ATI Medication Administration Test Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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ATI Medication Administration Test
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
Question: A nurse is teaching a class about error-prone abbreviations in
medication prescriptions. The nurse should include that which of the following
prescriptions has acceptable abbreviations.
Answer: Metoclopramide 10 mg IM Q6H PRN nausea


Question: A nurse is preparing to medication and calculates the dosage as
1.42 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest tenth, the nurse should
administer how many mL?
Answer: 1.4


Question: A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 25 mg PO
every 6 hr. Available is diphenhydramine syrup 12.5mg/5mL. How many tsp
should the nurse administer per dose?
Answer: 2tsp


Question: A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25
mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer
how many mL?
Answer: 6.3mL


Question: A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800
mg PO every 12 hr. Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension
400mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?

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Answer: 10mL


Question: A nurse is preparing to administer sucralfate 1 g PO twice daily to a
client. Available is sucralfate 1,000 mg tablets. How many tablets should the
nurse administer per dose?
Answer: 1 tab


Question: A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 2 L to
infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should administer how many mL?
Answer: 2,000mL


Question: A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 250 mcg PO daily.
Available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse
administer?
Answer: 2 tab


Question: A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as
0.893 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should
administer how many mL?
Answer: 0.89mL


Question: A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg PO in 0.5 oz of
orange juice. How many mL of orange juice should the nurse administer?
Answer: 15mL