ATI Medication Administration Test Questions and Answers Complete Answers

ATI Medication Administration Test Questions and Answers Complete Answers 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. - ANS- Metoclopramide 10 mg IM Q6H PRN nausea A nurse is preparing to medication and calculates the dosage as 1.42 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer how many mL? - ANS- 1.4 A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 25 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is diphenhydramine syrup 12.5mg/5mL. How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose? - ANS- 2tsp A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer how many mL? - ANS- 6.3mL 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? - ANS- 10mL A nurse is preparing to administer sucralfate 1 g PO twice daily to a client. Available is sucralfate 1,000 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? - ANS- 1 tab A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 2 L to infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should administer how many mL? - ANS- 2,000mL 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? - ANS- 2 tab A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer how many mL? - ANS- 0.89mL 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? - ANS- 15mL A nurse is preparing to administer codeine oral solution 30 mg PO to a client. The amount available is codeine 10mg/5 mL. How many Tbsp should the nurse administer? - ANS- 1 Tbsp A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 5 mg IM at 1715. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication? - ANS- 5:15 PM A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 500 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is cephalexin suspension 250mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? - ANS- 10mL A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.125 mg PO at 9:00 a.m. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication? - ANS- 0900 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? - ANS- 2.5 A nurse should use which of the following units when measuring weight? - ANS- Gram A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 mEq PO in 6 oz of water. How many mL should the nurse administer? - ANS- 180mL A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 0.075 mg PO to a client. Available is levothyroxine 25 mcg tablets. How tablets should the nurse administer? - ANS- 3 tab