EPIC NURSE TEST EVALUATION ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION #3 - ✔✔
✔✔acromial process - ✔✔the lateral extension of the spine of the scapula, projecting
over the shoulder joint and forming the highest point of the shoulder; also called the
acromion
✔✔ampule - ✔✔a small, sealed, single-use glass or plastic container containing sterile
parenteral medications or solutions
✔✔angle - ✔✔related to injections, the measured space created by two diverging lines,
one formed by the needle and the other by the skin or body part into which the needle is
injected
✔✔antecubital space - ✔✔the area on the anterior surface of the arm situated in front of
the cubitus, or elbow; anterior area where the arm bends when flexing at the elbow
✔✔anterior - ✔✔situated before or toward the front or forward part
✔✔anterolateral - ✔✔situated anteriorly and to one side
✔✔antimicrobial - ✔✔situated anteriorly and to one side
✔✔aspirate - ✔✔to withdraw or remove, via a syringe or other apparatus; as a noun, the
substance or material obtained by aspiration, as in gastric aspirate; also refers to
inadvertently inhaling fluid or other substances into the lungs
✔✔axillary line - ✔✔an imaginary line running vertically down the surface of the body
and passing through the center of the axilla (armpit); also called the midaxillary line
✔✔barrel - ✔✔the component of a syringe that encases the plunger and is marked with
volume calibrations
, ✔✔bevel - ✔✔the slanted surface at the tip of a needle
✔✔contaminate - ✔✔become or make unsterile or unclean
✔✔darting - ✔✔referring to the action of injecting quickly and without hesitation
✔✔deltoid - ✔✔the triangular-shaped shoulder muscle responsible for abducting,
flexing, and extending the arm
✔✔diluent - ✔✔a diluting agent, such as a sterile fluid used to prepare a powdered form
of medication for injection
✔✔filter needle - ✔✔a special type of needle required when drawing up certain types of
medications to keep small particles of medication or rubber or glass (from a vial or
ampule) from entering the syringe and being injected along with the intended solution
✔✔gauge - ✔✔the standard of measurement used to quantify a needle's size, with
lower numbers reflecting larger needles and vice versa
✔✔greater trochanter - ✔✔a broad, flat process at the upper end of the lateral surface
of the femur to which several muscles are attached and serving as a landmark for
identifying the vastus lateralis injection site
✔✔hub - ✔✔the part of a needle that attaches to the syringe
✔✔iliac spine - ✔✔one of the four projections of the ilium, the large pelvic bone that
supports the flank, one of which (the anterior superior iliac spine) is used as a landmark
for identifying the ventrogluteal injection site
✔✔injection - ✔✔the insertion of fluid into the body or container via a needle and
syringe
✔✔intradermal - ✔✔within or into the skin
✔✔intramuscular (IM) - ✔✔within or into a muscle
✔✔intravenous (IM) - ✔✔within or into the systemic circulation via a vein
✔✔Luer-lok - ✔✔a patented, threaded tip of a syringe that can be twisted onto certain
ports and needles to create a firm
✔✔massage - ✔✔applying pressure in a rubbing or kneading motion to the skin
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION #3 - ✔✔
✔✔acromial process - ✔✔the lateral extension of the spine of the scapula, projecting
over the shoulder joint and forming the highest point of the shoulder; also called the
acromion
✔✔ampule - ✔✔a small, sealed, single-use glass or plastic container containing sterile
parenteral medications or solutions
✔✔angle - ✔✔related to injections, the measured space created by two diverging lines,
one formed by the needle and the other by the skin or body part into which the needle is
injected
✔✔antecubital space - ✔✔the area on the anterior surface of the arm situated in front of
the cubitus, or elbow; anterior area where the arm bends when flexing at the elbow
✔✔anterior - ✔✔situated before or toward the front or forward part
✔✔anterolateral - ✔✔situated anteriorly and to one side
✔✔antimicrobial - ✔✔situated anteriorly and to one side
✔✔aspirate - ✔✔to withdraw or remove, via a syringe or other apparatus; as a noun, the
substance or material obtained by aspiration, as in gastric aspirate; also refers to
inadvertently inhaling fluid or other substances into the lungs
✔✔axillary line - ✔✔an imaginary line running vertically down the surface of the body
and passing through the center of the axilla (armpit); also called the midaxillary line
✔✔barrel - ✔✔the component of a syringe that encases the plunger and is marked with
volume calibrations
, ✔✔bevel - ✔✔the slanted surface at the tip of a needle
✔✔contaminate - ✔✔become or make unsterile or unclean
✔✔darting - ✔✔referring to the action of injecting quickly and without hesitation
✔✔deltoid - ✔✔the triangular-shaped shoulder muscle responsible for abducting,
flexing, and extending the arm
✔✔diluent - ✔✔a diluting agent, such as a sterile fluid used to prepare a powdered form
of medication for injection
✔✔filter needle - ✔✔a special type of needle required when drawing up certain types of
medications to keep small particles of medication or rubber or glass (from a vial or
ampule) from entering the syringe and being injected along with the intended solution
✔✔gauge - ✔✔the standard of measurement used to quantify a needle's size, with
lower numbers reflecting larger needles and vice versa
✔✔greater trochanter - ✔✔a broad, flat process at the upper end of the lateral surface
of the femur to which several muscles are attached and serving as a landmark for
identifying the vastus lateralis injection site
✔✔hub - ✔✔the part of a needle that attaches to the syringe
✔✔iliac spine - ✔✔one of the four projections of the ilium, the large pelvic bone that
supports the flank, one of which (the anterior superior iliac spine) is used as a landmark
for identifying the ventrogluteal injection site
✔✔injection - ✔✔the insertion of fluid into the body or container via a needle and
syringe
✔✔intradermal - ✔✔within or into the skin
✔✔intramuscular (IM) - ✔✔within or into a muscle
✔✔intravenous (IM) - ✔✔within or into the systemic circulation via a vein
✔✔Luer-lok - ✔✔a patented, threaded tip of a syringe that can be twisted onto certain
ports and needles to create a firm
✔✔massage - ✔✔applying pressure in a rubbing or kneading motion to the skin
