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When do you have to use aseptic techniques and gloves when giving injections?
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For ALL injections
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How is the best way to recap a used needle?
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Do NOT recap. Place immediately in sharps container.
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What is the best way to recap a clean needle?
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Prefer scooping, two hands okay.
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What must you do if you get a needle stick?
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Report to a supervisor
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What sizes do syringes come in?
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1 ml to 60 ml
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What is the relationship of the diameter of the syringe to the pressure that is exerted?
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smaller diameter, the greater the pressure that is exerted
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What length do needles come in?
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5/16 inches to 2 inches
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What gauge (bore) do needles come in?
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30g to 14g
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What is the most common syringe used to give greater than 1 ml volume?
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3 ml syringe
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What is the calibration for 3 ml syringes?
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0.1 ml (units of tenths ml)
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What is the most common use of a 5 ml syringe (or greater)
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Irrigation or instillation of solutions
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What is the calibration of 5 ml syringes?
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0.2 ml
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How much does an insulin syringe hold?
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1 ml
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What is the calibration of an insulin syringe?
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units
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What is the route of an insulin syringe?
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subcutaneous
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How much does a tuberculin syringe hold?
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1 ml
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What is the usage for a tuberculin syringe?
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skin tests, doses less than 1 ml, peds meds
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What is the calibration of a tuberculin syringe?
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0.01 ml (hundredths)
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What route is used for a tuberculin syringe?
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subcutaneous, intradermal, pediatric IM
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What is the most common use for a 27g-30g needle?
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insulin, pediatric IV therapy
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What is the most common use for a 25g needle?
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subcutaneous, intradermal
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What is the most common use for a 23g needle?
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smaller needle for adult IM injections
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What is the most common use for a 21g-22g needle?
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standard for adult IM injections
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What is the most common use for a 20g needle?
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for thick meds IM (Fe+, Estrogen)
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What is the most common use for an 18g needle?
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blood administration (by vein)
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What is the most common use for a 14g-16g needle?
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large bore for blood donations, emergency IV, dialysis
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What are the seven factors in choosing the right syringe and needle?
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Height/Weight
Age Irritation of tissue? Route Site Viscosity of med Volume of meds |
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How do you cleanse skin in order to prepare for injection?
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In circular motion, from injection site outward
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What can airlock lead to?
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abscess
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What kind of needle do you use for withdrawing meds from ampule?
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filter needle
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Describe if you would or would not aspirate in the following sites.
a. IM b. Sub Q c. ID |
a. IM- always aspirate
b. Sub Q- aspirate except for insulin,heparin c. ID- never aspirate |
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What angle do you hold a syringe in order to give an IM injection?
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90 degrees
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What angle do you hold a syringe in order to give a Sub Q injection?
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90 or 45 degrees
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What angle do you hold a syringe in order to give an ID injection?
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15 degrees
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What is the absorption rate for ID injections?
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slowest of all, up to 72 hours
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What sites would you give an ID injection?
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inner aspect of forearm
upper chest upper back |
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What is the maximum amount normal for an ID injection?
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0.5 ml
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What gauge and what length of needle would most commonly be used for an ID injection?
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25-27g
1/4-1/2 inch |
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What do you do if you are giving an ID injection and there is no visible bleb (or wheal)?
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Withdraw slightly and inject again
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What is the maximum amount normal for a subcutaneous injection?
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not more than 1.5 ml
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What are the most common sites for a subcutaneous injection?
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anterolateral upper arms
anterior thighs lower abdominal wall (at least 2 " away from umbilicus) Scapular region on back Upper ventral or dorsal gluteal areas |
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What gauge and length of needle is most common for a subcutaneous injection?
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25-29g
3/8-5/8 inch |
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What amount of medication is most common to be given in an IM injection for large and small muscles?
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large muscles- up to 4 ml
small muscles- up to 1 ml |
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What are the most common sites for giving an IM injection?
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deltoid muscle (NOT used for children or infants)
vastus lateralis (preferred for infants under 7 months) Ventrogluteal-preferred site for adults and children over six months |
