ATI RN
Medication Administration Test Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is teaching a mother how to administer nystatin to her 2-month-old child in the treatment of oral candidiasis. Which of the following is an appropriate instruction given by the nurse to the mother?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Applying nystatin with a cotton-tipped applicator ensures contact with oral mucosa after meals, avoiding dilution or spitting out, which could occur with a bottle or syringe.
Question 2 of 5
While preparing medications, the nurse knows one of the drug is an acidic medication. In which area does the nurse anticipate the drug will be absorbed?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Acidic medications pass through the gastric mucosa rapidly. Medications that are basic are not absorbed before reaching the small intestine.
Question 3 of 5
A patient refuses medication. Which is the nurse's first action?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The first response is to explore reasons the patient does not want the medication. After the assessment, the nurse can decide what to do next. Educating is important, but it is not the first action. Ultimately, the patient does have the right to refuse the medication; however, the nurse should first try to find out reasons for the refusal and provide education if needed based upon the assessment findings. Hiding medication and deceiving a patient into taking a medication is unethical and violates right to autonomy.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for two patients with the same last name. In this situation which right of medication administration is the priority to reduce the chance of an error?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse should ask the patient to verify identity and should check the patient's ID bracelet against the medication record to ensure right patient. Acceptable patient identifies include the patient's name, an identification number assigned by a health care facility, or a telephone number. Do not use the patient's room number as an identifier. To identify a patient correctly in an acute care setting, compare the patient identifiers on the MAR with the patient's identification bracelet while at the patient's bedside. Right medication, right dose, and right route are equally as important, but in this situation, right patient is the priority (two patients with the same last name).
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is administering medications to several patients. Which action should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: If the patient uses a corticosteroid, have him or her wait 2 minutes and then rinse the mouth out with water or salt water or brush teeth after inhalation to reduce risk of fungal infection. Piercing a blood vessel during a subcutaneous injection is very rare. Therefore, aspiration is not necessary when administering subcutaneous injections. When giving immunizations to adults: to avoid injection into subcutaneous tissue, spread the skin of the selected vaccine administration site taut between the thumb and forefinger, isolating the muscle. Never administer IV medications through tubing that is infusing blood, blood products, or parenteral nutrition solutions.