ATI LPN
Fundamentals of Nursing Medication Administration Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is teaching a parent to administer medications using a child's gastrostomy tube. The parent asks why it is necessary to give water after each medication. The nurse explains that the water is given for which purpose?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Flushing the tube after the medication is instilled ensures that the medication reaches the stomach, to maintain patency of the tubing. It is not always given to decrease gastrointestinal upset, to dilute the medication, or to improve hydration.
Question 2 of 5
When administering medication by IV bolus (push), the nurse will occlude the IV line by which method?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Before a medication is injected by IV push, the IV line is occluded by pinching the tubing just above the injection port. The other locations are incorrect.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is administering an IV push medication through an IV lock. After injecting the medication, which action will be taken next?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: IV locks are to be flushed before and after each use; either heparin or saline flush is used, depending on the individual institution's policy. The other actions are not appropriate.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is giving medications through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. Which technique is correct?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: For PEG tubes (and nasogastric tubes), medications are poured into the barrel of the syringe with the piston removed, and the medication is allowed to flow via gravity into the tube. Fluid must never be forced into the tube. The tubing is to be flushed with 30 mL of tap water (not saline) to ensure that the medication is cleared from the tube after the medication has been given. A 3-mL syringe is too small for this procedure.
Question 5 of 5
When giving medications, the nurse will use Standard Precautions, which include what action?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Standard Precautions include wearing clean gloves when there is potential exposure to a patient’s blood or other body fluids; never recapping needles; never bending needles or syringes; and discarding all disposable syringes and needles in the appropriate puncture-resistant container.