Medication Administration

What size needle would you use to administer an IM injection?

• 5/8 in

• 3 inch

• 1 inch

• 2 inch

What is the first step of medication administration?

• Wash Hands

• Medication Calculation

• Verify Orders

• Identify Patient

• Don gloves and PPE

You have measured your medication, the dose is in your hand, and your patient refuses the medication. What 2 things do you do?

• Tell the patient it is good for them

• Dispose of medication properly

• Let the patient know that their noncompliance will be reported

• Document refusal

_______ medications should not be crushed

• Enteric Coated or Extended Release

• Powdered Pill

• Reconstituted

• stool softeners

The nurse is preparing a client for discharge. The physician has written a script; which of the following should the nurse address?

• Dose

• Route

• Medication Name

• Duration/Time/Frequency

What is missing from this order...

Keppra 500mg x 1 NOW

The nurse should provide which teaching point when administering an enteric-coated oral tablet to a patient? 

• “Chew the tablet before swallowing”

• “Allow the tablet to absorb under your tongue”

• “I’ll crush this in apple sauce to make it easier to swallow”

• “Swallow the tablet whole”

The medical assistant documented an IM injection as follows: 10/12/16 @ 1030, Rocephin 1 gm IM patient tolerated procedure well. Amy Ray, MA. Which of the following necessary pieces of documentation is missing?

• Use of the medication.

• Site of administration.

• Physician signature

• Frequency of administration

Answer explanation

Anatomical site of injection should always be documented for reassessment of local and/or systemic reaction.

Injection sites:

Which of the following forms of medication can be administered vaginally?

• Creams and suppositories.

• Creams and buccal.

• Transdermal and suppositories.

• Transdermal and buccal.

Answer explanation

Medications are administered vaginally to provide direct vaginal absorption of the medication application and/or insertion including creams and suppositories.

what if your patient will start a new medication for first time, what would you do next?

• Administer and document

• Explain what is the purpose of the medication , side effects then administer and document as first time . Continue assessing .

• Scan the medication and administer to the right route

• scan the patient ID, scan the med, administer and then assess.