ATI Engage Fundamentals Medication
Administration Assessment Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
A nurse is preparing to administer a subcutaneous injection. Which of the following sites is most
appropriate for this route?
A. Deltoid muscle
✔✔B. Abdomen
C. Ventrogluteal site
D. Vastus lateralis
Which of the following is the best method to identify a client before administering medication?
✔✔A. Ask the client to state their full name and date of birth
B. Check the room number on the chart
C. Ask the client's visitor to confirm identity
D. Look at the color of the wristband only
A nurse is about to administer digoxin. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
before administration?
1
,A. Check respiratory rate
✔✔B. Check apical pulse for 1 full minute
C. Check blood glucose
D. Check oxygen saturation
Which of the following actions by the nurse ensures proper documentation of medication
administration?
A. Documenting before giving the medication
B. Having a colleague document the dose
✔✔C. Documenting immediately after administration
D. Documenting only if the client has a reaction
Which of the following rights of medication administration is being followed when a nurse
compares the medication label to the MAR three times?
✔✔A. Right medication
B. Right route
C. Right documentation
D. Right evaluation
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, A client refuses a scheduled dose of a prescribed medication. What should the nurse do first?
✔✔A. Ask the client why they are refusing the medication
B. Dispose of the medication immediately
C. Document the refusal and move on
D. Notify pharmacy without assessing further
When administering a transdermal patch, which of the following is the nurse’s priority action?
✔✔A. Remove the old patch before applying the new one
B. Apply the new patch over the old one
C. Use alcohol to clean the skin after removal
D. Place the patch near a heat source to increase absorption
Which of the following routes of medication administration has the fastest onset of action?
✔✔A. Intravenous
B. Oral
C. Intramuscular
D. Subcutaneous
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Administration Assessment Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
A nurse is preparing to administer a subcutaneous injection. Which of the following sites is most
appropriate for this route?
A. Deltoid muscle
✔✔B. Abdomen
C. Ventrogluteal site
D. Vastus lateralis
Which of the following is the best method to identify a client before administering medication?
✔✔A. Ask the client to state their full name and date of birth
B. Check the room number on the chart
C. Ask the client's visitor to confirm identity
D. Look at the color of the wristband only
A nurse is about to administer digoxin. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
before administration?
1
,A. Check respiratory rate
✔✔B. Check apical pulse for 1 full minute
C. Check blood glucose
D. Check oxygen saturation
Which of the following actions by the nurse ensures proper documentation of medication
administration?
A. Documenting before giving the medication
B. Having a colleague document the dose
✔✔C. Documenting immediately after administration
D. Documenting only if the client has a reaction
Which of the following rights of medication administration is being followed when a nurse
compares the medication label to the MAR three times?
✔✔A. Right medication
B. Right route
C. Right documentation
D. Right evaluation
2
, A client refuses a scheduled dose of a prescribed medication. What should the nurse do first?
✔✔A. Ask the client why they are refusing the medication
B. Dispose of the medication immediately
C. Document the refusal and move on
D. Notify pharmacy without assessing further
When administering a transdermal patch, which of the following is the nurse’s priority action?
✔✔A. Remove the old patch before applying the new one
B. Apply the new patch over the old one
C. Use alcohol to clean the skin after removal
D. Place the patch near a heat source to increase absorption
Which of the following routes of medication administration has the fastest onset of action?
✔✔A. Intravenous
B. Oral
C. Intramuscular
D. Subcutaneous
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