2 Parenteral Medication Flashcards
A glass container usually designed to hold a single dose of a drug
Ampules
Some may have colored marks or dots which indicate where they are?
Pre-scored
If not pre-scored, it should be filled with a?
Small file
Small glass bottle with a sealed rubber cap. Can come in single dose or multi-dose
Vials
Technique of adding a solvent to a powdered drug
Reconstitution
Before withdrawing meds from vial, swab the?
Rubber cap with disinfectant
What are the 2 ways preparing Medicstions from ampules
•Breaking the neck of an ampule
•Withdrawing a medication from an ampule
What are the 2 ways preparing medications from vials?
•Injecting air into a vial
•Withdrawing a medication from an inverted vial
Administration of drug into the dermal layer of the skin
Intradermal Injection
Administration of drug into the subcutaneous layer
Subcutaneous injection
Introduction of medication into the muscle tissue
Intramuscular Injection
What are the sites of Intradermal injection?
Inner lower arm
Upper chest
Back beneath the scapula
Deltoid
Small bleb will be created on the patients skin
Skin Test
What are the common sites of subcutaneous injection?
Outer aspect of the upper arms
Anterior aspect of the thighs
Abdomen
Scapular areas of the upper back
Upper ventrogluteal site and dorsogluteal site
What are the indications of Subcutaneous
Vaccines
Anti-measles
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
What are the advantages of Subcutaneous?
•Drug is almost completely absorbed from the tissue, thus the amount of drug absorbed is predictable
•Drug generally acts in 30 minutes
•We do not give insulin intramuscularly for it’s absorption is faster
1 inch of tissue can be grasped
45° angle
Length of the needle is half the width of the skin fold
Pinch tissue
2 inches of tissue can be grasped
90° angle
What sizes of the needle in IM?
•Muscles
•Type of solution
•Amount of adipose tissue covering the muscle
•Age of the client
What are the common sites in Intramuscular?
•Ventrogluteal
•Vastus Lateralis
•Dorsogluteal
•Deltoid
•Rectus Femoris
•Z-track Technique
