RN NLN Study Guide Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
What are the 5 Rights of Medication Administration - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Right Patient | |
Right Drug
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Right Dose
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Right Route
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Right Time
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What are the possible 2 additional Rights of Medication Administration -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Right to correct information
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Right to refuse
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What are the 7 basic modes and routes of Medication Administration? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. PO medication
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2. IM medications
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3. Subcu medication (not abbreviated)
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4. IV medication s
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5. Ear | |
6. Eye | |
7. Z-track (used to prevent leakage of medications into the tissue)
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If a nurse feels that a dose is beyond the usual prescribed limits or
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unsafe for the patient the nurse should do what 4 things? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1. Refuse to give the medication | | | | | |
2. Notify the prescriber
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3. Explain why
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4. Document in the chart
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When administering medications via inhalers, the nurse should
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encourage the pt. to do what after administration between inhalers? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-rinse their mouths | | |
, After a medication bouls the RN should ______________ IV lines with
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____________________ to facilitate delivery of medication into central | | | | | | | |
circulation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Flush | | | |
0.9% NaCl |
What 3 steps must you complete prior to administering a pain
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medication to a pt.? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Check the physician's
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orders for an order | | | |
2. Check to see when the last time the medication was given in the last
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24 hours|
3. Check any and all Tylenol/acetaminophen products the pt. may have
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taken and the composition of the pain medication being given to ensure
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that over dose does not occur
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When administering mist or nebulized medications, you should always
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have what type of equipment readily available? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Suction equipment |
What is the definition of a synergistic effect? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Two medications have equal effects or enhanced effects when given
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together
With Correct Answers
What are the 5 Rights of Medication Administration - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Right Patient | |
Right Drug
| |
Right Dose
| |
Right Route
| |
Right Time
|
What are the possible 2 additional Rights of Medication Administration -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Right to correct information
| | | | | |
Right to refuse
| |
What are the 7 basic modes and routes of Medication Administration? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. PO medication
| | |
|
2. IM medications
| |
3. Subcu medication (not abbreviated)
| | | |
,|
4. IV medication s
| | |
5. Ear | |
6. Eye | |
7. Z-track (used to prevent leakage of medications into the tissue)
| | | | | | | | | |
If a nurse feels that a dose is beyond the usual prescribed limits or
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
unsafe for the patient the nurse should do what 4 things? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-1. Refuse to give the medication | | | | | |
2. Notify the prescriber
| | | |
3. Explain why
| | |
4. Document in the chart
| | | |
When administering medications via inhalers, the nurse should
| | | | | | | |
encourage the pt. to do what after administration between inhalers? -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-rinse their mouths | | |
, After a medication bouls the RN should ______________ IV lines with
| | | | | | | | | | |
____________________ to facilitate delivery of medication into central | | | | | | | |
circulation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Flush | | | |
0.9% NaCl |
What 3 steps must you complete prior to administering a pain
| | | | | | | | | | |
medication to a pt.? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Check the physician's
| | | | | | | | | |
orders for an order | | | |
2. Check to see when the last time the medication was given in the last
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
24 hours|
3. Check any and all Tylenol/acetaminophen products the pt. may have
| | | | | | | | | | |
taken and the composition of the pain medication being given to ensure
| | | | | | | | | | |
that over dose does not occur
| | | | | |
When administering mist or nebulized medications, you should always
| | | | | | | | |
have what type of equipment readily available? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Suction equipment |
What is the definition of a synergistic effect? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
Two medications have equal effects or enhanced effects when given
| | | | | | | | | |
together
