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WorksheetsMedication Administration Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the first step in medication administration?
Give the medication
Check the time
Wash your hands
Document it
When should you document a medication administration?
Before giving the medication
After giving the medication
The next day
At the end of the shift
What should you do if you make a medication error?
Hide it
Report it to the nurse
Ignore it
Tell the patient
Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 rights of medication?
Right dose
Right insurance
Right time
Right route
What is the correct way to identify a patient?
Ask their name only
Check their wristband and ask name
Look at their room number
Guess based on appearance
What should you do if a patient refuses medication?
Force them to take it
Document refusal and inform the nurse
Ignore and leave
Try again later without documenting
How many medication checks should you do before administration?
One
Two
Three
Four
What should you do before giving eye drops?
Have the patient look up
Apply drops directly to the eyeball
Blow on the eye
Wash hands after
What should you wear when applying topical medication?
Mask
Gloves
Apron
Nothing
What does PRN mean?
As needed
Every day
Before meals
At bedtime
Which of the following is considered a *right* of medication administration?
Right doctor
Right chart
Right documentation
Right payment method
When should the first medication check occur?
At the nurse's station
When removing medication from the cart
At shift change
After giving medication
Before administering medication, the nurse must:
Ask the patient's family
Identify the patient using two identifiers
Review the pharmacy address
Weigh the patient
Which is a reason to hold a medication?
Patient is hungry
Medication is expensive
Patient is allergic or refusing
The doctor is unavailable
After medication is given, what must be done?
Notify housekeeping
Record immediately in the MAR
Wait 24 hours before recording
Ask another nurse to document
What is the proper action if a patient refuses a medication?
Hide it in food
Call security
Document the refusal and notify the nurse
Discard the medication without charting
What should you do before pouring a medication?
Shake the MAR
Read the label carefully
Call the doctor
Count the pills manually
What must be worn when applying topical medications?
Mask
Gloves
Goggles
Apron
When assisting a resident with eye drops, how should you proceed?
Apply drops to the upper eyelid
Insert into both eyes regardless of order
Apply drops into the conjunctival sac
Wipe eyes with bare hands
For medications given PO (by mouth), what must be ensured?
Patient is fasting
Medication is cold
Patient is awake and alert
Patient has an IV
What should be done if a patient is NPO (nothing by mouth)?
Give PO meds anyway
Replace with food
Hold PO meds and notify nurse
Crush meds and feed through IV
Which type of medication administration requires the fastest response monitoring?
Topical
PO
PRN
IM
If a patient vomits after taking a PO medication, what should you do?
Give the medication again
Report to the nurse
Assume it was absorbed
Mark it as taken
When administering inhalers, what should be done first?
Shake the canister
Take a drink of water
Insert into the nose
Blow out the air
How long should you wait between two different eye medications?
30 seconds
2 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
After applying nitroglycerin ointment, what must you do?
Massage it in
Leave the old dose on
Rotate sites and date/time/initial
Cover it with gauze only
What is a suppository used for?
Oral pain relief
Topical rash
Rectal administration
Eye infections
What should you chart after giving a medication?
Just your initials
Time only
Time, initials, effectiveness if PRN
Patient's mood
If medication is spilled or dropped, what must happen?
Put it back in the container
Ignore and proceed
Dispose and report to the nurse
Give half the dose
When should you crush medication?
Whenever the patient requests
Only with the nurse's approval
If the med is extended-release
Whenever it's faster
