Nursing - Medications Questions
1. A nurse is administering a subcutaneous injection to a client. What is
the common maximum volume of a subcutaneous injection?: 1 mL
2. Drugs known to cause birth defects are called: Teratogenic
3. What is involved in the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion of medication?: Pharmacokinetics
4.A client is ordered to receive an intramuscular injection of medication.
When preparing to administer the injection, the nurse selects the
ventrogluteal site based on which reason?: free of major blood vessels
and fat. It is considered the safest and least painful site
5. A nurse is providing care for a patient who has a history of dementia.
Which of the following methods should the nurse use in order to determine
the patient's identity prior to medication administration?: Check the
patient's identification band.
6. The nurse is preparing to administer a medication via a nasogastric tube
What guideline is appropriate for the nurse to follow when administering
a drug via this route?: position the patient with the head of the bed
elevated, administering the medication at room temperature,
flushing the tube with water between each drug administered, and
avoiding the use of suction for 20 to 30 minutes after the drug is
administered
7. A nurse is reviewing information about prescribed drug in a drug
handbook in preparation for administration to a client. When reading about
the drug, the nurse identifies which name as the generic name?: Ampicillin
,sodium
8. A nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed codeine, a narcot-
ic medication to relieve severe postoperative pain. Which of the following
responsibilities does the nurse have to complete when handling narcotic
medications? Select all that apply: • Maintain an accurate account of the
use of the medication
•Record each medication used from the stock supply
•Count each narcotic medication at the change of each shift
9.A nurse is administering medications through an enteral tube to a client
with swallowing difficulties due to a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Which
of the following actions should the nurse perform to prevent gastric reflux?:
Help the client into a Fowler's position
10.A nurse is caring for a client in the nursing unit when the physician,
during the rounds, prescribes a medication for the client. What appropriate
action should the nurse take to ensure the accuracy of the verbal
medication order?: ask the physician for a written order. When obtaining
phone orders, it is important to repeat the dosages of medications and
to spell medication names for confirmation of accuracy
11.A nurse needs to administer a subcutaneous heparin injection to a
client. Which of the following injection sites is most suitable for heparin?:
The ab- domen, because of less pain intensity
12.You are preparing to administer a sublingual medication. Which of the
following instructions to the patient is correct?: not to swallow while
the pill dissolves
13.Which one of the following medications would most likely be
, administered via a transdermal patch?: hormones, narcotic analgesics,
cardiac medications, and nicotine
14.The primary reason for the Controlled Substances Act is: to prevent
drug abuse and dependence, provide treatment and rehabilitation for
people who are dependent on drugs, and strengthen drug abuse laws
15. A nurse is explaining to a client the correct method of using a me-
tered-dose inhaler when self-administering a prescribed dose of medication.
Which of the following is a feature of a metered-dose inhaler?: It is a
canister that contains pressurized medication
16.A nurse at the health care facility needs to instill eye medication in a
client with conjunctivitis. What care should the nurse take to avoid injury
when instilling the medication?: Ask the client to blink his eye
17.You are preparing to administer a transdermal medication. How should
this be accomplished?: adsorbed through the skin
18.A nurse needs to use a moisturizer for an elderly client with dry skin.
Why is the onset of the medication action typical in an elderly client?:
Diminished subcutaneous fat
19.An elderly client with pneumonia has been prescribed the use of a bron-
chodilator by the physician. What should the nurse monitor in a client taking
an inhaled bronchodilator?: heart rate and blood pressure of the elderly
client who uses inhaled bronchodilators. It is important to monitor the
vital signs because these medications commonly cause tachycardia and
hypertension. Either or both of these effects increase the risks of
complications, especially in elderly clients with underlying
cardiovascular disease
1. A nurse is administering a subcutaneous injection to a client. What is
the common maximum volume of a subcutaneous injection?: 1 mL
2. Drugs known to cause birth defects are called: Teratogenic
3. What is involved in the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion of medication?: Pharmacokinetics
4.A client is ordered to receive an intramuscular injection of medication.
When preparing to administer the injection, the nurse selects the
ventrogluteal site based on which reason?: free of major blood vessels
and fat. It is considered the safest and least painful site
5. A nurse is providing care for a patient who has a history of dementia.
Which of the following methods should the nurse use in order to determine
the patient's identity prior to medication administration?: Check the
patient's identification band.
6. The nurse is preparing to administer a medication via a nasogastric tube
What guideline is appropriate for the nurse to follow when administering
a drug via this route?: position the patient with the head of the bed
elevated, administering the medication at room temperature,
flushing the tube with water between each drug administered, and
avoiding the use of suction for 20 to 30 minutes after the drug is
administered
7. A nurse is reviewing information about prescribed drug in a drug
handbook in preparation for administration to a client. When reading about
the drug, the nurse identifies which name as the generic name?: Ampicillin
,sodium
8. A nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed codeine, a narcot-
ic medication to relieve severe postoperative pain. Which of the following
responsibilities does the nurse have to complete when handling narcotic
medications? Select all that apply: • Maintain an accurate account of the
use of the medication
•Record each medication used from the stock supply
•Count each narcotic medication at the change of each shift
9.A nurse is administering medications through an enteral tube to a client
with swallowing difficulties due to a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Which
of the following actions should the nurse perform to prevent gastric reflux?:
Help the client into a Fowler's position
10.A nurse is caring for a client in the nursing unit when the physician,
during the rounds, prescribes a medication for the client. What appropriate
action should the nurse take to ensure the accuracy of the verbal
medication order?: ask the physician for a written order. When obtaining
phone orders, it is important to repeat the dosages of medications and
to spell medication names for confirmation of accuracy
11.A nurse needs to administer a subcutaneous heparin injection to a
client. Which of the following injection sites is most suitable for heparin?:
The ab- domen, because of less pain intensity
12.You are preparing to administer a sublingual medication. Which of the
following instructions to the patient is correct?: not to swallow while
the pill dissolves
13.Which one of the following medications would most likely be
, administered via a transdermal patch?: hormones, narcotic analgesics,
cardiac medications, and nicotine
14.The primary reason for the Controlled Substances Act is: to prevent
drug abuse and dependence, provide treatment and rehabilitation for
people who are dependent on drugs, and strengthen drug abuse laws
15. A nurse is explaining to a client the correct method of using a me-
tered-dose inhaler when self-administering a prescribed dose of medication.
Which of the following is a feature of a metered-dose inhaler?: It is a
canister that contains pressurized medication
16.A nurse at the health care facility needs to instill eye medication in a
client with conjunctivitis. What care should the nurse take to avoid injury
when instilling the medication?: Ask the client to blink his eye
17.You are preparing to administer a transdermal medication. How should
this be accomplished?: adsorbed through the skin
18.A nurse needs to use a moisturizer for an elderly client with dry skin.
Why is the onset of the medication action typical in an elderly client?:
Diminished subcutaneous fat
19.An elderly client with pneumonia has been prescribed the use of a bron-
chodilator by the physician. What should the nurse monitor in a client taking
an inhaled bronchodilator?: heart rate and blood pressure of the elderly
client who uses inhaled bronchodilators. It is important to monitor the
vital signs because these medications commonly cause tachycardia and
hypertension. Either or both of these effects increase the risks of
complications, especially in elderly clients with underlying
cardiovascular disease
