Exam 10: Administration Procedures

Hospital guidelines provide an automatic stop time for some drug classifications. Select the drug classification that would most likely have a 10-day automatic stop time.

Select all correct statements about the administration of oral medications.

The nurse had to administer 2.25 mL of an intramuscular medication to an adult patient/client. According to the medication administration record, the previous injection was administered in the right dorsogluteal site. In which site should the nurse administer this intramuscular injection?

A nursing faculty member is reviewing general standards, precautions, and safeguards used to administer medications to nursing students. Which statement is correct and should be included in the presentation she is preparing?

A 2-year-old patient/client has to have ear drops administered. What is the correct procedure for the nurse to administer the ear drops?

There are four common sites for intramuscular injections for adults: dorsogluteal, ventrogluteal, the vastus lateralis and the deltoid muscles. Select the landmarks to use to correctly identify the exact site for the dorsogluteal site.

A physician ordered a medication to be given four times a day. The dosage administration schedule was 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, 6:00 pm, and 10:00 pm. The nurse recorded the drug's administration, in military time, on the medication administration record (MAR). Select the correct sequence of drug administration using military time.

Which statement is true about Z-track technique for intramuscular injections?

Choose the most widely used system of medication administration.

The nurse has to administer a bitter-tasting oral medication to a 5-year-old patient/client. What is the best strategy to administer this drug to the child?

When administering medications by the oral route a number of safeguards are required. Select all that apply:

The nurse has to give an intramuscular injection to an adult. What is the correct gauge needle that should be used?

Select the type of medication order that is labeled as a "single-dose" order.

The most common syringe used for injections is a standard 3-mL size, marked in milliliters to the nearest tenth. Select the standard gauge of the injection needle for the 3-mL syringe.

When administering injections, which general safeguards in administering medications must be followed? Select all that apply.

There are six standard rights that a nurse must adhere to before administering medications. Select all that apply. The right to the:

What type of precaution must the nurse use to break a scored tablet?

A 6-month-old infant is to receive 0.5 mL of a preoperative injection, intramuscularly, prior to going to surgery to have tubes inserted in the ears. What site should the nurse select to administer the medication?

A patient/client refused to take an ordered stool softener. What is the correct procedure to document the refused medication?

Select the correct sequence of steps for the administration of oral medications. 1) Administer oral tablets first. 2) Administer oral capsules second. 3) Administer oral liquid medications first. 4) Administer oral liquid medications second.