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CPSS EXAM 1 2024/2025 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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CPSS EXAM 1 2024/2025 WITH 100%ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Small bottle that contains the drug - Precise Answer ✔✔Ampule
Diameter of the needle - Precise Answer ✔✔Gauge
Enlarged base by which a hollow needle may be attached to a device (as
a syringe) - Precise Answer ✔✔Hub
Cylindrical container that holds liquids - Precise Answer ✔✔Barrel
A small container, usually with a closure, used especially for liquids -
Precise Answer ✔✔Vial
What are the reasons to give an injection? - Precise Answer ✔✔- if drug
is poorly absorbed or degraded by GI system
- if pt is uncooperative, unconscious, unable to take PO
- used when localized therapy is desired
- preferred when rapid & predictable drug response is desired in ER
situations
,What is the needle size used for blood withdrawal? - Precise Answer
✔✔18 g
What is the needle size used for IM injections? - Precise Answer
✔✔22g
What is the needle size used for SubQ injections? - Precise Answer
✔✔25-27g
What needle size is used for ID injections? - Precise Answer ✔✔26-27g
What type of injection has the fastest rate of absorption? - Precise
Answer ✔✔IV > IM > SQ
When are IM injections indicated? - Precise Answer ✔✔- drugs are not
easily absorbed PO
- when you want an intermediate rate of onset & duration of action
- when parenteral delivery is necessary
What are the 3 main sites of IM injections? - Precise Answer ✔✔-
gluteal (upper outter quadrant)
- deltoid (lateral & 3-4cm below the acromion)
- vastus lateralis (antero-lateral, upper thigh)
, Which IM site is preferred in infants & kids under 3? - Precise Answer
✔✔Vastus lateralis
*painful due to fascia lata
*lack of nerves and vessels
Which IM site is preferred in kids over 2? - Precise Answer ✔✔Gluteus
maximus
*higher risk of hitting siatic nerve in kids under 2
Which IM site is preferred in adults? - Precise Answer ✔✔Deltoid
*watch for radial nerve in kids
What is an important technique to use when giving an IM injection? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Draw about 0.2ccs of air into syringe (air lock)
Hold syringe like a dart at 90 degree angle
Max amount injected is 3ccs
*DO NOT MASSAGE- will break seal*
What are the complications associated with IM injections? - Precise
Answer ✔✔- inject into vessel
- inject into nerve
- needle breaks off
- sterile/septic abscess
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