ATI - Medication Administration Exam Questions and Answers| Latest
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A nurse is assisting with teaching a client who has a new prescription for a nitroglycerin patch .
Which of the following actions should the nurse take ? ( Select all that apply )
Ask the client what they know about the nitroglycerin patch .
Find out whether the client is able to pay for the medication .
Determine the client's ability to apply the patch .
Check the client's reading comprehension level .
Use medical terminology to instruct the client about the patch . Ask the client what they
know about the nitroglycerin patch .
Determine the client's ability to apply the patch .
Check the client's reading comprehension level .
A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 320 mg oral solution to a school - age child .
The amount available is acetaminophen oral solution 160 mg / 5 mL . How many mL should the
nurse administer ? ( Round to the nearest whole number . Use a leading zero if it applies . Do
not use a trailing zero . ) 10 mL
X = desired x quantity
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Have
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about administering a transdermal
nitroglycerin patch to a client . Which of the following instructions should the nurse include ?
Place a new transdermal patch over the same site as an old patch .
, Apply no more than two transdermal patches at a time .
Expect the transdermal medication to absorb rapidly .
Wear clean gloves to apply the transdermal medication . Wear clean gloves to apply the
transdermal medication .
This protects the Nurse from accidentally absorbing the medication
A charge nurse is reviewing routes of medication administration with a newly licensed nurse
when providing care to a client . Which of the following routes of administration should the
charge nurse include as having the slowest onset of action ?
Intramuscular
Oral
Buccal
Intravenous Oral
While convenient and most preferred by clients it has the slowest onset of action
A nurse is performing a medication reconciliation for a client who is being transferred to a long
- term care facility . Which of the following actions should the nurse take ? ( Select all that apply
.)
Place the medication reconciliation form with the client's transfer documents .
Reinforce teaching about the medications to the client upon discharge .
Add medications the client is no longer taking in the medication reconciliation .
Include over - the - counter medications in the medication reconciliation .
Compare the client's home medications with prescribed discharge medications . Place the
medication reconciliation form with the client's transfer documents .
Update Graded A+
A nurse is assisting with teaching a client who has a new prescription for a nitroglycerin patch .
Which of the following actions should the nurse take ? ( Select all that apply )
Ask the client what they know about the nitroglycerin patch .
Find out whether the client is able to pay for the medication .
Determine the client's ability to apply the patch .
Check the client's reading comprehension level .
Use medical terminology to instruct the client about the patch . Ask the client what they
know about the nitroglycerin patch .
Determine the client's ability to apply the patch .
Check the client's reading comprehension level .
A nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen 320 mg oral solution to a school - age child .
The amount available is acetaminophen oral solution 160 mg / 5 mL . How many mL should the
nurse administer ? ( Round to the nearest whole number . Use a leading zero if it applies . Do
not use a trailing zero . ) 10 mL
X = desired x quantity
————————————-
Have
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about administering a transdermal
nitroglycerin patch to a client . Which of the following instructions should the nurse include ?
Place a new transdermal patch over the same site as an old patch .
, Apply no more than two transdermal patches at a time .
Expect the transdermal medication to absorb rapidly .
Wear clean gloves to apply the transdermal medication . Wear clean gloves to apply the
transdermal medication .
This protects the Nurse from accidentally absorbing the medication
A charge nurse is reviewing routes of medication administration with a newly licensed nurse
when providing care to a client . Which of the following routes of administration should the
charge nurse include as having the slowest onset of action ?
Intramuscular
Oral
Buccal
Intravenous Oral
While convenient and most preferred by clients it has the slowest onset of action
A nurse is performing a medication reconciliation for a client who is being transferred to a long
- term care facility . Which of the following actions should the nurse take ? ( Select all that apply
.)
Place the medication reconciliation form with the client's transfer documents .
Reinforce teaching about the medications to the client upon discharge .
Add medications the client is no longer taking in the medication reconciliation .
Include over - the - counter medications in the medication reconciliation .
Compare the client's home medications with prescribed discharge medications . Place the
medication reconciliation form with the client's transfer documents .
