NSG 1101 -The "7 rights" of medication
administration [ACTUAL EXAM ] LATEST
VERSION [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS]
DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED
PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A
(BRAND NEW!!)
4. Right Route - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ The medication is
given only the route that was ordered and that the route s safe and
appropriate for the patient. Know the usual routes of administration
for drugs to be given. Always double check the route of
administration.
5. Right Time - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ This means that the
drug was given at the correct time as ordered or according to agency
policy. Most institutions consider a medication to be given on time if
given 30 minutes before or after the prescribed time. Watch
medications that cannot be given with food so they are given before a
meal and medications that must be given with a meal need to be given
with meals.
6. Right Reason - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ This is important to
make sure the right medication was ordered.
7. Right Documentation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Nurses need
to document the delivery of the medication soon after it is given so
medications are not given again. Be sure and follow agency policy on
documentation. Remember the W's when documenting medication
administration on the patient chart:
When (time)
,Why (include assessment, symptoms/complaints, lab values)
What (medication, dose, route)
Where (site)
Was (the medication tolerated and if known, helpful to the patient)
A nurse is assessing a client who is being admitted from the
PACU following an abdominal hysterectomy. Which of the
following assessments is the nurse's priority? - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ Oxygen saturation
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has macrosomia and
whose mother has diabetes mellitus. The nurse should
recognize which of the following newborn complications as
the priority focus of care? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
Hypoglycemia
A nurse caring for a client who is vomiting. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first? - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ Prevent the client from aspirating
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has a
new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first? -
CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Determine what the client knows about
managing diabetes
A nurse is planning care for a client who has anorexia
nervosa. The nurse should make which of the following client
goals a priority? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Gain 2 pounds of
weight per week
A nurse is preparing to administer medications to four
clients. The nurse should administer medications to which of
the following clients first? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ A client who
,has renal failure, a serum potassium level of 5.8/mEq/L, and
is prescribed sodium polystyrene sulfonate
A nurse is assessing four clients on a medical-surgical unit.
Which of the following clients should the nurse care for first?
- CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ A client who has a cast on the left leg
and reports numbness and paresthesia.
Following a tornado, a nurse is determining which of the
clients assigned to her care can be discharged to free up
beds for injured clients. Which of the following clients should
the nurse recommend for discharge? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
A young adult client who has Crohn' disease and is 1 day
preoperative for an ileostomy
A nurse has received change of shift report and is delegating
tasks to an AP. The nurse should tell the AP to complete
which of the following tasks first? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
Perform blood glucose monitoring of a client who has a
prescription for short-acting insulin prior to breakfast
A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is 3 weeks
postpartum following the birth of a healthy newborn. The
client reports feeling "down" and sad, having no energy, and
wanting to cry. Which of the following is a priority action by
the nurse? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Ask the client if she has
considered harming her newborn.
A nurse is caring for four clients who are postoperative from
surgery 24 hours ago. At 1200 the nurse assesses the
clients. Which of the following clients is the nurse's priority?
- CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ A client whose BP at 0800 was 136/88
mm Hg and at 1200 is 106/60 mm Hg
, A nurse is reviewing data for four children. Which of the
following children should the nurse assess first? - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ A 10-year old who has sickle cell anemia who
reports severe chest pain
A nurse is helping to triage a group of clients at a mass
casualty incident who were involved in an explosion at a
local factory. Which of the following clients should the nurse
tag to be the priority for care? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ A client
who has a piece of wood punctured into the chest wall and
has an audible hissing sound coming from the wound site
A nurse is caring for a client who has an endotracheal tube
and is receiving mechanical ventilation. The client pulls out
his endotracheal tube. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take first? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Assess the
client's airway
A nurse on a pediatric unit is reviewing a client assignment
following the shift report. Which of the following clients
should the nurse plan to see first? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ An
infant who has pertussis and is receiving oxygen via nasal
cannula
A nurse is working with a limited staff because of a severe
storm in the area. The facility incident commander has
initiated disaster protocols. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Focus on
proving care that prevents life-threatening emergencies
A nurse is assigned a group of clients at the start of the shift.
Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to care
for first? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ A client asking about his PCA
pump that contains morphine
administration [ACTUAL EXAM ] LATEST
VERSION [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS]
DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED
PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A
(BRAND NEW!!)
4. Right Route - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ The medication is
given only the route that was ordered and that the route s safe and
appropriate for the patient. Know the usual routes of administration
for drugs to be given. Always double check the route of
administration.
5. Right Time - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ This means that the
drug was given at the correct time as ordered or according to agency
policy. Most institutions consider a medication to be given on time if
given 30 minutes before or after the prescribed time. Watch
medications that cannot be given with food so they are given before a
meal and medications that must be given with a meal need to be given
with meals.
6. Right Reason - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ This is important to
make sure the right medication was ordered.
7. Right Documentation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Nurses need
to document the delivery of the medication soon after it is given so
medications are not given again. Be sure and follow agency policy on
documentation. Remember the W's when documenting medication
administration on the patient chart:
When (time)
,Why (include assessment, symptoms/complaints, lab values)
What (medication, dose, route)
Where (site)
Was (the medication tolerated and if known, helpful to the patient)
A nurse is assessing a client who is being admitted from the
PACU following an abdominal hysterectomy. Which of the
following assessments is the nurse's priority? - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ Oxygen saturation
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has macrosomia and
whose mother has diabetes mellitus. The nurse should
recognize which of the following newborn complications as
the priority focus of care? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
Hypoglycemia
A nurse caring for a client who is vomiting. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first? - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ Prevent the client from aspirating
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has a
new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first? -
CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Determine what the client knows about
managing diabetes
A nurse is planning care for a client who has anorexia
nervosa. The nurse should make which of the following client
goals a priority? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Gain 2 pounds of
weight per week
A nurse is preparing to administer medications to four
clients. The nurse should administer medications to which of
the following clients first? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ A client who
,has renal failure, a serum potassium level of 5.8/mEq/L, and
is prescribed sodium polystyrene sulfonate
A nurse is assessing four clients on a medical-surgical unit.
Which of the following clients should the nurse care for first?
- CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ A client who has a cast on the left leg
and reports numbness and paresthesia.
Following a tornado, a nurse is determining which of the
clients assigned to her care can be discharged to free up
beds for injured clients. Which of the following clients should
the nurse recommend for discharge? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
A young adult client who has Crohn' disease and is 1 day
preoperative for an ileostomy
A nurse has received change of shift report and is delegating
tasks to an AP. The nurse should tell the AP to complete
which of the following tasks first? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔
Perform blood glucose monitoring of a client who has a
prescription for short-acting insulin prior to breakfast
A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is 3 weeks
postpartum following the birth of a healthy newborn. The
client reports feeling "down" and sad, having no energy, and
wanting to cry. Which of the following is a priority action by
the nurse? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Ask the client if she has
considered harming her newborn.
A nurse is caring for four clients who are postoperative from
surgery 24 hours ago. At 1200 the nurse assesses the
clients. Which of the following clients is the nurse's priority?
- CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ A client whose BP at 0800 was 136/88
mm Hg and at 1200 is 106/60 mm Hg
, A nurse is reviewing data for four children. Which of the
following children should the nurse assess first? - CORRECT
✔✔✔✔✔ A 10-year old who has sickle cell anemia who
reports severe chest pain
A nurse is helping to triage a group of clients at a mass
casualty incident who were involved in an explosion at a
local factory. Which of the following clients should the nurse
tag to be the priority for care? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ A client
who has a piece of wood punctured into the chest wall and
has an audible hissing sound coming from the wound site
A nurse is caring for a client who has an endotracheal tube
and is receiving mechanical ventilation. The client pulls out
his endotracheal tube. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take first? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Assess the
client's airway
A nurse on a pediatric unit is reviewing a client assignment
following the shift report. Which of the following clients
should the nurse plan to see first? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ An
infant who has pertussis and is receiving oxygen via nasal
cannula
A nurse is working with a limited staff because of a severe
storm in the area. The facility incident commander has
initiated disaster protocols. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ Focus on
proving care that prevents life-threatening emergencies
A nurse is assigned a group of clients at the start of the shift.
Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to care
for first? - CORRECT ✔✔✔✔✔ A client asking about his PCA
pump that contains morphine
