Exam 37: Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections

A nurse correctly recognizes that which of the following types of syringe is calibrated in milliliters?

When a nurse administers an intramuscular injection of a viscous medication into a muscular adult, she correctly uses

As the nurse is giving an intramuscular injection, she notes blood returning into the syringe with aspiration. The best action by the nurse is to

Which of the following is considered an essential step for the nurse to follow while withdrawing medication from an ampule?

The nurse is administering an intradermal injection for tuberculin testing. Unless contraindicated, the nurse will use the patient's

To prevent lipoatrophy and lipohypertrophy in patients receiving insulin injections, a nurse should

Before administering an intramuscular injection, the nurse should first check to see whether the patient is taking

The nurse recognizes that a 22 g $\times$ 1.50-inch needle would be most appropriate for a(n)

The nurse is teaching a 64-year-old with impaired vision and newly diagnosed diabetes to manage diabetes and insulin provision. The nurse's most appropriate course of action is to

The home care nurse is preparing to provide an intramuscular injection to a 42-year-old woman. Which of the following supplies will the nurse need to complete this task?

The nurse is preparing to administer insulin that was drawn up in the medication room. To recap the needle before walking to the patient's room, it is necessary for the nurse to do which of the following?

The nursing student is studying how to provide medications via parenteral routes. Which of the following would be topics under study?

When teaching a student nurse about using syringes, the nurse correctly describes the part of a syringe that screws into the needle hub as the

As a nurse, which of the following would you recognize as accurately describing the phenomenon of first-pass metabolism?

The nurse is preparing to provide a subcutaneous injection. The nurse's technique would correctly include

Place the following steps of withdrawing medication from a vial in the order in which a nurse would appropriately perform them (1-6). (Enter the number of each step in the proper sequence, do not use commas). 1. Pierce the rubber stopper at a 90-degree angle. 2. Invert the vial and syringe. 3. Inject air into the vial. 4. Pull the plunger back to the desired level to fill the syringe with air. 5. Withdraw the appropriate amount of medication into the syringe. 6. Wash hands.

The nurse is providing care for a 32-year-old with suspected bowel obstruction who is receiving intramuscular injections of narcotic pain medication. The patient states, "I hate shots. Why can't I just take a pill?" The nurse could best respond with

Before administering a heparin injection, a nurse needs to have a second nurse verify

A nurse handling a syringe before administering an injection correctly keeps all parts of the syringe sterile except the

To prevent complications from intramuscular injections, a nurse should do all of the following except