Injecting a patient Flashcards
What can be injected intramuscularly?
What are the recommended sites for IM injections?
Side of Thigh - Vastus Lateralis muscle [5ml mac]
Deltoid [1ml max]
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What equipment do you need for an IM injection?
Procedure for IM?
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1) Explanation & consent
2) Choose an appropriate region
3) Check the correct prescription (patient weight, allergies, lab results etc)
4) Gather equipment
5) Perform hand hygiene & apply gloves
6) Disinfect the top of the vial (Medication bottle).
7) Attach needle and syringe
8) Draw up as much air as meds you need
9) Injectair into vial
10) invert vial and withdraw medication
11) Change needle
12) Clear air from syringe
13) Take all equipment to patient
14) repeat identifying patient, explanation and consent
15) Repeat hand hygiene and gloves
16) Disinfect for 30 second and let dry for 30 seconds
17) Stretch skin with index/thumb
18) stab hard and fast up to needle hub
19) Stabilize with stretching hand
20) Aspirate for 5-10 seconds
21) Inject ~1ml per 10 seconds
22) Wait 10 seconds
23) REmove needle
24) Dispose of needle/synringe into sharps
25) Clean up, remove gloves and perform hand hygiene
Examples of what can be in a subcutaneous injection?
What is a subcutaneous injection? (SC)
What is an intramuscular injection? (IM)
What is an intradermal injection? (ID)
What are the sites of SC injection?
Thigh - Slow absorption
Butt - Slow Absorption
Arm - Medium Absorption
Abdomen - Fast Absorption
Procedure for SC?
Example of ID injections?
ID injection sites?
Procedure for ID?
What are the five rights?
Right:
- Patient
- Dose
- Time
- Drug
- Route
What does PO stand for?
Per Orally
