Flashcards
Injections
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- 1Which needle has a larger diameter? 18 gauge or 25 gauge18 gauge
- 2what is an appropriate needle size for intradermal injection25 to 27 gauge
3/8 to 5/8 inches long - 3what is an appropriate needle size for a subcutaneous injection25 to 27 gauge
3/8 to 5/8 inches long - 4what is an appropriate needle size for a subcutaneous insulin injection25 to 31 gauge
5/16 to 1/2 inches long - 5what is an appropriate needle size for an intramuscular injection?18 to 25 gauge
5/8 to 1 and 1/2 inches long - 6what injection is the needle held at 5 to 15 degrees (nearly parallel to skin)intradermal
- 7what injection is the needle held at 45 to 90 degreessubcutaneous, this includes insulin
- 8what injection is the needle held at 90 degrees only?intramuscular
- 9what are the three acceptable sites for an intramuscular injectionsThe deltoid, vastus lateralis, and ventrogluteal
- 10what are the steps to properly administer an intramuscular injection1. displace skin with hand
2. use a quick darting motion to insert
3. inject slowly, about 10 seconds/mL
4. count to 10 after injecting
5. withdraw the needle and let go of displaced skin - 11what is appropriate for an adult deltoid injectionup to 2 mL of medication
1 to 1.5 inch long needle - 12what is appropriate for a toddler deltoid injection (3 years or less)this is NOT an appropriate site for children under 3
- 13what is appropriate for a preschool deltoid injection (4 years and older)?up to 2 mL of medication
0.5 to 1 inch long needle - 14what is appropriate for an adult vastus lateralis injection?up to 3 mL of medication
5/8 to 1 inch long needle
viscous solution: smaller gauge
aqueous solution: larger gauge - 15what is appropriate for an infant vastus lateralis injection?up to 1 mL of medication
1 inch long needle - 16what is appropriate for a small infant vastus lateralis injectionup to 0.5 mL of medication
5/8 inch long needle - 17which site is preferred for infantsvastus lateralis
- 18what is appropriate for an adult ventrogluteal injectionup to 3 mL of medication
1.5 inch long needle
viscous solution: smaller gauge
aqueous solution: larger gauge - 19what is an appropriate for an infant ventrogluteal injectionup to 1 mL of medication
0.5 to 1 inch long needle - 20what is appropriate for a small infant ventrogluteal injectionup to 0.5 mL
5/8 inch long needle - 21what is appropriate for a toddler ventrogluteal injectionup to 2 mL of medication
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- Nursing Semester 1 Flashcards on Injections, created by Kayla Hendrick on 26/09/2016.
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