should FIRST
check to see why the previous doses were not given.
The hospital pharmacy uses a unit dose system with all medications individually
wrapped and labeled. In this system, what is the LEAST number of times the nurse
should check the name of the drug when preparing medications for administration?
3 times
Which of the following indicates the nurse is using the BEST method to identify the
patient prior to medication administration?
"I need to check your identification band."
Which one of the following medication orders contains ALL of the essential elements
needed for safe drug administration?
Heparin 5000 Units subcutaneous every 12 hours -- Dr. Hipster
The nurse on the night shift is ready to leave. She hands you a syringe filled with a
medication saying the operating room called and it's time for Mr. Smith's preoperative
injection. She has it ready but would like you to give it so she can go home. You should
tell her to waste the drugs and you'll prepare another one to give.
Mr. Bello is to receive a Prolixin sustained-released tablet. He is having difficulty
swallowing the tablet. The nurses's BEST action is to
advise Mr. Bello to swallow the tablet with a glass of water.
You must hang an IVPB of Vancomycin 500 mg. The bag is labeled: 500 mg in 250 mL
to run over 60 minutes. You set the infusion pump at
250 mL/hr.
You are caring for Mr. Tomat who has the following tubes in place: a nasogastric tube
for feeding, a central IV in the subclavian vein, two peripheral IV lines, and a wound
drainage tube in the abdomen. In order to prevent medications from being administered
into the wrong tube you should
clearly label all tubes.
You are transcribing a medication order and are having difficulty reading it. Other
nurses are attempting to read the order with you. What is the SAFEST thing to do?
Call the physician who wrote the order.
An intravenous piggyback medication arrived for your patient wrapped in an aluminum
foil bag. The medication label has now been placed on the aluminum foil bag and is
visible. You should
hang it with the bag in place.
The nurse is administering oral medication to Mr. Maas. One of the drugs is phenytoin
sodium (Dilantin). The nurse observes a measles-like rash over Mr. Maas' body. The
nurse should
