Parenteral Meds

Question 1

This would help a nurse to identify or it does not hinder in the administration of medication

Answer 1

Check the injection site

Question 2

It will give the nurse a caution either the drugs could be administered or not

Answer 2

Drug allergies

Question 3

If this cannot alter on the patient recent condition before administering the medication

Answer 3

Patient condition

Question 4

Another part of the assessment

Answer 4

Consent form

Question 5

Parenteral Medications are given through a route other than the alimentary canal; these routes are:

Answer 5

1. Intradermal (ID)
2. Subcutaneous (SQ)
3. Intramuscular (IM)
4. Intravenous (IV)

Question 6

Availableindifferentgauges–the
smaller the number, the larger the gauge (inside diameter)

Answer 6

Needles

Question 7

long enough to penetrate appropriate layers of tissue

Answer 7

Length

Question 8

Parts of the Syringe

Answer 8

→ Barrel
→ Plunger
→ Withorwithoutneedle
→ Calibratedinmillilitersorunits

Question 9

at one end of the needle, the part that attaches to the syringe

Answer 9

Hub

Question 10

long slender stem of the needle that is beveled at one end

Answer 10

Shaft

Question 11

Slanted part at the tip of the shaft

Answer 11

Bevel

Question 12

The hollow part of the needle
shaft

Answer 12

Lumen

Question 13

The length of a needle is measured in

Answer 13

inches from the juncture of the hub and the shaft to the tip of the point.

Question 14

Needle lengths range

Answer 14

from 3/8 inch to 3 1/2 inches

Question 15

The gauge of a needle, used to designate the size of the lumen, ranges from

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27 (the finest) to 13 (the largest).

Question 16

which connects the needle.

Answer 16

Tip

Question 17

outside part, which contains
measurement calibrations.

Answer 17

Barrel

Question 18

which fits the inside the barrel
and has a rubber tip

Answer 18

Plunger

Question 19

Glass or plastic container that is sealed and sterile (open with care)

Answer 19

Ampule

Question 20

Small bottle with rubber diaphragm that can be punctured by needle

Answer 20

Vial

Question 21

To ensure sterility, parenteral are prepared used:

Answer 21

→ aseptic techniques
→ special clothing (gowns, masks, hair net, gloves)
→ laminar flow hoods placed in special
rooms

Question 22

→ Into upper layer of skin
→ Used for skin tests

Answer 22

Intradermal

Question 23

→ Provides slow, sustained release and longer duration of action
→ Rotate sites

Answer 23

Subcutaneous

Question 24

→ More rapid absorption
→ Less irritation outside
→ Larger amount of drug
→ Z-track method

Answer 24

INTRAMUSCULAR

Question 25

Not usually given by medical assistants

Answer 25

Intravenous

Question 26

Given at a 45-degree angle

Is administered into the fatty layer of skin directly below the dermis and epidermis

administering vaccines such as measles, mumps, rubella, and medications such as insulin, morphine, di-acetyl morphine and Goserelin.

has few blood vessels, the injected drug is diffused very slowly at a sustained rate of absorption

require continuous delivery at the low dose rate

Answer 26

Subcutaneous Injection

Question 27

What injection is applied to thighs, arms, abdomen, buttocks.

Answer 27

Subcutaneous

Question 28

About 2 inches away the navel

Answer 28

Abdomen

Question 29

Administered at the back or side of the upper arm

Answer 29

Arm

Question 30

In the front of the thigh

Answer 30

Thigh

Question 31

Imagine the line that runs across the back, chest above the crack between the buttocks

An injection may be given below the waist and above this line

Answer 31

Buttocks

Question 32

Speed absorption of arm.

Answer 32

Medium to fast

Question 33

Speed absorption of abdomen

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Abdomen

Question 34

Speed absorption of thigh and buttocks

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Slow.

Question 35

Types of syringes for subcutaneous injection

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Insulin and tuberculin

Question 36

This holds maximum of 1 ml of medicine. The syringe has markings from 10 to 100. The marking at 100 is
the same as 1ml.

Answer 36

Insulin syringe

Question 37

This syringe holds up to 1ml of medicine. It has a needle that is slightly longer than an insulin syringe. The syringe is marked every 0.1 ml

Answer 37

Tuberculin Syringe

Question 38

Typical needle is 22- to 25 gauge 1⁄2- to 1-inch needle

administered at a 90-degree angle

volume limited to less than 3mL

Answer 38

Intramuscular

Question 39

Used to administer
→ Antibiotics
→ Vitamins
→ Iron
→ vaccines

not recommended for patients who are unconscious or in a shock like state

Answer 39

Intramuscular injections

Question 40

given into upper, outer portion of the gluteus maximum.
→ large muscle on either side of the buttocks.

Answer 40

Intramuscular injections

Question 41

4 sites of intramuscular injections

Answer 41

Deltoid
Vastus lateralis
Ventro gluteal
Dorso gluteal

Question 42

Locate the acromion process place a finger on process and measure 3 fingerbreaths down.

Answer 42

Deltoid Site

Question 43

mostly used for infant. Supine position. Divide the thigh into third. Middle third give the injection.

Answer 43

Vastus Lateralis

Question 44

place the palm of your hand on greater trochanter the index finger on anterior superior iliac spine and middle finger pointing toward iliac crest

Answer 44

Ventro gluteal

Question 45

Never used for infants and small children. Because of sciatic nerve. Landmark is posterior superior iliac spine and greater trochanter. Find the centre and give injection

Answer 45

DORSO GLUTEAL