Exam 35: Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections

You are preparing to mix short-acting and long-acting insulin. Prioritize these steps accordingly. (Separate letters with a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D, E, F.) A) Withdraw prescribed amount of short-acting insulin. B) Inject air into short-acting insulin. C) Check medications with eMAR and MAR using three medication checks. D) Choose and prepare site before injection. E) Withdraw prescribed amount of long-acting insulin. F) Inject air into long-acting insulin.

When withdrawing medication from an ampule, the best needle to use is a:

When administering heparin, the nurse will avoid:

A nurse giving a subcutaneous injection will select a:

The best angle to insert the needle when administering a subcutaneous injection is at an angle of:

The nurse is educating a patient who weighs 325 pounds on how to administer a subcutaneous would suggest that the patient would:

The nurse understands that the only part of the syringe that can be touched and not contaminated is the:

The nurse has an order to administer an injection of purified protein derivative (PPD) by the intradermal route. The maximum amount of medication that can be given using this route is:

The most effective nursing actions to decrease discomfort to the patient during a parenteral injection would be:

The nurse performs the proper technique when withdrawing medication from the vial by:

The IM injection site recommended for infants under 12 months of age is the _________________.

A nurse has just administered a medication to a patient using a syringe that is not a safety syringe. To dispose of the needle and syringe safely, the nurse should:

Which medication order should be documented in the MAR and in the nurses' notes after it is given?

When the nurse is preparing to draw medication from an ampule, the proper procedure is to:

The nurse computes the dose of medication as 2.4 million units of penicillin to be delivered in 4 mL. The nurse should:

A patient has an order to receive a mixture of short- and long-acting insulin. The first step to properly draw them up in the same syringe is to:

A patient has an order to receive two intramuscular injections in the same syringe. The nurse should initially:

A nurse has opened and used part of a new multidose vial. The nurse should:

When administering an intramuscular injection to an adult patient using the ventrogluteal site, the nurse should use which landmark to locate the area for injection?

A nurse has administered a Tuberculin skin test to a patient in the outpatient clinic at 9:00 AM on Monday. The patient should be scheduled to return to the clinic to have the result read: