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30 Cards in this Set
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Most injectable medications are prepared as an _____ solution
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aqueous
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Many antibiotics must be ____.
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Reconstituted
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Injection needles have a ______tip.
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Beveled
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What is it called when a nurse jabs herself with a needle?
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Needle stick
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If a patient begins to show signs of anaphylactic shock after an injection, the nurse would call for help and:
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Maintain an open airway and respiration
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The Mantoux test is positive when what?
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The area of induration measures 10 plus mm
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What is it called when you pull back on the plunger to see if fluid is obtained?
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Aspiration
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What's the maximum that can go in a muscle?
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3 CCs
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The common lengths for sub Q are what?
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3/8 and 5/8
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What are the common lengths for IM shots?
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one inch and 1 1/2 inches
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The higher number of the lumen the _____ the needle.
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Smaller
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If you aspirate and get blood, what do you do?
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Start over
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For testing purposes, what is the first choice muscle?
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Deltoid
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What's the ideal muscle for children and infants?
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Vastus lateralis
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The maximum that can be given in one IM deltoid injection (husky adult) is?
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1 ml
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Most commonly used for SC is?
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5/8 inch
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The nurse wraws .2 ml of air into the syringe before giving an IM injection to:
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Clear the drug from the needle and seal the track after injection
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What would you select to give a thin solution to a child?
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25 gauge
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What must you keep sterile when giving an injection?
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Needle shaft and tip
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What are the sites for intramuscular injections?
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Dorsogluteal
Ventrogluteal, Deltoid Vastus lateralis Rectus femoris |
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What is usually used for an IM injection?
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A 2-3 ml Syringe with a 1 to 1 1/2 inch needle that is 23 to 20 gauge
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Air is injected how?
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In an equal amount to the solution to be withdrawn to prevent creating a vacuumn in the vial
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Rotation of sites for medications given in series prevents:
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fibrosis of the tissue
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What is the safest IM site for an adult?
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Ventrogluteal
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What is induration?
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Quality of being hard
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When giving a sub Q injection, what angle do you use?
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90 for a shorter needle
45 for a longer needle |
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What is the largest needle you will normally use?
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20
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What needles are used for viscous liquids?
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21 or 22
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When don't you aspirate?
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Heparin or insulin
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intradermal goes in at what degree?
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15
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