ATI: Medication Administration Test
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
How should a nurse respond to a medication allergy alert?
✔✔Hold the medication and notify the provider.
What should the nurse do after applying a transdermal patch?
✔✔Document the site, date, and time.
What is the nurse’s action when a patient refuses medication?
✔✔Document the refusal and inform the provider.
What is the correct response if a patient has difficulty swallowing pills?
✔✔Ask the provider if it can be crushed or given in liquid form.
Before giving insulin, what should the nurse do?
✔✔Check the patient's blood glucose.
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,What must be done before giving digoxin?
✔✔Check the apical pulse for one full minute.
What lab must be checked before administering warfarin?
✔✔INR level.
How should the nurse administer eye drops?
✔✔Into the conjunctival sac without touching the eye.
What’s the correct angle for subcutaneous injection?
✔✔45 to 90 degrees depending on fat depth.
Where is an intramuscular injection given in an adult?
✔✔Ventrogluteal or deltoid site.
What’s the correct site for an intradermal injection?
✔✔Inner forearm.
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, What should the nurse do after giving a rectal suppository?
✔✔Have the patient remain lying on their side for a few minutes.
What’s the first step in safe medication administration?
✔✔Verify patient identity with two identifiers.
What is the proper action when a medication order is unclear?
✔✔Hold the medication and clarify the order with the provider.
What is a nurse’s action before giving a beta-blocker?
✔✔Check heart rate and blood pressure.
How should ear drops be given to a toddler?
✔✔Pull the ear down and back.
What should the nurse do after giving an IV medication?
✔✔Flush the line with saline.
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
How should a nurse respond to a medication allergy alert?
✔✔Hold the medication and notify the provider.
What should the nurse do after applying a transdermal patch?
✔✔Document the site, date, and time.
What is the nurse’s action when a patient refuses medication?
✔✔Document the refusal and inform the provider.
What is the correct response if a patient has difficulty swallowing pills?
✔✔Ask the provider if it can be crushed or given in liquid form.
Before giving insulin, what should the nurse do?
✔✔Check the patient's blood glucose.
1
,What must be done before giving digoxin?
✔✔Check the apical pulse for one full minute.
What lab must be checked before administering warfarin?
✔✔INR level.
How should the nurse administer eye drops?
✔✔Into the conjunctival sac without touching the eye.
What’s the correct angle for subcutaneous injection?
✔✔45 to 90 degrees depending on fat depth.
Where is an intramuscular injection given in an adult?
✔✔Ventrogluteal or deltoid site.
What’s the correct site for an intradermal injection?
✔✔Inner forearm.
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, What should the nurse do after giving a rectal suppository?
✔✔Have the patient remain lying on their side for a few minutes.
What’s the first step in safe medication administration?
✔✔Verify patient identity with two identifiers.
What is the proper action when a medication order is unclear?
✔✔Hold the medication and clarify the order with the provider.
What is a nurse’s action before giving a beta-blocker?
✔✔Check heart rate and blood pressure.
How should ear drops be given to a toddler?
✔✔Pull the ear down and back.
What should the nurse do after giving an IV medication?
✔✔Flush the line with saline.
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