Medication Administration Test Bank Exam Questions (42 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

A nurse is teaching a patient about medications. Which statement from the patient indicates teaching is effective? a. "My parenteral medication must be taken with food." b. "I will rotate the sites in my left leg when I give my insulin." c. "Once I start feeling better, I will stop taking my antibiotic." d. "If I am 30 minutes late taking my medication, I should skip that dose." {Ans: "I will rotate the sites in my left leg when I give my insulin." For daily insulin, rotate site within anatomical area. Rotating injections within the same body part (instrasite rotation) provides greater consistency in absorption of medication. Parenteral medication absorption is not affected by the timing of meals. Taking a medication 30 minutes late is within the 60-minute window of the time medications should be taken.}The nurse closely monitors an older adult for signs of medication toxicity. Which physiological change is the reason for the nurse's action? a. Reduced glomerular filtration b. Reduced esophageal stricture c. Increased gastric motility d. Increased liver mass {Ans: Reduced glomerular filtration The reduced glomerular filtration rate delays excretion, increasing chance for toxicity. In older adults, gastric motility and liver mass decrease.}A patient