T2-Parenteral Medication Administration Equipment (based off document)

Question 1

What is the basic equipment needed to administer a medication by the ID, SC, or IM routes?

Answer 1

Gloves
Alcohol prep
Band-aid
Syringe
Needle
Appropriate med
Physician order or MAR

Question 2

What are the three parts to the syringe?

Answer 2

Tip, barrel, and plunger

Question 3

Syringes have either a ____ or _____ tip

Answer 3

Leur-Loi or non-luer-lok tip

Question 4

What syringe tip is this: tip requires that the needled be twisted onto the tip

Answer 4

Luer-lok

*this is also the syringe that is used to screw into needleless IV devices

Question 5

What syringe tip is this: needles slip into the tip of this type of syringe

Answer 5

Non-leur-lok

Question 6

What is the portion of the syringe that medication is drawn up into?

Answer 6

Barrel

Question 7

What is the movable part of the syringe that is pulled back to withdraw medication into the syringe and is pushed to administer the medication?

Answer 7

Plunger

Question 8

What sizes are the most commonly used syringes?

Answer 8

0.5 mL
1 mL
3 mL
10 mL

Question 9

Most syringes uses mL as markings on the syringe, insulin syringes uses ____ as the markings.

Answer 9

Units

Question 10

What are the 3 parts to the needle?

Answer 10

Hub
Shaft
Bevel

Question 11

What is the part of the needle the fits onto the tip of the syringe?

Answer 11

Hub

Question 12

What is the part of the needle that connects to the hub?

Answer 12

Shaft

Question 13

What is the part of the needle that is the slanted tip of the needle that creates a narrow slit when injected into tissue.

Answer 13

Bevel

*The slit quickly closes when the needle is removed to prevent leakage of medication, blood, or serum

Question 14

For the needle parts, the nurse may handle which part. (the other two the nurse cannot handle so that they will stay sterile)

Answer 14

The nurse may handle the HUB to ensure a tight fit on the syringe

The shaft and bevel must remain sterile !!

Question 15

The lumen is the open, hollow inner portion of the needle. The size of the lumen is measure as the ____.

Answer 15

Gauge

Question 16

The larger the number, the ____ the lumen (gauge) size.

Answer 16

Smaller

Question 17

The smaller the number, the ___ the lumen (gauge)

Answer 17

Larger

Question 18

What are examples of small gauges?

Answer 18

25, 27

Question 19

What are examples of large gauges

Answer 19

18, 20, 21

Question 20

Children and very small, thin adults usually require a ____ (shorter or longer) needle?

Answer 20

Shorter

Question 21

What size needles is used for IM injections?

Answer 21

A longer needle

1-1.5 in

Question 22

What size needle is used for SQ or ID injections?

Answer 22

A shorter needles

3/8-5/8 inch

Question 23

What type of needle is recommended for withdrawing medications from ampules?

Answer 23

Filter needles

Question 24

The filter needle contains a small ___ in the ____ that prevents the withdrawing of glass particles that occur when the ampule is opened.

Answer 24

Filter in the hub

Question 25

What must a nurse do if using a filter needle?

Answer 25

The nurse must change the filter needle to a regular needle before administering the medication to prevent any unwanted particles from being injected into the client