Medication Administration Injections Flashcards
BID
twice daily
TID
three times daily
SL
sublingual
AC
before food
BC
After food
QID
4 times daily
HS
hour of sleep
Q
every
Q6H
every 6 hours
1 mg = mcg?
1000
Tip-barrel-plunger-at the top of the plunger is a
stopper with a top ring used to measure the medication
Step one to reading a syringe
read the large visible number increments increasing
step two counting
the lines it takes to get from one visible number to another
step three
divide the increments from by the steps
1 ml syringes can measure to the
hundredth of a mL
Insulin should be measured in
units
Intramuscular injections angle IM
90 degrees
transdermal injections angle TD
5-15 degrees bevel up
Subcutaneous injections SQ
45-90 degrees depending on pt adipose tissue
max mL injections SQ
no greater than 1.5 mL
gauge of SQ
25-27
SQ length
3/8 - 5/8
IM max ventrogluteal
3mL
Deltoid max mL
2 mL
vastus lateralis
1-3mL
IM length
1.5in
IM gauge
18-25
TD site of injection
ventral forearm
TD length
1/4 -5/8 in
max TD mL
0.1mL
TD gauge
25-27
SQ insulin gauge`
28-31
Nsg steps of SQ
assess adipose tissue of pt for angle
rotate site of injection
why is ventral gluteal used rather than dorsal gluteal
decreased risk of injury
what type of syringe is used for TB
1mL
what are the considerations when deciding the type of syringe
Age & size of client
The amount of medication given
Condition of the anticipated site
