MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION 3.0 -
|LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 |VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-10 *mL
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *regular *insulin *15 *units *and *isophane *insulin *40 *units
*subcutaneous *at *6:30 *a.m. *At *which *of *the *following *times *should *the *nurse *administer
*the *medication? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-0630
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *0.9% *sodium *chloride *2,500 *mL *to *infuse *over *12 *hr.
*The *nurse *should *administer *how *many *L? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-2.5 *L
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *levothyroxine *0.075 *mg *PO *to *a *client. *Available *is
*levothyroxine *25 *mcg *tablets. *How *many *tablets *should *the *nurse *administer? *- *CORRECT
*ANSWER-3 *tablets
A *nurse *is *preparing *to *administer *cephalexin *0.25 *g *PO *every *6 *hr. *Available *is
*cephalexin *500 *mg *tablets. *How *many *tablets *should *the *nurse *administer *per *dose? *-
*CORRECT *ANSWER-0.5 *tablet
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? *- *CORRECT *ANSWER-2
*tablets
A *nurse *is *preparing *a *medication *and *calculates *the *dosage *as *0.547 *mL. *Rounding *this
*amount *to *the *nearest *hundredth, *the *nurse *should *administer *how *many *mL? *-
*CORRECT *ANSWER-0.55 *mL