Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections

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These routes require the use of a syringe and needle or a IV catheter to introduce medications into the body tissues or fluids?

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Parenteral injections are given for the following purposes?

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Principles for safe, effective administration of parenteral medications

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Which route deposits small amounts of drug solution into the dermal layer?

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At what degree should you administer the Intradermal injection

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Which route is used for injecting medication into the tissues below the dermal layer of skin?

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The subcutaneous route needs to be administered at what degree angle

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Which route is means of injecting medication into the muscular layer

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At which angle of an injection would you administer a intramuscular medication

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Which parts of the syringe are to be kept sterile

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What is the lumen

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The measuring scale of most 3 mL syringes are

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Your giving 52 units of a medication what would syringe would you use

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Your administering 0.25 mL of a medication which would be the syringe to use

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Which is a larger gauge needle

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Adult IM injections frequently use what gauge needle

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Your fixing to administer a viscous injection which gauge needle would you use

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What is the meaning of viscous

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Your giving a patient who ways 300lbs a intramuscular injection you would use a 28 gauge needle

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Your giving an elderly patient who weights 105lbs a intramuscular injection you would use a 27 gauge needle.

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If a needle stick accords the first thing you should do is was the puncture wound with soap and water

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You should always use the one hand scoop method to recap a needle.

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When preparing the syringe for use, you should be certain to observe these principles:

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You should always break glass ampules how

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Glass ampules contain multiple doses and need to be refrigerated after

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Before breaking open the ampule what should you do

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What type of needle needs to be used to withdraw medication out of an ampule

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A medication vial

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The ( solute, powder, medication, diluent ) must be thoroughly mixed with the diluent before use.

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Your mixing two different drugs together, what would be a reaction of incompatibilities?

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What is the first step when withdrawing medications from a vial?

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A tuberculin syringe is used at a 5 to 15 degree angle between the layers of skin, to injected solution in the epidermis to form a bleb.

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The subcutaneous route is used for a variety of medications including:

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Improper site selection can result in what

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What is the muscle that is the most common location for IM injections in adults?

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When giving a IM injection to a child or infant which is the preferred muscle location

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This method reduces pain caused by the irritating drugs that leak or escape along the track into subcutaneous tissue when the needle is withdrawn.

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Symptoms of anaphylactic shock

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When administering a parenteral drug you are to check allergies and to observe the patient for 30 minutes after the drug has been given the first time.

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Allergic reactions are more common the first time you take them.

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Using the Z track method you should do which of the following

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The patient is prescribed a medication via parenteral route, but asks, "Why can't I just take a pill?" What is the best response?

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The nurse is preparing to give an average-size adult patient an IM injection of 3 mL of viscous medication. Which equipment should the nurse use?

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During an intramuscular injection, the patient moves as the nurse is withdrawing the needle and the nurse accidentally sustains a needle stick injury. What is the priority?

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The nurse is supervising a nursing student who is trying to withdraw 2 mL of medication from an ampule. The nurse would intervene if the student performed which action?

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A patient needs a intradermal injection for a tuberculin skin test, but he currently has bilateral forearm cast in place. What is the best alternative site?

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Which nursing diagnosis would be the priority if a patient has a severe anaphylactic reaction to a parenteral medication?

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When the nurse is preparing a parenteral injection, medical asepsis is permissible for handling the:

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The nurse must give an IM injection to an 8-month-old. Which injection site is the best choice for this patient?

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What are the six rights

Fundamentals

Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections

Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections

These routes require the use of a syringe and needle or a IV catheter to introduce medications into the body tissues or fluids?

Parenteral injections are given for the following purposes?

Principles for safe, effective administration of parenteral medications

Which route deposits small amounts of drug solution into the dermal layer?

At what degree should you administer the Intradermal injection

Which route is used for injecting medication into the tissues below the dermal layer of skin?

The subcutaneous route needs to be administered at what degree angle

Which route is means of injecting medication into the muscular layer

At which angle of an injection would you administer a intramuscular medication

Which parts of the syringe are to be kept sterile

What is the lumen

The measuring scale of most 3 mL syringes are

Your giving 52 units of a medication what would syringe would you use

Your administering 0.25 mL of a medication which would be the syringe to use

Which is a larger gauge needle

Adult IM injections frequently use what gauge needle

Your fixing to administer a viscous injection which gauge needle would you use

What is the meaning of viscous

Your giving a patient who ways 300lbs a intramuscular injection you would use a 28 gauge needle

The ( solute, powder, medication, diluent ) must be thoroughly mixed with the diluent before use.