ATI Medication Administration Test

24 July 2022
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A nurse is teaching a class about error-prone abbreviations in medication prescriptions. The nurse should include that which of the following prescriptions has acceptable abbreviations.
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Metoclopramide 10 mg IM Q6H PRN nausea
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A nurse is preparing to medication and calculates the dosage as 1.42 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer how many mL?
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1.4
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A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 25 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is diphenhydramine syrup 12.5mg/5mL. How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose?
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2tsp
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A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 6.25 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest tenth, the nurse should administer how many mL?
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6.3mL
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A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ethylsuccinate 800 mg PO every 12 hr. Available is erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension 400mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
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10mL
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A nurse is preparing to administer sucralfate 1 g PO twice daily to a client. Available is sucralfate 1,000 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?
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1 tab
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A nurse is preparing to administer dextrose 5% in water 2 L to infuse over 6 hr. The nurse should administer how many mL?
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2,000mL
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A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 250 mcg PO daily. Available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer?
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2 tab
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A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.893 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse should administer how many mL?
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0.89mL
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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?
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15mL
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A nurse is preparing to administer codeine oral solution 30 mg PO to a client. The amount available is codeine 10mg/5 mL. How many Tbsp should the nurse administer?
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1 Tbsp
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A nurse is preparing to administer haloperidol 5 mg IM at 1715. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?
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5:15 PM
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A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 500 mg PO every 6 hr. Available is cephalexin suspension 250mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
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10mL
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A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.125 mg PO at 9:00 a.m. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?
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0900
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A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 2,500 mL to infuse over 12 hr. The nurse should administer how many L?
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2.5
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A nurse should use which of the following units when measuring weight?
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Gram
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A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride powder 20 mEq PO in 6 oz of water. How many mL should the nurse administer?
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180mL
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A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 0.075 mg PO to a client. Available is levothyroxine 25 mcg tablets. How tablets should the nurse administer?
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3 tab
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A nurse is preparing to administer codeine 30 mg PO every 4 hr PRN for pain. The client last received the medication at 1 p.m. The earliest the nurse should administer the next dose is at which of the following times?
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1700
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A nurse is preparing to administer glipizide 5 mg PO ac. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?
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before meals
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A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 0.25 g PO every 6 hr. Available is cephalexin 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose?
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0.5 Tab
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A nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin 15 units and isophane insulin 40 units subcutaneous at 6:30 a.m. At which of the following times should the nurse administer the medication?
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0630
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A nurse is preparing a medication and calculates the dosage as 0.547 mL. Rounding this amount to the nearest hundredth, the nurse shoulf administer how many mL?
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0.55mL
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A nurse is preparing to administer 650 mg of acetaminophen syrup to a client. The amount available is acetaminophen syrup 160mg/5 mL. How many tsp should the nurse administer per dose?
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4 tsp
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A nurse is preparing to administer epinephrine hydrochloride 0.5 mg subcutaneous stat. How many mcg should the nurse administer?
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500 mcg