FA DAVIS Medication Administration
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Question 1 of 15
Which describes drugs with limited medical use and high potential
for abuse or addiction?
Controlled substances
Prescription drugs
Narcotics
Placebo drugs -
correct answer ✅Controlled substances
Rationale: Controlled substances are available by prescription only
and used with caution
Which action describes the period when the concentration of
medicine is highest in the blood?
Onset of action
Peak action
Duration of action
Therapeutic range -
correct answer ✅Peak action
, FA DAVIS Medication Administration
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Rationale: Peak action is when a concentration of med is highest in
the blood
Which are safety challenges related to medication self-
administration in older adults? Select all that apply.
Opening medication containers
Remembering to take medications
Studying labels for correct dosing
Asking doctors for medications
Thinking medications are not needed -
correct answer ✅Opening medication containers
Remembering to take medications
Studying labels for correct dosing
Rationale: Elderly clients who have trouble seeing may not be able
to accurately read a medication label
Which describes medications that are given through injection into
tissues or the bloodstream?
Reconstituted administration
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Question 1 of 15
Which describes drugs with limited medical use and high potential
for abuse or addiction?
Controlled substances
Prescription drugs
Narcotics
Placebo drugs -
correct answer ✅Controlled substances
Rationale: Controlled substances are available by prescription only
and used with caution
Which action describes the period when the concentration of
medicine is highest in the blood?
Onset of action
Peak action
Duration of action
Therapeutic range -
correct answer ✅Peak action
, FA DAVIS Medication Administration
Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Rationale: Peak action is when a concentration of med is highest in
the blood
Which are safety challenges related to medication self-
administration in older adults? Select all that apply.
Opening medication containers
Remembering to take medications
Studying labels for correct dosing
Asking doctors for medications
Thinking medications are not needed -
correct answer ✅Opening medication containers
Remembering to take medications
Studying labels for correct dosing
Rationale: Elderly clients who have trouble seeing may not be able
to accurately read a medication label
Which describes medications that are given through injection into
tissues or the bloodstream?
Reconstituted administration
