Exam 22: Administration of Parenteral Medications

The nurse is teaching a family member of an obese patient how to administer a subcutaneous U-100 insulin injection to the patient.Which instruction should be included in the teaching plan?

A patient with multiple intravenous lines has blood infusing in the right antecubital space,parenteral nutrition infusing through a right subclavian line,and normal saline with potassium infusing in the left forearm.An intravenous medication is ordered stat.The nurse will use the line in the ____________ to administer the medication.

The nurse is preparing several medications that are administered parenterally.The patient receiving which medication will have an intradermal injection?

The nurse is preparing an intramuscular injection for a thin elderly patient.The nurse is aware that the maximum volume most likely tolerated by this patient is which amount?

The nurse is teaching a patient about continuous subcutaneous infusion with an insulin pump.What should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

After insertion of the needle into the patient's ventrogluteal muscle,the nurse aspirates and notices a very small amount of blood in the syringe.What action should the nurse take?

The nurse is administering a parenteral medication to the patient.Which action by the nurse demonstrates proper technique?

The nurse injects the medication into the loose connective tissue just under the dermis when giving a _____________ injection.

The nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular (IM)injection to a 6-month-old infant.Which injection site is the most appropriate for this patient?

The nurse is preparing to administer an intradermal injection to an adult patient.Which action should be taken by the nurse?

The most frequent route of exposure to bloodborne disease for health care workers is needlestick injury.The nurse recognizes that implementation of _________________ can prevent needlestick injury.

The nurse administers an injection of iron to a patient using the Z-track method.The nurse recognizes which of the following as advantages of this method? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is teaching a patient how to mix 5 units of regular insulin and 15 units of NPH insulin in the same syringe.The nurse determines that further instruction is needed if the patient does which of the following?

The nurse is preparing an injection of 0.45 mL of medication for a pediatric patient.Which syringe is most appropriate?

The nurse is preparing a medication that comes in an ampule.Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

A patient with a continuous IV infusion has an order for ciprofloxacin to be given IV piggyback.Which action by the nurse is appropriate for administering the medication?

The nurse is preparing a subcutaneous injection for a patient.The nurse is careful not to touch which part of the syringe or needle? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse follows practice guidelines when administering injections to a patient to avoid which possible complications? (Select all that apply. )

The patient is complaining of tenderness at his intravenous (IV)insertion site.The nurse examines the site and notices that the site is swollen,warm,and reddened.The nurse stops the intravenous infusion,realizing that the patient has ________________.

The nurse is teaching a patient how to give a subcutaneous injection.The nurse includes which sites as acceptable for this route of administration? (Select all that apply. )