PHARMACOLOGY- ESSENTIAL FOR
MEDICATION SAFETY- CHAPTER 2-
SAFELY PREPARING AND GIVING
DRUGS QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
BuccalARouteA-
AcorrectAanswersAApplicationAofAaAdrugAwithinAtheAcheekAorAtheAcavityAofAtheAmouth
DrugAErrorA-
AcorrectAanswersAAnyApreventableAeventAthatAmayAcauseAinappropriateAdrugAuseAorApatientAha
rmAwhileAtheAdrugAisAinAtheAcontrolAofAtheAhealthAcareAprofessionalAorAtheApatient.AAAdrugAerro
rAmayAcauseAaApatientAtoAreceiveAtheAwrongAdrug,AtheArightAdrugAinAtheAwrongAdose,AtheAwron
gAroute,AorAatAtheAwrongAtime.
IntradermalARouteA-
AcorrectAanswersAInjectionAofAdrugsAwithinAorAbetweenAtheAlayersAofAtheAskin
IntramuscularA(IM)ArouteA-AcorrectAanswersAInjectionAofAdrugsAintoAaAmuscle
MedicationAreconciliationA-
AcorrectAanswersATheAprocessAofAidentifyingAtheAmostAaccurateAlistAofAallAmedicationsAthatAtheA
patientAisAtaking,AincludingAname,Adosage,Afrequency,AandAroute,AbyAcomparingAtheAmedicalAr
ecordAtoAanAexternalAlistAofAmedicationsAobtainedAfromAaApatient,Ahospital,AorAotherAprovider
OnsetAofAActionA-AcorrectAanswersATheAlengthAofAtimeAitAtakesAforAaAdrugAtoAstartAtoAwork
OralARouteA-AcorrectAanswersAAdministrationAofAdrugsAbyAwayAofAtheAmouth
EnteralARouteA-
AcorrectAanswersAMovementAofAdrugsAfromAtheAoutsideAofAtheAbodyAtoAtheAinsideAusingAtheAga
strointestinalAtract
ParenteralARouteA-
AcorrectAanswersAMovementAofAaAdrugAfromAtheAoutsideAofAtheAbodyAtoAtheAinsideAofAtheAbody
AbyAinjection
PercutaneousARouteA-
AcorrectAanswersAMovementAofAaAdrugAfromAtheAoutsideAofAtheAbodyAtoAtheAinsideAthroughAth
eAskinAorAmucousAmembranes
PerAosA(PO)A-AcorrectAanswersAGivingAdrugAbyAwayAofAtheAmouth
,PRNAorderA-AcorrectAanswersAAnAorderAwrittenAtoAadministerAaAdrugAtoAaApatientAasAneeded
RectalARouteA-
AcorrectAanswersAMovementAofAaAdrugAfromAoutsideAofAtheAbodyAtoAtheAinsideAofAtheAbodyAthr
oughAtheArectum
Single-DoseAOrderA-AcorrectAanswersAAnAorderAwrittenAtoAadministerAaAdrugAoneAtimeAonly
StandingAOrderA-
AcorrectAanswersAAnAorderAwrittenAwhenAaApatientAisAtoAreceiveAaAdrugAonAaAregularAbasis.AAls
oAcalledAroutineAorder
STATAOrderA-AcorrectAanswersAAnAorderAwrittenAtoAadministerAaAdrugAonceAandAimmediately
SubcutaneousARouteA-
AcorrectAanswersAInjectionAofAdrugsAintoAtheAtissuesAbetweenAtheAskinAandAmuscle
SublingualA(SL)ArouteA-
AcorrectAanswersAAdministration AofAdrugsAbyAplacingAthemAunderneathAtheAtongue
SuppositoryA-
AcorrectAanswersAAAsmallAmedicationAplugAdesignedAtoAmeltAatAbodyAtemperatureAwithinAaAbo
dyAcavityAotherAthanAtheAmouth
TopicalARouteA-AcorrectAanswersAApplicationAofAdrugsAdirectlyAtoAtheAskin
TransdermalARouteA-
AcorrectAanswersAAAtypeAofApercutaneousAdrugAdeliveryAinAwhichAtheAdrugAisAappliedAtoAtheAski
n,ApassesAthroughAtheAskinAandAentersAtheAbloodstream
Unit-DoseADrugsA-
AcorrectAanswersADrugsAthatAareAdispensedAtoAfullAeachApatient'sAdrugAorderAforAaA24-
hourAtimeAperiod
MemoryAJoggerApgA27
SafeADrugAAdministrationArequiresAthatAtheApersonAadministeringAtheAdrugAbeAknowledgeable
AaboutAtheseAdrugAfeatures:A-AcorrectAanswersAPurposes
Actions
SideAEffects
AbnormalAReactions
DeliveryAMethods
NecessaryAFollow-upACare
,TheAEightARightsAofASafeADrugAAdministrationApgA27
WhenApreparingAandAgivingAdrugsAtoApatientsAsagely,AfollowAtheAeightA"rights"AforAdrugAadmini
stration:A-AcorrectAanswersA1.)ARightAPatient
2.)ARightADrug
3.)ARightADose
4.)ARightARoute
5.)ARightAtime
6.)ARightADocumentation
7.)ARightADiagnosis
8.)ARightAResponse
TheAEightARightsAofASafeADrugAAdministration
TheARightAPatientApgA27
ToAmakeAsureAthatAtheArightApatientAisAreceivingAanyAdrugAthatAhasAbeenAprescribed,ATheAJointA
CommissionA(TJC)Arecommends:A-
AcorrectAanswersACheckingAtwoAuniqueApatientAidentifiersA(nameAandAbirthdate)AbeforeAmedic
ationAadministration.
TheAEightARightsAofASafeADrugAAdministration
TheARightAPatientApgA27
WhenAcheckingAtwoAuniqueApatientAidentifiers,AifAtheApatientAisAconfused,AhardAofAhearing,Aun
conscious,AorAotherwiseAunableAtoAreply,AwhatAshouldAyouAdo?A-
AcorrectAanswersAWashAyourAhandsAfirstAandAthenAcheckAtheAname,AbirthdateAandAidentificatio
nAnumberAonAhisAorAherAwristband
TJCA-AcorrectAanswersATheAJointACommission
MARA-AcorrectAanswersAMedicationAAdministrationARecord
TheAEightARightsAofASafeADrugAAdministration
TheARightADrugApgA27
, WhatAisAtheAnursesAroleAinAtheA"RightAdrug"A-
AcorrectAanswersAEachAdrugAthatAisAprescribedAhasAaAparticularAintendedAaction.A
YouAmustAbeAsureAthatAtheAdrugAbeingAgivenAisAcorrect.ACarefullyAcompareAtheAdrugAyouAareAa
boutAtoAadministerAwithAtheAdrugAorder.ABeAsureAtoAgiveAtheAdrugAinAtheAformAorderedAbyAtheA
prescriberA(e.g.,Apill,Acapsule,Aliquid).
ThousandsAofAdrugsAareAavailableAtoday,AandAmanyAofAtheirAnamesAareAsoAsimilarAthatAtheyAca
nAbeAconfusing.ABeAawareAofAtheseAeasilyAconfusedAdrugAnames.
MemoryAJoggerApgA28
MinimumAinformationArequiredAbyAtheAU.SAgovernmentAforAaAwrittenAprescription:A-
AcorrectAanswersADate
Patient'sAName
NameAandAaddressAofAtheAprescriber
GenericAorAbrandAnameAofAtheAdrug
StrengthAofAtheAdrug
NumberAofAtimesAperAdayAthatAtheAdrugAisAtoAbeAtaken
AnyAspecificAinstructionsAforAuse
NumberAofAdosesAtoAbeAdispensed
NumberAorArefillsAallowed
Prescriber'sAsignature
TheAEightARightsAofASafeADrugAAdministration
TheARightADose,ARoute,AandATimeApgA28
AAprescriber'sAdrugAorderAshouldAbeAinA______AformAandAincludeAallAminimumAinformationAre
quiredAbyAtheAU.SAgovernmentA-AcorrectAanswersAWritten
TheAEightARightsAofASafeADrugAAdministration
TheARightADose,ARoute,AandATimeApgA28
VerbalAordersAshouldAbeAacceptedAonlyAin:A-AcorrectAanswersAEmergencyAsituations
TheAEightARightsAofASafeADrugAAdministration