Medication Administration: Questions and Answers 2025
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? - ANSOral
A nurse has received a prescription to administer a medication STAT to a client. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ANSAdminister the medication within 30 min of the health care provider prescribing
the medication.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a client about self-administration of insulin. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ANSHave the client perform a return demonstration of the procedure.
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) - ANSAsk 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 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? - ANSWear clean gloves to apply the
transdermal medication.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify is at the greatest
risk of developing medication toxicity? - ANSA client who has impaired kidney function
A nurse is collecting data on a client who is receiving vancomycin IV. The nurse observes the client has a rash
on their neck, chest, and back. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - ANSStop the
infusion of the vancomycin.
A nurse is participating in a committee to reduce medication errors on a medical unit. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse recommend? (Select all that apply.) - ANSMark the area around the automated
medication dispensing system.
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? - ANSOral
A nurse has received a prescription to administer a medication STAT to a client. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ANSAdminister the medication within 30 min of the health care provider prescribing
the medication.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a client about self-administration of insulin. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ANSHave the client perform a return demonstration of the procedure.
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) - ANSAsk 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 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? - ANSWear clean gloves to apply the
transdermal medication.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify is at the greatest
risk of developing medication toxicity? - ANSA client who has impaired kidney function
A nurse is collecting data on a client who is receiving vancomycin IV. The nurse observes the client has a rash
on their neck, chest, and back. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - ANSStop the
infusion of the vancomycin.
A nurse is participating in a committee to reduce medication errors on a medical unit. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse recommend? (Select all that apply.) - ANSMark the area around the automated
medication dispensing system.
