MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND USE TEST
Name: - ……………………………………….............
Employee ID: - …………………………….............
Designation: - ………………………………………
Department: - ………………………………………
Q1. What is the recommended temperature range for storing fridge medications?
A. 0°–5°C
B. 2°–8°C
C. 8°–12°C
D. 15°–25°C
Q2. High-alert medications must be stored:
A. On open shelves
B. With general medications
C. Under lock and key with HAM sticker
D. Inside patient drawers
Q3. Narcotics should always be stored:
A. In bedside locker
B. In refrigerator
C. With high-alert medications
D. Under double lock
Q4. How should LASA (Look-Alike Sound-Alike) medications be stored?
A. With high-alert drugs
B. Separately on different shelves
C. In the crash cart
D. Inside fridge
Q5. In which patient care areas are concentrated electrolytes allowed to be stored?
A. Wards only
B. Pharmacy only
C. OT, ICU, Emergency, Cath Lab, labour room
D. General OPD
Q6. Once opened, a vial is generally kept for:
A. 7 days
B. 28 days
C. 24 hours
D. 3 days
Q7. Which of the following is the safest practice for injection labelling?
A. Label after administration
B. Label only high-alert drugs
C. Label immediately after preparation
D. Label only if multiple drugs prepared
Q8. What label or marking is used to identify high-alert medications?
A. White label
B. Yellow sticker
C. Red HAM label
D. Green tag
Q9. Where should high-alert medications be stored at the patient bedside?
A. A transparent box
B. Refrigerator
C. A red polybag inside the locked bedside locker
D. Crash cart
Q10. Which of the following is a High-Alert Medication?
A. Paracetamol
B. Normal saline
C. Insulin
D. Vitamin C
Q11. Before medication administration, at least how many patient identifiers must be
used?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Q12. Which is the correct way to administer potassium chloride (KCl) injection?
A. IV push
B. IM injection
C. Slow IV infusion after dilution
D. Subcutaneous
Q13. Which step is NOT part of the “Six Rights” of medication?
A. Right drug
B. Right dose
C. Right price
D. Right Patient
Q14. Which type of medication error occurs when the nurse misinterprets a
prescription?
A. Prescription error
B. Transcribing error
C. Dispensing error
D. Administration error
Q15. A medication prepared for infusion must include all EXCEPT:
A. Patient name
B. Strength
C. Expiry date
D. Patient insurance number
Q16. What is the hospital policy on self-medication/sample medications?
A. Allowed for stable patients
B. Allowed after approval
C. Not allowed
D. Allowed only in OPD
Q17. Verbal medication orders are:
A. Allowed anytime
B. Allowed in wards
C. Not allowed except emergencies & follow read back policy
D. Allowed at night only
Q18. Any correction in MAR sheet should be:
A. Erased with whitener
B. Rewritten without strike
C. Struck with a single line and rewritten
D. Deleted entirely
Q19. Concentrated electrolytes include all EXCEPT:
A. Potassium chloride (KCl)
B. Potassium Phosphate
C. Dextrose 5%
D. Calcium Gluconate
E. Sodium chloride 3%
F. Magnesium sulphate 25% & 50%
Q20. Weight-based dosing is especially important in:
A. Adults only
B. Pediatrics and neonatal patients
C. Elderly only
D. Surgical patients only
Q.21If an electrolyte infusion is prepared but not labelled, the nurse should:
A. Use it immediately
B. Ask doctor and give
C. Discard safely
D. Keep for next shift
Q.22High-alert medications require
a) No special precautions
b) Double-check & Store in secure condition
c) Faster dispensing
d) Verbal orders only
Q23. What is the recommended medication room temperature?
A. 0°–5°C
B. 2°–8°C
C. 8°–12°C
D. 20°–25°C
[Link] of the following practices is correct during Hazardous drug preparation?
a) Using the same mortar and pestle for all drugs
b) Using separate mortar and pestle for hazardous with butter paper
c) Cleaning the same equipment without segregation
d) No protective barrier required
Q.25 which of the following correctly describes the safe process for indenting, preparation, and
dilution of concentrated electrolytes?
A) Nursing staff places multiple indents and prepares the electrolyte at the bedside without
double verification
B) Nursing staff places a single indent; pharmacy dispenses the electrolyte to the designated
Concentrated Electrolyte Preparation Room; dilution is performed by a privileged nurse in the
preparation room with double verification by the departmental medication nurse
C) Pharmacy dispenses electrolytes directly to the ward and dilution is done by a nursing assistant
D) Electrolytes are diluted by any available staff without verification