MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
EVALUATION PRACTICE GUIDE 2026 FULL
SOLUTIONS
⫸ 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer:
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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 10mL
EVALUATION PRACTICE GUIDE 2026 FULL
SOLUTIONS
⫸ 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer:
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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 10mL
