Percutaneous
Intradermal
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Enteral
100
Medication administered under the tongue.
What is sublingual route?
100
Two anatomical sites for intradermal injections.
What is the inner forearm & scapular? (Chest)
100
Intramuscular injection site for kindergarten student.
What is the deltoid?
100
The angle of needle utilized when administering a subcutaneous injection.
What is 45- 90 degrees?
100
Three advantages of utilizing enteral medications.
What is safe, convenient, and economical?
200
Drugs that pass directly into systemic circulation and are rapidly absorbed?
What is sublingual and buccal medication?
200
Common syringe type used for intradermal injections.
What is tuberculin syringe?
200
Evidence based practice recommends avoiding this site for intramuscular injections
What is dorsogluteal?
200
The five common sites for subcutaneous injection.
What is upper arm, abdomen, thigh, subscapular, "love handles"
200
Two things to consider when crushing medication.
What is timed release & enteric coating?
300
Medication must be sterile.
What is Opthalmic medication
300
The size of the needle and what degree angle neccessary for interdermal injection.
What is 25-29 gauge needle and 15 degree?
300
Common length and gauge needle for administering IM injections to an adult.
What is 1 - 1 & 1/2 inch and 20-24 gauge
300
Name three medications that are given subcutaneously
What is heparin, insulin, and Lovenox
300
These devices should be used to administer pediatric oral medications.
What is oral syringe, infant feeding nipple, medication dropper?
400
Always wear gloves when applying this topical medication.
What is nitroglycerin?
400
Two common medications administered intradermal route
What is TST and Allergy testing
400
Landmarks and name for locating the intramuscular injection site preferred on the leg of an infant.
What is vastus lateralis & anterior lateral thigh one handbreath below the greater trochanter and one handbreath above the knee?
400
When administering subcutaneous injection the syringe size needle length and gauge.
What is syringe 1-3ml, needle length 3/8-5/8, gauge 25-29?
400
What medication is provided in dried powder form compressed into small dics.
What is tablets?
500
The rationale for the nurse applying gentle pressure to the inner corner of the eyelid after instilling eye drops.
What prevents systemic effects
500
Evidence that a intradermal is administered correctly
What is a wheal?
500
The maximum volumes recommended for administering medications in each of the following sites for an adult; deltoid, vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal.
What is deltoid-1ml, vastus lateralis- 2ml, ventrogluteal-3ml
500
The patient is to recieve 8,000 units of heparin subcutaneously stat, you have available Heparin 10,000 units per ml. How many ml will you adminster.
What is Heparin 0.8 ml?
500
What three things should the nurse implement before administering a medication via nasogastric tube.
What is check for placement, disolve medication in water, and flush tube with 30 ml of H2O after administration?
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