Medication Administration Test

a nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin 15 units and isophane insulin 40 units subcutaneous at 6:30 am. at which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?

0630

a nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.125 mg po at 9:00 am. at which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication

0900

a nurse is preparing to administer sucralfate 1 g po twice daily to a client. available is sucrafate 1,000 mg tablets. how many tablets should the nurse administer

1 tablet

administer codeine oral solution 30 mg po to a client. amount available is codeine 10 mg/5ml

1 tbsp

a nurse is preparing to administer erytromycin ethysuccsinnate 800 mg po every 12 hr. available is erythomycin ethylsuccinate suspension 400 mg/5mL

10 ML

a nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 500 mg po every 6 hr. available is cephalexin suspension 250mg/5ml. how many ml should the nurse administer

10 ml

a nurse is preparing to administer furosemide 40 mg PO in 0.5 oz of orange juice. how many ml of orange juice should the nurse administer

15 ml

administer codeine 30 mg po every 4 hr prn for pain. client last recieved at 1 pm - next earliest time

1700

a nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol at 5 mg im at 1715. what time

5:15 pm

a nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25ml round to tenth

6.3

a nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL. rounding to nearest hundredth

0.89

a nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 meq po in 6oz water. how many ml of water should the nurse administer

180 mL

a nurse is preparing to administer 650 mg of acetaminophen syrup to a client. the amount available is acetaminophen syrup 160mg/5mL. How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose

4 tsp

a nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 250 mcg po daily. available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablets

2 tablets

a nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2500 ml to infuse over 12 hr. the nurse should administer how many L?

2.5 L

a nurse is preparing to administer dextrse 5% in water 2L to infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should administer how many ml?

2000 mL

a nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 0.25 g PO every 6 hr. Available cephalexin 500 mg tablets

0.5 tablet/dose

a nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 0.075 mg po to a client. Available is levothyroxine 25 mcg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer

3 tablets

a nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine hydrochloride 0.5 mg subcutaneous stat. how many mcg should the nurse administer

500 mcg

A nurse should use which of the following units when measuring weight

gram

a nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.547 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer how many ML

0.55 mL

a nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 1.42 mL. round to nearest tenth

1.4

a nurse is preparing to administer glipizide po ac. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication

before meals

a nurse is teaching a class about error prone abbreviations in medication prescriptions. the nurse should indicate that which of the following prescriptions has acceptable abbreviations?

metoclopramide

a nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 25 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is diphenhydramine syrup 12.5 mg/ml. How many tsp should the nurse administer

2 tsp