T2-Parenteral Medication Administration Equipment (based off document) Flashcards
What is the basic equipment needed to administer a medication by the ID, SC, or IM routes?
Gloves Alcohol prep Band-aid Syringe Needle Appropriate med Physician order or MAR
What are the three parts to the syringe?
Tip, barrel, and plunger
Syringes have either a ____ or _____ tip
Leur-Loi or non-luer-lok tip
What syringe tip is this: tip requires that the needled be twisted onto the tip
Luer-lok
*this is also the syringe that is used to screw into needleless IV devices
What syringe tip is this: needles slip into the tip of this type of syringe
Non-leur-lok
What is the portion of the syringe that medication is drawn up into?
Barrel
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?
Plunger
What sizes are the most commonly used syringes?
0.5 mL
1 mL
3 mL
10 mL
Most syringes uses mL as markings on the syringe, insulin syringes uses ____ as the markings.
Units
What are the 3 parts to the needle?
Hub
Shaft
Bevel
What is the part of the needle the fits onto the tip of the syringe?
Hub
What is the part of the needle that connects to the hub?
Shaft
What is the part of the needle that is the slanted tip of the needle that creates a narrow slit when injected into tissue.
Bevel
*The slit quickly closes when the needle is removed to prevent leakage of medication, blood, or serum
For the needle parts, the nurse may handle which part. (the other two the nurse cannot handle so that they will stay sterile)
The nurse may handle the HUB to ensure a tight fit on the syringe
The shaft and bevel must remain sterile !!
The lumen is the open, hollow inner portion of the needle. The size of the lumen is measure as the ____.
Gauge
The larger the number, the ____ the lumen (gauge) size.
Smaller
The smaller the number, the ___ the lumen (gauge)
Larger
What are examples of small gauges?
25, 27
What are examples of large gauges
18, 20, 21
Children and very small, thin adults usually require a ____ (shorter or longer) needle?
Shorter
What size needles is used for IM injections?
A longer needle
1-1.5 in
What size needle is used for SQ or ID injections?
A shorter needles
3/8-5/8 inch
What type of needle is recommended for withdrawing medications from ampules?
Filter needles
The filter needle contains a small ___ in the ____ that prevents the withdrawing of glass particles that occur when the ampule is opened.
Filter in the hub
What must a nurse do if using a filter needle?
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
