Flashcards on Fundamental Clinical Nursing Skills Exam
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Injection and Wound Care Nursing Procedures
20 cards
Card 1
Question: When administering an IV injection, when should the Esmarch tourniquet be released relative to blood appearance in the syringe?
Answer: Release the Esmarch tourniquet after blood appears in the syringe.
Card 2
Question: What is a possible complication of intradermal injection listed in the content?
Answer: Induration.
Card 3
Question: How should standard heparin be injected subcutaneously (site, angle, aspiration)?
Answer: Use a standard syringe and SC needle in the outer arm at a 45° angle and do not aspirate.
Card 4
Question: According to wound etiology classification in the content, name two types of wounds.
Answer: Traumatic and surgical.
Card 5
Question: Which statement is false about the phases of wound healing as given: that the first phase is maturation?
Answer: False — the first phase is the inflammatory/hemostatic phase, not maturation.
Card 6
Question: What effect do osmotically effective infusion solutions have according to the content?
Answer: They increase osmotic diuresis.
Card 7
Question: What is extravasation of an IV infusion solution?
Answer: It is infusion solution located outside the vein.
Card 8
Question: Which complication of subcutaneous insulin injections is identified as true in the content?
Answer: Lipodystrophy is a complication of SC insulin injections.
Card 9
Question: Which quadrant of the dorsogluteal area is used for intramuscular injection?
Answer: The upper outer quadrant.
Card 10
Question: At what angle is IM administration into the deltoid muscle performed?
Answer: 90°.