NURS 170 MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
*Outer posterior aspect of the upper arm
* The abdomen below the costal margins to the iliac crest
*Anterior aspects of the thighs. correct answer Sites of most Subcutaneous
injections are....
*Ventrogluteal muscle
*Vatus Lateralis
* Deltoid correct answer Sites of most Intramuscular injections are.......
0.5-1.2 correct answer Lab value for normal Creatinine
0.5mL to 1.5mL correct answer Range of volume given for subcutaneous
injections
0.5mL-1mL correct answer Range of volume for an IM injection for infants.
*larger infants can handle the higher end of the range
*smaller infants can handle the lower end of the range
1) Deem what medication needs to be withdrawn first then second.
2) Inject air into the vial of medication that will be withdrawn second.
3) Inject air into the vial of medication that will be withdrawn first.
4) Withdraw medication from same vial, while holding it upside down.
, 5) Make sure medication measurement is correct before withdrawal of second
medication.
6) Withdraw medication from second vial.
7) Make sure total dose is correct correct answer Describe the process of
preparing medication from two vials.
1/2" correct answer Size of a needle for a 90 degree Subcut injection
1/2" to 1" correct answer Needle length for an IM injection of a thin patient
1st Pass Phenomenon correct answer Drugs are first absorbed through the small
intestine and arrive at the liver via the portal circulation.
There they undergo considerable biotransformation before entering the systemic
circulation.
There will be less active drug available for action in the body cells after this
pass through the Liver !
* THIS EFFECTS MEDICATIONS THAT ARE SWALLOWED AND ENTER THE
STOMACH. OTHER ROUTES AREN'T EFFECTED BY THIS!!!
2mL-5mL correct answer Range of volume for an IM injection.
*Larger muscles can handle the higher end of the range
*Smaller muscles, children, older and thin patient can handle the lower end of the
scale
3.5-5.0 correct answer Lab value for normal Albumin
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
*Outer posterior aspect of the upper arm
* The abdomen below the costal margins to the iliac crest
*Anterior aspects of the thighs. correct answer Sites of most Subcutaneous
injections are....
*Ventrogluteal muscle
*Vatus Lateralis
* Deltoid correct answer Sites of most Intramuscular injections are.......
0.5-1.2 correct answer Lab value for normal Creatinine
0.5mL to 1.5mL correct answer Range of volume given for subcutaneous
injections
0.5mL-1mL correct answer Range of volume for an IM injection for infants.
*larger infants can handle the higher end of the range
*smaller infants can handle the lower end of the range
1) Deem what medication needs to be withdrawn first then second.
2) Inject air into the vial of medication that will be withdrawn second.
3) Inject air into the vial of medication that will be withdrawn first.
4) Withdraw medication from same vial, while holding it upside down.
, 5) Make sure medication measurement is correct before withdrawal of second
medication.
6) Withdraw medication from second vial.
7) Make sure total dose is correct correct answer Describe the process of
preparing medication from two vials.
1/2" correct answer Size of a needle for a 90 degree Subcut injection
1/2" to 1" correct answer Needle length for an IM injection of a thin patient
1st Pass Phenomenon correct answer Drugs are first absorbed through the small
intestine and arrive at the liver via the portal circulation.
There they undergo considerable biotransformation before entering the systemic
circulation.
There will be less active drug available for action in the body cells after this
pass through the Liver !
* THIS EFFECTS MEDICATIONS THAT ARE SWALLOWED AND ENTER THE
STOMACH. OTHER ROUTES AREN'T EFFECTED BY THIS!!!
2mL-5mL correct answer Range of volume for an IM injection.
*Larger muscles can handle the higher end of the range
*Smaller muscles, children, older and thin patient can handle the lower end of the
scale
3.5-5.0 correct answer Lab value for normal Albumin
