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ATI - Medication Administration
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A charge nurse is reviewing routes of medication administration with a
newly licensed nurse when providing care to a client . Which of the
following routes of administration should the charge nurse include as
having the slowest onset of action ?
Intramuscular
Oral
Buccal
Intravenous - ANSOral
While convenient and most preferred by clients it has the slowest onset of
action
A nurse has received a prescription to administer a medication STAT to a
client . Which of the following actions should the nurse take ?
Administer the medication whenever the client reports specific
manifestations , such as pain .
Administer the medication at specific times until directed by health care
provider ..
Administer the medication at regular intervals of 4 hr .
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Administer the medication within 30 min of the health care provider
prescribing the medication . - ANSAdminister the medication within 30 min
of the health care provider prescribing the medication .
STAT medication prescriptions should be given immediately and usually
one time. Administer within 30 minutes of provider order
A nurse is assisting with teaching a client about self - administration of
insulin . Which of the following actions should the nurse take ?
Repeat the least important information to the client .
Have the client perform a return demonstration of the procedure .
Provide the client with educational materials written at an 8th - grade
reading level .
Dim the lights in the client's room before beginning the teaching . -
ANSHave the client perform a return demonstration of the procedure .
A nurse is assisting with teaching a client who has a new prescription for a
nitroglycerin patch . Which of the following actions should the nurse take ? (
Select all that apply )
Ask the client what they know about the nitroglycerin patch .
Find out whether the client is able to pay for the medication .
Determine the client's ability to apply the patch .
Check the client's reading comprehension level .
Use medical terminology to instruct the client about the patch . - ANSAsk
the client what they know about the nitroglycerin patch .
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ATI - Medication Administration
Questions and Verified Answers
Latest 2025
A charge nurse is reviewing routes of medication administration with a
newly licensed nurse when providing care to a client . Which of the
following routes of administration should the charge nurse include as
having the slowest onset of action ?
Intramuscular
Oral
Buccal
Intravenous - ANSOral
While convenient and most preferred by clients it has the slowest onset of
action
A nurse has received a prescription to administer a medication STAT to a
client . Which of the following actions should the nurse take ?
Administer the medication whenever the client reports specific
manifestations , such as pain .
Administer the medication at specific times until directed by health care
provider ..
Administer the medication at regular intervals of 4 hr .
1
, 2
Administer the medication within 30 min of the health care provider
prescribing the medication . - ANSAdminister the medication within 30 min
of the health care provider prescribing the medication .
STAT medication prescriptions should be given immediately and usually
one time. Administer within 30 minutes of provider order
A nurse is assisting with teaching a client about self - administration of
insulin . Which of the following actions should the nurse take ?
Repeat the least important information to the client .
Have the client perform a return demonstration of the procedure .
Provide the client with educational materials written at an 8th - grade
reading level .
Dim the lights in the client's room before beginning the teaching . -
ANSHave the client perform a return demonstration of the procedure .
A nurse is assisting with teaching a client who has a new prescription for a
nitroglycerin patch . Which of the following actions should the nurse take ? (
Select all that apply )
Ask the client what they know about the nitroglycerin patch .
Find out whether the client is able to pay for the medication .
Determine the client's ability to apply the patch .
Check the client's reading comprehension level .
Use medical terminology to instruct the client about the patch . - ANSAsk
the client what they know about the nitroglycerin patch .
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