Chapter 10- Parenteral Administration: Safe Prepartion Of Parenteral Medicine

Question 0

Parenteral route refers to

Answer 0

IM, SQ, and IV

Question 1

Define parenteral

Answer 1

Administration by any route other than the enteral or GI tract

Question 2

What are the three reasons why someone takes medicine by injection?

Answer 2

When all the drug must be absorbed rapidly & complete as possible, or at a controlled rate, when the patient is unable to swallow

Question 3

What are three main safety concerns?

Answer 3

Nurses three primary safety concerns are of the patient, themselves, and other health care workers.

Question 4

Syringes have three parts

Answer 4

Barrel, plunger and tip

Question 5

Define the barrel of a syringe

Answer 5

Outer portion containing the calibrations

Question 6

What is a plunger on a syringe?

Answer 6

Inner cylindrical portion that fits snuggly into the barrel

Question 7

What are parenteral injections special considerations

Answer 7

Trauma at site, possibility of infection, allergic reactions, irreversible

Question 8

What are two types of tips?

Answer 8

Plain tip and luer-lock

Question 9

Describe parenteral dose forms

Answer 9

Ampules: glass containers with a single dose
Vials: glass or plastic containers with one or more doses of sterile medication
Mix O Vials: glass containers with two compartments