Exam 37: Administering Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular Injections

The nurse is preparing to reconstitute a medication in a multiple-dose vial. The nurse correctly understands that the most essential step in this process is

A newborn requires an intramuscular injection. Which of the following sites will the nurse first seek to use for the injection?

A nurse correctly recognizes that the safest and most comfortable site for an intramuscular (IM) injection is

After withdrawing medication and removing the needle from the vial, the nurse notes there is an air bubble in the syringe. The nurse should

The nurse sees that the physician has ordered a subcutaneous heparin injection for a patient. The nurse will plan to give the injection in the

The student nurse is preparing to provide 25 mg meperidine (Demerol) IM for pain. The Pyxis is loaded with prefilled 50 mg meperidine syringes. The supervising nurse appropriately intervenes if the student nurse