DIDD Medication Administration
Unlicensed Questions & Correct
Answers
Aspiration Pneumonia is defined as... ✔️✔️a breathing infection when food gets into lungs
How do you administer nasal spray? ✔️✔️Check the medication against the MAR 3 times.
Have person tilt their head down. Close off the nostril not being used. Have person sniff when
spraying the medication. Wait one minute before another puff.
What can improper positioning cause? ✔️✔️Aspiration
What needs to be added to the MAR for transdermal medications? ✔️✔️The site.
"STAT" means... ✔️✔️Now
Do you attach time with a STAT or PRN medication? ✔️✔️No
PRN medications can only be given when the symptom matches the order reason for the PRN.
True or False ✔️✔️True
Which medication status does the "30 min before" not apply to? ✔️✔️PRN medications
, How do you do a transdermal administration of medication? ✔️✔️Identify the person, make
sure gloves are on, remove old patch and clean the area, change to clean gloves, CLEAN A
NEW AREA, WRITE THE DATE, TIME, and YOUR INITIALS on the patch, and then put the
patch on the dried and cleaned section. Watch for any issues. Document
What are EpiPens used for? ✔️✔️They are for severe allergic reactions. Antihistamines
What warrants a variance? ✔️✔️Doing something different than what the physician
prescribed.
"PRN" means... ✔️✔️as needed
"gtts" means... ✔️✔️drops
"X" or "x" means... ✔️✔️times
"mg" means... ✔️✔️milligrams
"mcg" means... ✔️✔️micrograms
"mL" means... ✔️✔️milliliter
Unlicensed Questions & Correct
Answers
Aspiration Pneumonia is defined as... ✔️✔️a breathing infection when food gets into lungs
How do you administer nasal spray? ✔️✔️Check the medication against the MAR 3 times.
Have person tilt their head down. Close off the nostril not being used. Have person sniff when
spraying the medication. Wait one minute before another puff.
What can improper positioning cause? ✔️✔️Aspiration
What needs to be added to the MAR for transdermal medications? ✔️✔️The site.
"STAT" means... ✔️✔️Now
Do you attach time with a STAT or PRN medication? ✔️✔️No
PRN medications can only be given when the symptom matches the order reason for the PRN.
True or False ✔️✔️True
Which medication status does the "30 min before" not apply to? ✔️✔️PRN medications
, How do you do a transdermal administration of medication? ✔️✔️Identify the person, make
sure gloves are on, remove old patch and clean the area, change to clean gloves, CLEAN A
NEW AREA, WRITE THE DATE, TIME, and YOUR INITIALS on the patch, and then put the
patch on the dried and cleaned section. Watch for any issues. Document
What are EpiPens used for? ✔️✔️They are for severe allergic reactions. Antihistamines
What warrants a variance? ✔️✔️Doing something different than what the physician
prescribed.
"PRN" means... ✔️✔️as needed
"gtts" means... ✔️✔️drops
"X" or "x" means... ✔️✔️times
"mg" means... ✔️✔️milligrams
"mcg" means... ✔️✔️micrograms
"mL" means... ✔️✔️milliliter
