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Definition
| a. Right Medication b. Right Dose c. Right Client d. Right Route e. Right time |
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| The nurse is to administer 0.5 mL of a medication by IM injection to an elderly emaciated client. Which of the following is the most appropriate for the nurse to use? |
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Definition
| A tuberculin syringe, #25 - #27 gauge, ¼- to 5/8 inch needle Two 3mL syringes, #20-#23 gauge, 1 ½ needle 2-mL syringe, #25 gauge, 5/8-inch needle 2-mL syringe, #20 - #23 gauge, 1-inch needle |
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| The primary care provider prescribed 5 mL of a medication to be given deep IM for a 40-year old female who is 5’7” tall and weighs 135 pounds. Which of the following is the most appropriate method of administration? |
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Definition
A tuberculin syringe, #25-#27 gauge, ¼ - 5/8 inch needle
Two 3-ml syringes, #20 -#23 gauge, 1½ -inch needle
Two 2-mL syringes, #25 gauge, 5/8 inch needle
Two 2-mL syringes, #20 -23 gauge, 1-inch needle |
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Term
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Definition
a. Inner aspect of forearm or scapular, upper chest, medial thigh
b. Test for antigens (TB, allergens)
c. Amount – 0.01 to 0.1 mL
d. Absorption - slow |
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Term
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Definition
a. Fatty tissue of abdomen, lateral & posterior aspects of upper arm or thigh, scapular area, upper ventrodorsal gluteal areas
b. 0.5 to 1 mL
c. Alter sites for repeat doses
d. Absorbed slowly |
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Term
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Definition
| Absorption route for administering medications other than the GI tract requiring injection |
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