Medication Administration Quiz

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Patient identifiers. Except?

A. Name

B. DOB

C. hospital wristband

D. Medical record number

E. Room number

Put initials, date, and time on a/an ______ and dispose of after 24 hours

A. Single-dose vial

B. Ampule

C. Multidose vial

D. Insulin vial

Means by mouth

A. NPO

B. PO

C. AC

D. PC

E. PRN

Can be self administered

A. IM

B. IV

C. Subcutaneous

D. Intradermal

Can be done as a “piggyback”

A. intramuscular

B. subcutaneous

C. PICC

D. IV

Can be scanned as a patient identifier

A. Hospital wristband

B. QR code on door

C. DL

D. Barcode on medication

It is okay to override the system and administer a medication as long as the pharmacist is working on it

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Intradermal angle of insertion

A. 90 degrees

B. 45-90 degrees

C. 15-25 degrees

D. 5-15 degrees

The marks on the side of a tuberculin syringe represent

A. Units

B. mL

C. mcL

D. TB

study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion

A. pharmacology

B. pharmacokinetics

C. pharmacodynamics

D. Iatrogenicology

Most common IM sites
Except?

A. Deltoid

B. Triceps

C. Ventrogluteal

D. Vastus lateralis

Nitroglycerin is an example of this route

A. Oral

B. Buccal

C. Sublingual

D. Subcutaneous

type of injection for insulin

A. Intradermal

B. Subcutaneous

C. Intramuscular

D. Intravenous

It can be appropriate to insert a subcutaneous injection at 40 degrees if the patient is very frail

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

use a needle hub that can be turned and tightened with this syringe

A. Insulin

B. Luer

C. Non-Luer

D. Toomey

allergic reaction symptoms, Except?

A. rash

B. swelling

C. circulatory collapse

D. cough

give medication 30 minutes to 1 hour after order given. Except?

A. Urgent

B. ASAP

C. STAT

D. Now

In the MAR

A. PRN medications and Refusals

B. Incident reports

C. VS

D. Whenever medication info is provided to Pt

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