PARENTERAL 

medications that are administered by any route other than through the digestive system

This term is commonly used to refer to the administration of medications by injection with the use of a needle & syringe into the body

   intramuscular (IM)

         subcutaneous (subcut)

intradermal (ID) 

intravenous (IV)

more quickly because they are absorbed rapidly into the bloodstream

sterile solution or liquid 

they will not cause irritation 

They also come in powder and can be reconstituted 

Ampule [image]

sealed glass container holds a single dose of medication 

Vial[image]

is a plastic or glass container that has a rubber stopper (diaphragm)-always wipe off the top with an alcohol swab

Mix o vial

single does container powder on top

you push firmly on the diaphragm plunger and powder goes into liquid

cartridge 

Prepackaged glass or plastic container premeasured

Prepackaged syringe

premeasured in a syringe with needle attached or with out the needle 

Parts of a syringe 

What are two types of tips on a syrnges

slip tip and luer lok 

syringes are classified as being luer lok or non luer lok They are disposable for one time use

1.What are the 3 types of syringes

2.What are they calibrated or marked in  

1. hypodermic 

tuberculin

insulin

2. mililiters 

What syringe is used most often to administer dosages greater than 1 ml

3 mL 

tuberculin syringe 

is narrow has a capacity of 0.5 ml or 1 ml 

1 ml is most often used

tuberculin syringes are used to 

give very small amounts like heparin 

insulin syringes 

they are for insulin ONLY

What are the 2 types of syringes

lo Dose and 1- mL 

Lo dose measures amounts 30 or 50 units or less

1 mL 100 units

1.small capacity hypodermic syringes are maked 

2.hypodermic syringes 5-6-10-12 ml are marked

3. Tuberculin or 1ml are maked 

4. Insulin are marked 

5.dosages involving mL should be expressed as 

     1. in tenths of a milliter (0.1ml)

     2.in increments of 0.2

     3.in tenths and hundredths of a millilter (for

        dosages less than 0.5 mL)

     4. U 100 units 

    5. decimals even when the syringe is marked

         with frations.