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WorksheetsMedication Administration
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is a 'right' of medication administration?
Right observation
Right education
Right prescription
Right supervision
The first nursing action after discovering a medication error is:
Notify the provider
Assess the patient
Complete an incident report
Document in the MAR only
Which type of medication order is carried out immediately and only once?
PRN order
Stat order
Standing order
Verbal order
A nurse gives a medication two hours late. What right was violated?
Right dose
Right time
Right patient
Right documentation
What is the safest method to identify a patient before giving medication?
Ask, 'Are you Mr. Jones?'
Ask for their name and check wristband
Look at the room chart
Ask another nurse
What should the nurse do if an order seems unclear or incomplete?
Ask another nurse
Clarify with the provider before giving
Guess based on prior orders
Skip the dose until rounds
Which demonstrates a complete medication order?
Furosemide 20 mg daily
Lisinopril 10 mg PO daily
Acetaminophen 325 mg as needed
Metformin PO twice daily
What documentation is required when administering a controlled substance?
Only the patient’s name
Medication name and dose
Amount, time, patient, and nurse signature
Just the total narcotic count
What's the nurse’s best response if a patient asks, 'Why am I taking this pill?'
Your doctor ordered it.
Let me explain what it’s for.
I’m not sure, but it’s on your MAR.
You should ask your doctor later.
When a patient refuses medication, the nurse should:
Discard the medication and move on
Coax the patient to take it
Respect the refusal and document reason
Notify pharmacy immediately
