Questão 1
Questão
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
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Gastrointestinal
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Subcutaneous
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Rectal
Questão 2
Questão
Parenteral injections are given for the following purposes?
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NPO
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To slow down the action of the drug
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When digestive juices would counteract the effects of the drug
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To hasten the action of the drug
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When the patient is combative
Questão 3
Questão
Principles for safe, effective administration of parenteral medications
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Know the medication
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Check drug allergies
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Use only sterile needles and syringes
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Use the longest length of needle
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Label the syringe with the patient's name, room number and time
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Ask for help with frightened children or an uncooperative adult
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Use the same site each injection
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Aspirate the plunger to check for blood
Questão 4
Questão
Which route deposits small amounts of drug solution into the dermal layer?
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Intradermal
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Subcutaneous
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Intramuscular
Questão 5
Questão
At what degree should you administer the Intradermal injection
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5-15 degrees
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45-90 degrees
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90 degrees
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25-30 degrees
Questão 6
Questão
Which route is used for injecting medication into the tissues below the dermal layer of skin?
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Intradermal
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Subcutaneous
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Intramuscular
Questão 7
Questão
The subcutaneous route needs to be administered at what degree angle
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5-15 degrees
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45-90 degrees
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90 degrees
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25-30 degrees
Questão 8
Questão
Which route is means of injecting medication into the muscular layer
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Intramuscular
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Intradermal
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Subcutaneous
Questão 9
Questão
At which angle of an injection would you administer a intramuscular medication
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5-15 degrees
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45-90 degrees
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90 degrees
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25-30 degrees
Questão 10
Questão
Which parts of the syringe are to be kept sterile
Questão 11
Questão
What is the lumen
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The opening or inside of the needle
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The black stopper within the barrel to measure the medication
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The point of the needle
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The part that connects the needle to the tip of the barrel
Questão 12
Questão
The measuring scale of most 3 mL syringes are
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Millimeter
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Milligrams
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Units
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Micrograms
Questão 13
Questão
Your giving 52 units of a medication what would syringe would you use
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Tuberculin
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3 mL
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Insulin
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60 mL
Questão 14
Questão
Your administering 0.25 mL of a medication which would be the syringe to use
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Insulin
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Tuberculin
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3 mL
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10 mL
Questão 15
Questão
Which is a larger gauge needle
Questão 16
Questão
Adult IM injections frequently use what gauge needle
Questão 17
Questão
Your fixing to administer a viscous injection which gauge needle would you use
Questão 18
Questão
What is the meaning of viscous
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Thick, sticky
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Thin
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Muddy
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Bloody
Questão 19
Questão
Your giving a patient who ways 300lbs a intramuscular injection you would use a 28 gauge needle
Questão 20
Questão
Your giving an elderly patient who weights 105lbs a intramuscular injection you would use a 27 gauge needle.
Questão 21
Questão
If a needle stick accords the first thing you should do is was the puncture wound with soap and water
Questão 22
Questão
You should always use the one hand scoop method to recap a needle.
Questão 23
Questão
When preparing the syringe for use, you should be certain to observe these principles:
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Use aseptic technique while handling the syringe and needle.
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Discard the syringe or needle if it becomes contaminated during drug preparation for administration
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Stab the syringe into the mattress when finished till you can get to the sharps container
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Label the syringe with patients name, the medication, and dose
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Prepare the medication in one syringe then transfer to another one
Questão 24
Questão
You should always break glass ampules how
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Towards you with thumbs up
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Towards the patient with thumbs down
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Towards the ground thumbs down
Questão 25
Questão
Glass ampules contain multiple doses and need to be refrigerated after
Questão 26
Questão
Before breaking open the ampule what should you do
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Lightly tap the medication from the tip
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Break with gloved hands
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Break my placing on edge of counter and lightly taping
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Placing a alcohol swab on the tip
Questão 27
Questão
What type of needle needs to be used to withdraw medication out of an ampule
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Filter
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Lurelock
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3mL
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Single use
Questão 28
Questão
A medication vial
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Is a small bottle with a rubber stopper attached with a metal band
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Can be a single dose or multiple doses
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Is made up entirely of glass or polyurethane
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Contains powder in the base and solution in the top
Questão 29
Questão
The [blank_start]solute[blank_end] must be thoroughly mixed with the diluent before use.
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solute
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powder
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medication
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diluent
Questão 30
Questão
Your mixing two different drugs together, what would be a reaction of incompatibilities?
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Color change
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precipitation
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clouding
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clear or see through
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powder dissolved slowly
Questão 31
Questão
What is the first step when withdrawing medications from a vial?
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Inject desired amount of air into the vial
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pull back plunger to get desired amount of medication
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tap air bubble out of medication
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wipe with alcohol wipe
Questão 32
Questão
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.
Questão 33
Questão
The subcutaneous route is used for a variety of medications including:
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insulin
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heparin
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narcotics
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immunizations
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TB
Questão 34
Questão
Improper site selection can result in what
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damaged nerves
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abscesses
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necrosis
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stage 3 ulcer
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sloughing of skin
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pain
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cyanosis
Questão 35
Questão
What is the muscle that is the most common location for IM injections in adults?
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mid-deltoid
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ventrogluteal
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rectus femoris
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vastus lateralis
Questão 36
Questão
When giving a IM injection to a child or infant which is the preferred muscle location
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vastus lateralis
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rectus femoris
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mid deltoid
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ventrogluteal
Questão 37
Questão
This method reduces pain caused by the irritating drugs that leak or escape along the track into subcutaneous tissue when the needle is withdrawn.
Questão 38
Questão
Symptoms of anaphylactic shock
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Urticaria
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bronchiolar constriction
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bronchiolar dilation
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edema
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circulatory collapse
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dehydration
Questão 39
Questão
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.
Questão 40
Questão
Allergic reactions are more common the first time you take them.
Questão 41
Questão
Using the Z track method you should do which of the following
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press the side of the hand down and retract the skin and tissue laterally
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Insert the needle at a 45-90 degree angle
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Aspirate the syringe for blood
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slowly inject the medication in intervals
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Wait 10 seconds before withdrawing the needle
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massage the site in a circular motion
Questão 42
Questão
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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"A parenteral medication lasts longer than an oral medication."
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"It will save you money if we use the parenteral form."
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"Tablets provide a less accurate dose compared to an injection."
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"Digestive juices will counteract the effects of the drug."
Questão 43
Questão
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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A 3 mL syringe with a 25-gauge 1 inch needle
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A 5 mL syringe with a 20 gauge 1.5 inch needle
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A 10 mL syringe with a 25 gauge 1.5 inch needle
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A 3 mL syringe with an 18 gauge 2 inch needle
Questão 44
Questão
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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Check he patient's chart for a diagnosis of HIV or hepatitis.
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Call the infection control nurse and ask for advice.
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Scrub the needle stick site with warm water and soap.
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Report immediately to the ER for treatment.
Questão 45
Questão
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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Wraps the neck of the ampule with an alcohol swab.
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Draws up 2 mL of air into the syringe to insert in the ampule .
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Taps the stem of ampule to dislodge medication that is trapped in the stem.
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Inserts a filter needle into the ampule below the surface of the fluid.
Questão 46
Questão
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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Abdomen
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Lateral upper arm
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Medial upper thigh
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Antecubital space
Questão 47
Questão
Which nursing diagnosis would be the priority if a patient has a severe anaphylactic reaction to a parenteral medication?
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Allergy response, Latex
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Anxiety, death
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Impaired gas exchange
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Increased cardiac output
Questão 48
Questão
When the nurse is preparing a parenteral injection, medical asepsis is permissible for handling the:
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Shaft of the plunger
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needle shaft and tip
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barrel of the syringe
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solution in the vial
Questão 49
Questão
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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Dorsogluteal
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Vastus lateralis
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Deltoid
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Ventrogluteal
Questão 50
Questão
What are the six rights
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Drug
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Route
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Dose
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Time
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Patient
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Documentation
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Doctor