ATI Medication Administration 3
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the best action for a nurse to take immediately after a medication error is discovered?
✔✔Report the error according to facility policy
What should a nurse do before crushing a medication for a client with a feeding tube?
✔✔Verify that the medication can be crushed
What is the most important assessment before giving a loop diuretic?
✔✔Check the client's potassium level
What is the priority action before administering a new antibiotic?
✔✔Ask about allergies
What should a nurse do after applying a transdermal patch?
✔✔Document the date, time, and location on the patch
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,What is the appropriate way to dispose of a used fentanyl patch?
✔✔Fold it in half with the medication side in and place in a designated disposal container
When giving a PRN pain medication, what must the nurse do first?
✔✔Assess the client's pain level
What should a nurse do if a client vomits immediately after taking oral medication?
✔✔Notify the provider and document the incident
What is the safest way to measure a dose of liquid medication?
✔✔Use an oral syringe
What instruction should be given after administering a corticosteroid inhaler?
✔✔Rinse the mouth with water
How should a nurse administer medication through a central venous catheter?
✔✔Flush the line before and after medication administration
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,What is the best way to prevent medication errors when giving multiple medications?
✔✔Compare each medication to the MAR one at a time
What should a nurse do before giving digoxin?
✔✔Check the apical pulse for one full minute
What is the nurse’s first action if a client refuses a scheduled medication?
✔✔Respect the client's decision and document the refusal
How should a nurse respond if a client says, “This pill looks different from what I usually take”?
✔✔Recheck the medication order and verify with the pharmacy
What is the proper technique to use when drawing medication from an ampule?
✔✔Use a filter needle to withdraw the medication
What position should a client be in for rectal medication administration?
✔✔Left lateral (Sims') position
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, What is the proper angle for an intramuscular injection?
✔✔90 degrees
How long should a nurse wait after administering an eye drop before giving another in the same
eye?
✔✔5 minutes
What should the nurse do before administering an insulin injection?
✔✔Verify the dose with another nurse
What instruction should be given when giving a sublingual nitroglycerin tablet?
✔✔Let it dissolve under the tongue without swallowing
What is the correct action if a client begins coughing while receiving a tube feeding with
medication?
✔✔Stop the feeding and assess for aspiration
What is the first thing a nurse should do before administering medication via a feeding tube?
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the best action for a nurse to take immediately after a medication error is discovered?
✔✔Report the error according to facility policy
What should a nurse do before crushing a medication for a client with a feeding tube?
✔✔Verify that the medication can be crushed
What is the most important assessment before giving a loop diuretic?
✔✔Check the client's potassium level
What is the priority action before administering a new antibiotic?
✔✔Ask about allergies
What should a nurse do after applying a transdermal patch?
✔✔Document the date, time, and location on the patch
1
,What is the appropriate way to dispose of a used fentanyl patch?
✔✔Fold it in half with the medication side in and place in a designated disposal container
When giving a PRN pain medication, what must the nurse do first?
✔✔Assess the client's pain level
What should a nurse do if a client vomits immediately after taking oral medication?
✔✔Notify the provider and document the incident
What is the safest way to measure a dose of liquid medication?
✔✔Use an oral syringe
What instruction should be given after administering a corticosteroid inhaler?
✔✔Rinse the mouth with water
How should a nurse administer medication through a central venous catheter?
✔✔Flush the line before and after medication administration
2
,What is the best way to prevent medication errors when giving multiple medications?
✔✔Compare each medication to the MAR one at a time
What should a nurse do before giving digoxin?
✔✔Check the apical pulse for one full minute
What is the nurse’s first action if a client refuses a scheduled medication?
✔✔Respect the client's decision and document the refusal
How should a nurse respond if a client says, “This pill looks different from what I usually take”?
✔✔Recheck the medication order and verify with the pharmacy
What is the proper technique to use when drawing medication from an ampule?
✔✔Use a filter needle to withdraw the medication
What position should a client be in for rectal medication administration?
✔✔Left lateral (Sims') position
3
, What is the proper angle for an intramuscular injection?
✔✔90 degrees
How long should a nurse wait after administering an eye drop before giving another in the same
eye?
✔✔5 minutes
What should the nurse do before administering an insulin injection?
✔✔Verify the dose with another nurse
What instruction should be given when giving a sublingual nitroglycerin tablet?
✔✔Let it dissolve under the tongue without swallowing
What is the correct action if a client begins coughing while receiving a tube feeding with
medication?
✔✔Stop the feeding and assess for aspiration
What is the first thing a nurse should do before administering medication via a feeding tube?
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