Flashcards on Parenteral Administration and Injection Techniques
Parenteral Administration & Injection Techniques: A Student Guide
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Parenteral injections
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Card 1
Question: What questions should you ask before each parenteral injection administration to ensure correct technique?
Answer: Which tissue must receive the injection (dermis, subcutaneous, muscle, vein)? Where are suitable injection sites and the best patient position? How to
Card 2
Question: What are the basic steps for reconstituting a powdered drug in a vial as described?
Answer: 1) Draw air from vial equal to diluent volume (e.g., 3 ml). 2) Draw diluent (e.g., 3 ml). 3) Inject diluent into the vial. 4) Mix and draw up the reco
Card 3
Question: What are the main preparation tasks for nurse and patient prior to intradermal (ID) injection?
Answer: Position the patient appropriately, choose and disinfect an insertion site, decide whether to stretch or pinch the skin, select the correct needle ang
Card 4
Question: For intradermal injections: what tissue is targeted and what are three purposes for ID injections?
Answer: Target tissue: the dermis. Purposes (study text requires three): commonly for allergy testing, tuberculosis testing, and local anesthesia or diagnosti
Card 5
Question: What is the maximum drug dosage consideration for intradermal injections?
Answer: ID injections require very small volumes (maximum doses are small) because drug is placed into the dermis; specific maximum dose should be kept minima
Card 6
Question: What are key implementation points for intradermal administration with a tuberculin syringe?
Answer: Use correct patient position and site, disinfect skin, insert needle at shallow (approximately 5–15°) angle to create a small bleb, do not aspirate, a
Card 7
Question: What are important special considerations and potential undesirable effects of intradermal injections?
Answer: Special considerations: accurate shallow technique and small volume to avoid intramuscular or subcutaneous delivery. Undesirable effects include local
Card 8
Question: How is subcutaneous (SC) tissue defined for injection purposes?
Answer: SC injections are administered into the fatty layer (subcutaneous tissue) beneath the dermis and above muscle.
Card 9
Question: Which medications are commonly given subcutaneously and what preparation differences are noted for nurses?
Answer: Text states several medications use SC route (e.g., insulin and heparins require specific preparation). Nurses must prepare appropriately for these ag
Card 10
Question: What are lipodystrophy and lipohypertrophy, and what causes them?
Answer: Lipodystrophy: localized loss of fat tissue. Lipohypertrophy: abnormal accumulation (a lump) of fat under the skin. Both can be caused by repeated inj