GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING · PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM
NSG 3100 Exam 3
Comprehensive Practice
Question Bank
NCLEX-Style Practice Questions with Detailed Rationales
Topic Focus: Pharmacology & Medication Administration · Laboratory Values
— Fundamentals of Nursing
Edition 1 · September 2026
Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Practice Questions with Answers & Rationales — Pharmacology, Medication 2
Administration, Laboratory Values
,NSG 3100 · Galen College of Nursing Page 1
,NSG 3100 EXAM 3 PRACTICE GUIDE INSTRUCTIONS & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
How to Use This Guide
Read each stem, choose your answer, then check the rationale directly below it. The correct
option is marked, and each wrong option is explained so you understand why it's wrong — not
just that it is. Items marked SATA require selecting all that apply.
Category: Pharmacology & Medication Administration · Laboratory Values
1 How many times does the RN have to check medication?
A 1 time
B 2 times
C 3 times: upon removing from/ getting from dispenser, while preparing the
medication, before returning to storage/ giving to pt
D 4 times
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Rationale: The RN must check medication 3 times: upon removing from/getting from
the dispenser, while preparing the medication, and before returning to storage or
giving to the patient.
Tested Concept: Medication checks
Source Concept: How many times does RN have to check medication? 3x. Upon removing from/
getting from dispenser. While preparing the medication. Before returning to storage/ giving to pt.
, 2 What factors affect medication action? Select all that apply.
A Developmental
B Gender
C Diet
D Environment
E Psychological factors
F Illness/disease
G Time of administration
H Cultural, ethnic, religious factors
CORRECT ANSWER: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
Rationale: Factors that affect medication action include developmental, gender, diet,
environment, psychological factors, illness/disease, time of administration, and
cultural, ethnic, and religious factors.
Tested Concept: Factors affecting medication action
Source Concept: What factors affect medication action? Developmental, gender, diet,
environment, psychological factors, illness/ disease, time of administration, and cultural, ethnic,
religious factors.
NSG 3100 Exam 3
Comprehensive Practice
Question Bank
NCLEX-Style Practice Questions with Detailed Rationales
Topic Focus: Pharmacology & Medication Administration · Laboratory Values
— Fundamentals of Nursing
Edition 1 · September 2026
Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Practice Questions with Answers & Rationales — Pharmacology, Medication 2
Administration, Laboratory Values
,NSG 3100 · Galen College of Nursing Page 1
,NSG 3100 EXAM 3 PRACTICE GUIDE INSTRUCTIONS & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
How to Use This Guide
Read each stem, choose your answer, then check the rationale directly below it. The correct
option is marked, and each wrong option is explained so you understand why it's wrong — not
just that it is. Items marked SATA require selecting all that apply.
Category: Pharmacology & Medication Administration · Laboratory Values
1 How many times does the RN have to check medication?
A 1 time
B 2 times
C 3 times: upon removing from/ getting from dispenser, while preparing the
medication, before returning to storage/ giving to pt
D 4 times
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Rationale: The RN must check medication 3 times: upon removing from/getting from
the dispenser, while preparing the medication, and before returning to storage or
giving to the patient.
Tested Concept: Medication checks
Source Concept: How many times does RN have to check medication? 3x. Upon removing from/
getting from dispenser. While preparing the medication. Before returning to storage/ giving to pt.
, 2 What factors affect medication action? Select all that apply.
A Developmental
B Gender
C Diet
D Environment
E Psychological factors
F Illness/disease
G Time of administration
H Cultural, ethnic, religious factors
CORRECT ANSWER: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
Rationale: Factors that affect medication action include developmental, gender, diet,
environment, psychological factors, illness/disease, time of administration, and
cultural, ethnic, and religious factors.
Tested Concept: Factors affecting medication action
Source Concept: What factors affect medication action? Developmental, gender, diet,
environment, psychological factors, illness/ disease, time of administration, and cultural, ethnic,
religious factors.
