Parenteral Medications 1
List 4 parenteral routes of medication
injections, inhalations, buccal, sublingual, topical, eye medication, ear medication
What parenteral route has the slowest action?
What is topical/transcutaneous.
A measured amount of solution in a syringe; single dose given all at once
What is a bolus?
The act of introducing fluid such as medication or vaccine, into the body using a needle; most common of parenteral routes
What is an injection?
A substance that can cause harm or death when ingested, inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or injected
What is a poison?
Name of the muscle in the upper arm where an IM is given.
What is the deltoid muscle?
What gauge needle is associated with an IV?
What is an 18 gauge?
The IV solution may or may not contain medications and is administered slowly over time.
What is a continuous IV infusion?
Situated or applied within the layers of the skin; injected in the layers of skin
What is intradermal?
A substance that causes vomiting
The units of measure on an insulin syringe?
The degree angle for an Intramuscular shot.
What is 90 degrees?
A canister containing propellant to deliver a fine mist
What is a metered-dose inhaler?
This area is located just beneath the skin
What is subcutaneous?
Why is not recommended to induce vomiting following an ingested poison?
What is because it can cause more damage to the esophagus and increase more absorption of the poison.
When giving an intradermal medication, the syringe should be held at what degrees?
What is 15-20 degrees?
What is the gauge and needle size associated with an IM injection?
What is 25 gauge and 1.5 inch needle?
Across the skin, as in transdermal medication delivery to the body by slow absorption through the skin
What is transcutaneous?
A specific type of injection procedure used for medications that are irritating to the skin
What is the Z Track Method?
List three ways to prevent poising in the home.
What is lock cabinets, place poisons out of reach of children/animals, do not place poisonous substances in different containers, label poisonous substances
Name the 5 parts of a syringe.
What is the tip, the hub, the shaft of the needle, the inside of the barrel and the plunger.
What are two IM sites other than the deltoid muscle?
What is ventrogluteal (buttock/hip area), vastus lateralis (front, outer thigh)?
A device used to deliver respiratory medications, such as bronchodilators and corticosteroids, in the form of a fine mist of a drug solution
What is a small volume nebulizer?
The administration of a specific volume of fluid and/or medication intravenously over a set period of time at prescribed, regular intervals, followed by a pause until the next dose is due. Includes additional bags of IV medication that are added to IV fluids (piggyback)
What is intermittent IV infusion?
List four pieces of information you will provide if calling poison control?
What is name, age, DOB, poison involved, exposure time, any interventions/first aid provided?