Med Math practice questions & Answers/
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A nurse discovers that she made a medication error. What should the nurse's first
response?
A. Record the error on the medication sheet.
B. Notify the physician regarding course of action.
C. Check the patient's condition to note any possible effect of the error.
D. Complete an incident report, explaining how the mistake was made. - CORRECT
ANSWERS -
Lisinopril 40 mg once a day is ordered. Lisinopril is available as an oral solution 8
mg/mL. How much should the nurse administer via the enteral feeding tube? -
CORRECT ANSWERS -
Ondansetron 0.15 mg/kg is ordered. Ondansetron is available as 2 mg/mL. The patient
weighs 30 kg. How much should the nurse administer? - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Match up the appropriate landmarks for the following IM sites:
1. Deltoid
2. Ventrogluteal
3. Vastus Lateralis
a. middle 3rd of thigh
b. lateral aspect
c. acromion process and axillary fold (inverted triangle)
d. greater trochanter (palm), iliac spine (index finger), iliac crest (middle finger) -
CORRECT ANSWERS -
24. Match up the angles for the following routes:
1. IM
2. Sub Q
3. ID
a. 10-15 degrees
b. 90 degrees
c. 45-90 degrees - CORRECT ANSWERS -
The __________ method is a type of IM injection technique used to prevent tracking
(leakage) of the medication into the subcutaneous tissue (underneath the skin). -
CORRECT ANSWERS -
Latest Update 2025
A nurse discovers that she made a medication error. What should the nurse's first
response?
A. Record the error on the medication sheet.
B. Notify the physician regarding course of action.
C. Check the patient's condition to note any possible effect of the error.
D. Complete an incident report, explaining how the mistake was made. - CORRECT
ANSWERS -
Lisinopril 40 mg once a day is ordered. Lisinopril is available as an oral solution 8
mg/mL. How much should the nurse administer via the enteral feeding tube? -
CORRECT ANSWERS -
Ondansetron 0.15 mg/kg is ordered. Ondansetron is available as 2 mg/mL. The patient
weighs 30 kg. How much should the nurse administer? - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Match up the appropriate landmarks for the following IM sites:
1. Deltoid
2. Ventrogluteal
3. Vastus Lateralis
a. middle 3rd of thigh
b. lateral aspect
c. acromion process and axillary fold (inverted triangle)
d. greater trochanter (palm), iliac spine (index finger), iliac crest (middle finger) -
CORRECT ANSWERS -
24. Match up the angles for the following routes:
1. IM
2. Sub Q
3. ID
a. 10-15 degrees
b. 90 degrees
c. 45-90 degrees - CORRECT ANSWERS -
The __________ method is a type of IM injection technique used to prevent tracking
(leakage) of the medication into the subcutaneous tissue (underneath the skin). -
CORRECT ANSWERS -
