ATI definitions, terms, and practice questions & answers for exam! 2026

ATI definitions, terms, and practice
questions & answers for exam! 2026
-BAnswer100mL/30minX60min/1hr=B200BmL/hrBeveryB6Bhrs



whatBareBsomeBmedicationsBweBmeasureBinBunits?B-
BAnswerinsulin,Bheparin,Bpenacillin,BandBsomeBvitamins



ACB-BAnswerbeforeBmeals



PCB-BAnswerafterBmeals



PRNB-BAnswerasBneeded



STATB-BAnswerimmediately



POB-BAnswerbyBmouth



SLB-BAnswersublingual



IDB-BAnswerintradermal



IMB-BAnswerintramuscular



IVB-BAnswerintravenous



TIDB-BAnswerthreeBtimesBaBday



QIDB-BAnswerfourBtimesBaBday



BIDB-BAnswertwiceBaBday

,hB-BAnswerhour



gttB-BAnswerdrop



TheBstateBboardsBofBnursingBregulateBtheBscopeBofBRNBandBPNBpracticeBthrough.....?B-
BAnswernurseBpracticeBacts



whatBareBsomeBquestionsByouBshouldBaskBbeforeByouBadministerBaBmedication?B-BAnswer-
whatBmedicationsBisBtheBclientBcurrentlyBtaking?

-doBanyBofBtheseBinteractBwithBtheBmedicationByouBareBpreparing?

-doesBtheBclientBhaveBanyBallergies?

-whatBphysicalBassessmentsBareBneededBbeforeByouBcanBsafelyBadministerBtheBmedication?



SixBRightsBofBMedicationBAdministrationB-BAnswer1.BRightBmedication-
doesBitBmakeBsense?BcompareBtoBMARB3xBtimes,BmakeBsureBitsBnotBexpired,Bdon'tBgiveBitBif
ByourBunfamiliar

2.BRightBdose-
compareBtoBprescription,BisBthisBdoseBappropriate?BBeBreadyBtoBdoBconversions.BHaveBanoth
erBnurseBcheckByourBcalculationsBandBdoubleBcheckByourBmath.

3.BRightBpatient-
BacceptableBidentifiersBincludeBptBname,BfacultyBassignedBIDBnumber,BtelephoneBnumber,BDO
B,Bphoto-barcodeBscanning

4.BRightBroute-BifBrouteBisn'tBthereBonBprescriptionBthenBcontactBphysicianBforBclarification

5.BRightBtime-
timeBcriticalBmedsBneedBtoBbeBadministeredBwithinB30Bmins.BGiveBmedsBprescribedBafterBor
BbeforeBmealsBwithinB30BminsB

6.BRightBdocumentation-
BrightBafterByouBgiveBmed!BalsoBmakeBsureByouBexplainBwhyByouBchoseBtoBheldBaBmed



thingsBtoBdoBinBassesmentBinBmedicationBadministration?B-BAnswer-currentBstatus

-history

-vitalBsigns=BwitholdBifBnotBwithinBrangeBforBmed

-monitorBlabBresults

-checkBallergies

-verifyBprescription

, PlanningB-BMedBAdministrationB-BAnswer-calculateBandBmeasureBdosesBprecisely

-identifyBgoalsBforBclientBneedsB(insulin=BclientBteaching,BmonitoringBglucose,Betc)

-verifyBcalculationBforBhighBalert



seeingBhowBpt.BrespondedBtoBmedication,BadverseBeffects?B-BAnswerevaluation



whatBshouldByouBdoBimmediatelyBafterBadverseBeffects,BorBmedBerror?B-
BAnswerassessBclient,BcontactBprovider,BfillBoutBincidentBreport



commonBmedicationBerrorsB-BAnswer•BWrongBmedicationBorBIVBfluid

•BIncorrectBdoseBorBIVBrate

•BWrongBclient,BrouteBorBtime

•BAdministrationBofBknownBallergicBmedication

•BOmissionBofBdose

•BIncorrectBdiscontinuationBofBmedication



whatBisBmedicationBreconciliation?B-
BAnswerwhereByouBareBsupposedBtoBcompareBtheBmedsBtheyBshouldBbeBonB(andBactuallyBus
ing)BtoBnewBmedsBthatBareBorderedBtoBresolveBanyBdiscrepancies



QDBerror?B-BAnswermeansBonceBdailyBbutBcanBbeBseenBasBQID=B4xBaBday



couldBmeanBbedtimeBorBhalfBstrength?B-BAnswerHS



DCBcouldBmean...?B-BAnswerdischargeBorBdiscontinue



shouldByouBuseBaBleadingBzeroBbeforeBaBdecimalBpoint?B-BAnsweryes



shouldByouBuseBaBtrailingBzero?B-BAnswerno



CDB-BAnswercontrolledBdose