Medication Admin Exam (Parenteral and Injection) | Q & A
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Medication Admin Exam (Parenteral and Injection) | Q & A Arrange the series of steps that the nurse should follow while administering a pertussis vaccine to a patient at the ventrogluteal site -Positioning the patient in a lateral position -Flexing the patient's knee and hip -Placing the palm ove...
Arrange the series of steps that the nurse should follow while administering a pertussis
vaccine to a patient at the ventrogluteal site
-Positioning the patient in a lateral position
-Flexing the patient's knee and hip
-Placing the palm over the greater trochanter of the patient's hip
-Pointing the index finger toward the anterior superior iliac spin
A nurse injects a 4-mL of viscous and irritating medication solution to a deep situated
site via the intramuscular medication route. What is the correct sequence followed for
injecting the medication?
-Positioning the patient in a supine or lateral position
-Placing the hand's palm over the greater trochanter of the patient's hip with the wrist
perpendicular to the femur
-Pointing the thumb toward the patient's groin and the index finger toward the anterior
superior iliac spine
-Extending the middle finger back along the iliac crest toward the buttock
-Forming a V-shaped triangle using the index finger, the middle finger, and the iliac
crest
Arrange in order the steps to be followed while preparing injections from an ampule.
-Tap the top of the ampule neck
-Place a small gauze pad at the ampule neck
-Snap the neck of the ampule quickly with the hands
-Draw the medication into the syringe using a filter needle
An elderly obese patient who has undergone total hip replacement surgery has been
put on low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) enoxaparin. For which complications of
subcutaneous injections should the nurse monitor? Select all that apply.
-Pain
-Hypertrophy of the skin
-Sterile abscess
A registered nurse evaluates a nursing student who is preparing an insulin injection.
Which action made by the nursing student indicates the need for correction?
Shaking the insulin bottle to reduce the cloudiness
Which nursing action is correct while mixing two types of insulin in one syringe? Select
all that apply.
-Rolling the insulin bottle between the hands if the patient takes cloudy insulin
-Reviewing the patient's medical history and allergies to medications, food, and latex
, -Showing insulin prepared in a syringe to another nurse to verify the correct dosage
preparation
The nurse uses a U-100 insulin syringe to inject insulin in the anterior and lateral parts
of the thigh of the patient. Which nursing intervention would provide consistent
absorption of the insulin?
Rotating the injections within the same body part
A primary health care provider orders the nurse to administer 40 units of insulin to a
patient with diabetes. How many milliliters of insulin should the nurse administer using a
U-100 syringe? Record your answer using a decimal, and add leading zeros if
necessary. ____________ mL
0.4
Which routes of administration are most commonly used to administer
chemotherapeutic agents? Select all that apply.
-Intrapleural
-Intraperitoneal
The nurse anesthetist has been asked to administer a medication through the epidural
route. Where should the nurse place the catheter for administering the medication?
Just before the dura mater
A nursing student informs a registered nurse that, "After an intradermal medication
administration, the site starts bleeding." What would the registered nurse suspect?
The test results would not be valid.
The nurse applies lidocaine to a site before injecting the medication. What is the
purpose of this nursing intervention?
To reduce pain
The nurse has to administer a subcutaneous injection to a patient. Which precautions
should the nurse follow when administering the subcutaneous injection? Select all that
apply.
-Inject medication slowly.
-Pinch skin with the nondominant hand.
The nurse has to mix medications from a vial and ampule. Which action should the
nurse perform first?
Injecting air into the vial
A nursing student communicates with the registered nurse after administering an
intradermal medication to the patient. Which statement made by the nursing student
causes the registered nurse to suspect that the medication has entered the
subcutaneous tissue?
"The site is bleeding."
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