CHAPTER 32 POTTER-PERRY MEDICATION
ADMINISTRATION - IV ONLY QUESTIONS WITH 100%
RATED ANSWERS 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE/GET A+
4
This is the appropriate order for a nurse to administer an intravenous (IV) push
medication to a patient who has a compatible IV fluid running through intravenous
tubing. - The nurse is administering an intravenous (IV) push medication to a patient
who has a compatible IV fluid running through intravenous tubing. Place the following
steps in the appropriate order.
1. Release tubing and inject medication within amount of time recommended by agency
policy, pharmacist, or medication reference manual. Use watch to time administration.
2. Select injection port of intravenous (IV) tubing closest to patient. Whenever possible,
injection port should accept a needleless syringe. Use IV filter if required by medication
reference or agency policy.
3. After injecting medication, release tubing, withdraw syringe, and recheck fluid infusion
rate.
4. Connect syringe to port of intravenous (IV) line. Insert needleless tip or small-gauge
needle of syringe containing prepared drug through center of injection port.
5. Clean injection port with antiseptic swab. Allow to dry.
6. Occlude intravenous (IV) line by pinching tubing just above injection port. Pull back
gently on syringe plunger to aspirate blood return.
1. 2, 5, 4, 1, 3, 6
2. 2, 5, 6, 4, 1, 3
3. 5, 4, 2, 6, 1, 3
4. 2, 5, 4, 6, 1, 3
2
Nursing students cannot take medication orders. - After seeing a patient, the health care
provider starts to give a nursing student a verbal order for a new medication. The
nursing student first needs to:
1
Follow ISMP guidelines for safe medication abbreviations.
2
Explain to the health care provider that the order needs to be given to a registered
nurse.
3
Write down the order on the patient's order sheet and read it back to the health care
provider.
4
Ensure that the six rights of medication administration are followed when giving the
medication.
2, 3, 5
,The components of a medication order include dose and frequency of the medication,
route of administration, and generic name of the medication. The dose and frequency
are decided based on the patient's weight and the amount of medication required to
obtain the therapeutic effect. The route of administration depends on the types of
medication and the condition of the patient. The medication can be given via enteral or
parenteral route. The generic name of the drug is an important component of the
medication order and is used to identify the drug. The chemical name of the medication
and the name of the nurse in charge are not components of the medication order. - The
nurse is reviewing a medication order for a patient. What are the components of
medication orders? Select all that apply.
1
Chemical name of medication
2
Generic name of medication
3
Route of administration
4
Specific nurse in charge
5
Dose and frequency
2, 3, 5
In a hospital setting, whenever a verbal order is given, the nurse should read back the
order to the prescriber to confirm it. The order should be entered in the computer. The
nurse should receive confirmation of the order from the prescriber for validation. The
nurse should enter the time and the prescriber's name and then sign the order,
indicating that it was read back. The prescriber should countersign the order within 24
hours, not 48 hours. - The nurse on night shift explains a patient's condition to the
healthcare provider, who in turn provides the verbal order of medication over the phone.
Which accurately describe the roles of nurse and health care provider in executing
telephone orders? Select all that apply.
1
The prescriber should countersign within 48 hours.
2
The nurse should receive confirmation from the prescriber.
3
The nurse has to enter the order in the computer.
4
The nurse should not sign the order.
5
The nurse should read back the order.
0.4
, The amount of drug to be administered to the patient is calculated as: Dose
ordered/Dose on hand × Amount on hand. Here, the dose ordered is 200 mg and the
dose on hand is 500 mg. The amount on hand is 1 L. The calculation is: 200/500 x 1=
0.4 L. Therefore, 0.4 L, or 400 mL of 500 mg/L conc. of amoxicillin should be
administered to the patient, to meet the requirement of the primary health care provider.
- The primary health care provider prescribes intravenous administration of 200 mg of
amoxicillin to a pediatric patient with acute gastritis. However, the pharmacy has
intravenous drips of only 500 mg/L. How much volume of 500 mg/L dose should the
nurse administer to the patient to ensure that the dosage suffices the primary health
care provider's prescription? Record your answer to one decimal. ____ L.
125
The amount of drug to be administered to the patient is calculated as: Dose
ordered/dose on hand × amount on hand. Here, the amount of medication administered
to the patient is 0.25 L, and the dose on hand is 500 mg/L. The amount on hand is 1 L.
Therefore, the calculation is 0.25/500 x 1 = 125. Therefore, the prescribed dose is 125
mg/L. - The nurse administers 0.25 L of 500 mg/L paracetamol (over-the-counter
analgesic) to a pediatric patient through intravenous route. What is the actual dose
prescribed to the patient? Record your answer in the whole number _____ mg/L
3
STAT medications are given once and at the time the medication is ordered. Therefore,
it requires administration immediately and only once. Medications that are not time-
critical can be administered within 1 to 2 hours of the scheduled dose. Prn medications
require administration as needed. STAT orders do not indicate administering the
medication before the surgical procedure. - The nurse finds a STAT order in the
medication administration record of a patient. What action of the nurse is appropriate in
this situation?
1
Administering the medication after 1 hour
2
Administering the medication when it is needed
3
Administering the medication only once and immediately
4
Administering the medication before the surgical procedure
4
The intravenous (IV) administration of medication produces the most rapid absorption
because it directly facilitates the entry of the medication into the systemic circulation.
Oral medications have to pass through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract; therefore, the
overall rate of absorption is usually slow. Topical medications may be absorbed slowly
due to the physical makeup of the skin. Intradermal administrations provide sustained
ADMINISTRATION - IV ONLY QUESTIONS WITH 100%
RATED ANSWERS 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE/GET A+
4
This is the appropriate order for a nurse to administer an intravenous (IV) push
medication to a patient who has a compatible IV fluid running through intravenous
tubing. - The nurse is administering an intravenous (IV) push medication to a patient
who has a compatible IV fluid running through intravenous tubing. Place the following
steps in the appropriate order.
1. Release tubing and inject medication within amount of time recommended by agency
policy, pharmacist, or medication reference manual. Use watch to time administration.
2. Select injection port of intravenous (IV) tubing closest to patient. Whenever possible,
injection port should accept a needleless syringe. Use IV filter if required by medication
reference or agency policy.
3. After injecting medication, release tubing, withdraw syringe, and recheck fluid infusion
rate.
4. Connect syringe to port of intravenous (IV) line. Insert needleless tip or small-gauge
needle of syringe containing prepared drug through center of injection port.
5. Clean injection port with antiseptic swab. Allow to dry.
6. Occlude intravenous (IV) line by pinching tubing just above injection port. Pull back
gently on syringe plunger to aspirate blood return.
1. 2, 5, 4, 1, 3, 6
2. 2, 5, 6, 4, 1, 3
3. 5, 4, 2, 6, 1, 3
4. 2, 5, 4, 6, 1, 3
2
Nursing students cannot take medication orders. - After seeing a patient, the health care
provider starts to give a nursing student a verbal order for a new medication. The
nursing student first needs to:
1
Follow ISMP guidelines for safe medication abbreviations.
2
Explain to the health care provider that the order needs to be given to a registered
nurse.
3
Write down the order on the patient's order sheet and read it back to the health care
provider.
4
Ensure that the six rights of medication administration are followed when giving the
medication.
2, 3, 5
,The components of a medication order include dose and frequency of the medication,
route of administration, and generic name of the medication. The dose and frequency
are decided based on the patient's weight and the amount of medication required to
obtain the therapeutic effect. The route of administration depends on the types of
medication and the condition of the patient. The medication can be given via enteral or
parenteral route. The generic name of the drug is an important component of the
medication order and is used to identify the drug. The chemical name of the medication
and the name of the nurse in charge are not components of the medication order. - The
nurse is reviewing a medication order for a patient. What are the components of
medication orders? Select all that apply.
1
Chemical name of medication
2
Generic name of medication
3
Route of administration
4
Specific nurse in charge
5
Dose and frequency
2, 3, 5
In a hospital setting, whenever a verbal order is given, the nurse should read back the
order to the prescriber to confirm it. The order should be entered in the computer. The
nurse should receive confirmation of the order from the prescriber for validation. The
nurse should enter the time and the prescriber's name and then sign the order,
indicating that it was read back. The prescriber should countersign the order within 24
hours, not 48 hours. - The nurse on night shift explains a patient's condition to the
healthcare provider, who in turn provides the verbal order of medication over the phone.
Which accurately describe the roles of nurse and health care provider in executing
telephone orders? Select all that apply.
1
The prescriber should countersign within 48 hours.
2
The nurse should receive confirmation from the prescriber.
3
The nurse has to enter the order in the computer.
4
The nurse should not sign the order.
5
The nurse should read back the order.
0.4
, The amount of drug to be administered to the patient is calculated as: Dose
ordered/Dose on hand × Amount on hand. Here, the dose ordered is 200 mg and the
dose on hand is 500 mg. The amount on hand is 1 L. The calculation is: 200/500 x 1=
0.4 L. Therefore, 0.4 L, or 400 mL of 500 mg/L conc. of amoxicillin should be
administered to the patient, to meet the requirement of the primary health care provider.
- The primary health care provider prescribes intravenous administration of 200 mg of
amoxicillin to a pediatric patient with acute gastritis. However, the pharmacy has
intravenous drips of only 500 mg/L. How much volume of 500 mg/L dose should the
nurse administer to the patient to ensure that the dosage suffices the primary health
care provider's prescription? Record your answer to one decimal. ____ L.
125
The amount of drug to be administered to the patient is calculated as: Dose
ordered/dose on hand × amount on hand. Here, the amount of medication administered
to the patient is 0.25 L, and the dose on hand is 500 mg/L. The amount on hand is 1 L.
Therefore, the calculation is 0.25/500 x 1 = 125. Therefore, the prescribed dose is 125
mg/L. - The nurse administers 0.25 L of 500 mg/L paracetamol (over-the-counter
analgesic) to a pediatric patient through intravenous route. What is the actual dose
prescribed to the patient? Record your answer in the whole number _____ mg/L
3
STAT medications are given once and at the time the medication is ordered. Therefore,
it requires administration immediately and only once. Medications that are not time-
critical can be administered within 1 to 2 hours of the scheduled dose. Prn medications
require administration as needed. STAT orders do not indicate administering the
medication before the surgical procedure. - The nurse finds a STAT order in the
medication administration record of a patient. What action of the nurse is appropriate in
this situation?
1
Administering the medication after 1 hour
2
Administering the medication when it is needed
3
Administering the medication only once and immediately
4
Administering the medication before the surgical procedure
4
The intravenous (IV) administration of medication produces the most rapid absorption
because it directly facilitates the entry of the medication into the systemic circulation.
Oral medications have to pass through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract; therefore, the
overall rate of absorption is usually slow. Topical medications may be absorbed slowly
due to the physical makeup of the skin. Intradermal administrations provide sustained
