Parenteral Medication

Question 1

What is the first thing you do when administering parenteral meds?

Answer 1

check HCP order

Question 2

What is the second thing you do when giving parenteral medication?

Answer 2

5 rights and 3 checks

Question 3

What are the 5 Rights of medication administration?

Answer 3

Right Patient
Right Dose
Right Time
Right Route
Right Medication

Question 4

What is the third thing you do when adminstering parenteral medications?

Answer 4

perform hand hygiene to prepare meds

Question 5

What is the fourth thing you do when administering parenteral medications?

Answer 5

Identify the patient

Question 6

What is the fifth thing you do when administering parenteral medications?

Answer 6

wear gloves and prep site to administer injections

Question 7

What is the sixth thing you do when administering parenteral medication?

Answer 7

Do not recap used needle

Question 8

What are the three different ways you can give a parenteral medication?

Answer 8

Intradermal , Subcutaneous , intramuscular

Question 9

What is the gauge for intradermal?

Answer 9

25-27

Question 10

What is the gauge for subcutaneous?

Answer 10

25-30

Question 11

What is the gauge for intramuscular? (Aqueous)

Answer 11

20-25

Question 12

What is the gauge for intramuscular? (oil based)

Answer 12

18-25

Question 13

What is the gauge for intramuscular? (infant)

Answer 13

25-28

Question 14

What is the length of a intradermal needle?

Answer 14

1/4 to 1/2

Question 15

What is the the length of a subcutaneous needle

Answer 15

3/8 to 1 inch

Question 16

What is the most common needle length for subcutaneous?

Answer 16

3/8 - 5/8

Question 17

What is the length of a intramuscular needle?

Answer 17

5/8 to 1 inch

Question 18

What angle do you give intramuscular injections?

Answer 18

90 degrees

Question 19

What angle do you give subcutaneous injections?

Answer 19

45-90 degrees

Question 20

what angle do you give intradermal injections?

Answer 20

5-15 degrees

Question 21

Where are the three sites that you give intramuscular medications?

Answer 21

Deltoid , ventrogluteal , vastus lateralis

Question 22

Where is the 2 sites you can give intradermal medication?

Answer 22

Anterior aspect of forarm

Upper back beneath scapula

Question 23

Where are the 6 sites you can give subcutaneous medication?

Answer 23

Outter aspect of arm
Anterior aspect of thigh
Abdomen 1-2 inches from umbilicus and bony prominences
between right and left anterolatral and posterolateral abdomen (love handles)
Scapular area upper back
Upper ventrogluteal and dorsogluteal areas

Question 24

What is the max volume for intradermal needles?

Answer 24

< 0.5 ml

Question 25

What is the max volume for subcutaneous needles?

Answer 25

< 1 ml (no more than)

Question 26

What is the max volume for intramuscular needles?

Answer 26

for deltoid <1 ml
for other sites up to 5 ml
for older adults and children ( 1- 2 ml)

Question 27

How long do you leave needle in when giving intramuscular mediation?

Answer 27

10 seconds

Question 28

How long do you leave needle in when giving subcutaneous medications?

Answer 28

5 seconds

Question 29

What are the special instructions when giving intradermal medications?

Answer 29

Bevel up