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Medication Administration Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
What should a nurse do before administering any medication to a patient?
✔✔ Verify the five rights of medication administration: right patient, right drug, right dose, right
route, right time
Why is it important to check a patient’s allergies before giving medication?
✔✔ To prevent a potential allergic reaction or anaphylaxis
What is the most accurate method for verifying a patient’s identity before giving medication?
✔✔ Ask the patient to state their full name and date of birth and compare with the ID band
How should a nurse respond if a medication dose seems unusually high?
✔✔ Hold the dose and clarify the order with the prescribing provider
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,Why must the nurse document medication administration immediately after giving the
medication?
✔✔ To ensure accurate records and prevent double dosing or missed doses
What is the recommended action if a patient refuses a prescribed medication?
✔✔ Document the refusal and notify the prescribing provider
Why is it important to use a calibrated oral syringe for liquid medications?
✔✔ To ensure an accurate and safe dose, especially in pediatrics
When administering a subcutaneous injection, what is the correct angle of insertion?
✔✔ 45 to 90 degrees depending on patient size and needle length
How many milliliters (mL) are in 1 liter (L)?
✔✔ 1000 mL
What is the equivalent of 5 milliliters in teaspoons?
✔✔ 1 teaspoon
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, How should a nurse administer ear drops to an adult patient?
✔✔ Pull the ear up and back before instilling the drops
What is the proper way to administer eye drops?
✔✔ Instill drops into the conjunctival sac while avoiding direct contact with the eye
What is the most appropriate site for an intramuscular injection in an adult?
✔✔ The ventrogluteal or deltoid muscle
How should a nurse calculate a dose when given a concentration of 25 mg/mL and an order for
50 mg?
✔✔ Administer 2 mL (50 mg ÷ 25 mg/mL)
If a medication label reads 125 mg/5 mL, how many mL should be given for a 250 mg dose?
✔✔ 10 mL
What should be done if a nurse drops a medication on the floor?
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Medication Administration Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
What should a nurse do before administering any medication to a patient?
✔✔ Verify the five rights of medication administration: right patient, right drug, right dose, right
route, right time
Why is it important to check a patient’s allergies before giving medication?
✔✔ To prevent a potential allergic reaction or anaphylaxis
What is the most accurate method for verifying a patient’s identity before giving medication?
✔✔ Ask the patient to state their full name and date of birth and compare with the ID band
How should a nurse respond if a medication dose seems unusually high?
✔✔ Hold the dose and clarify the order with the prescribing provider
1
,Why must the nurse document medication administration immediately after giving the
medication?
✔✔ To ensure accurate records and prevent double dosing or missed doses
What is the recommended action if a patient refuses a prescribed medication?
✔✔ Document the refusal and notify the prescribing provider
Why is it important to use a calibrated oral syringe for liquid medications?
✔✔ To ensure an accurate and safe dose, especially in pediatrics
When administering a subcutaneous injection, what is the correct angle of insertion?
✔✔ 45 to 90 degrees depending on patient size and needle length
How many milliliters (mL) are in 1 liter (L)?
✔✔ 1000 mL
What is the equivalent of 5 milliliters in teaspoons?
✔✔ 1 teaspoon
2
, How should a nurse administer ear drops to an adult patient?
✔✔ Pull the ear up and back before instilling the drops
What is the proper way to administer eye drops?
✔✔ Instill drops into the conjunctival sac while avoiding direct contact with the eye
What is the most appropriate site for an intramuscular injection in an adult?
✔✔ The ventrogluteal or deltoid muscle
How should a nurse calculate a dose when given a concentration of 25 mg/mL and an order for
50 mg?
✔✔ Administer 2 mL (50 mg ÷ 25 mg/mL)
If a medication label reads 125 mg/5 mL, how many mL should be given for a 250 mg dose?
✔✔ 10 mL
What should be done if a nurse drops a medication on the floor?
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