Quiz: Administering an Intramuscular
Injection
A nurse is administering an intramuscular injection to a client. Which best describes the nurse's
recommended hand movements? - Moves non-dominant hand to steady the lower end of the
syringe, and dominant hand to the end of the plunger.
How quickly would the nurse inject solution into an intramuscular site? - 10 sec/mL of
medication.
The nurse administering an intramuscular injection to a client divides the thigh into thirds,
horizontally and vertically to locate the site. What injection site is the nurse using? - Vastus
Lateralis site
The nurse assesses the client and checks the medication prescription prior to administering an
intramuscular injection. Which factor affects the choice of an intramuscular site? - Medication
Volume
The nurse has chosen the deltoid site to administer an intramuscular injection to an adult client.
What size needle would the nurse use? - 1 to 1 1/2 in (2.5 to 3.8 cm).
The nurse has just finished injecting a medication intramuscularly, and needle is still in the
client's arm. Which is the correct immediate next step? - Wait 10 seconds and then withdraw the
needle
The nurse is administering an intramuscular injection in the deltoid site when the client pulls
away from the needle before the medication is fully injected. What should the nurse do next? -
Replace the needle on the syringe and administer the remaining medication in another site.
Injection
A nurse is administering an intramuscular injection to a client. Which best describes the nurse's
recommended hand movements? - Moves non-dominant hand to steady the lower end of the
syringe, and dominant hand to the end of the plunger.
How quickly would the nurse inject solution into an intramuscular site? - 10 sec/mL of
medication.
The nurse administering an intramuscular injection to a client divides the thigh into thirds,
horizontally and vertically to locate the site. What injection site is the nurse using? - Vastus
Lateralis site
The nurse assesses the client and checks the medication prescription prior to administering an
intramuscular injection. Which factor affects the choice of an intramuscular site? - Medication
Volume
The nurse has chosen the deltoid site to administer an intramuscular injection to an adult client.
What size needle would the nurse use? - 1 to 1 1/2 in (2.5 to 3.8 cm).
The nurse has just finished injecting a medication intramuscularly, and needle is still in the
client's arm. Which is the correct immediate next step? - Wait 10 seconds and then withdraw the
needle
The nurse is administering an intramuscular injection in the deltoid site when the client pulls
away from the needle before the medication is fully injected. What should the nurse do next? -
Replace the needle on the syringe and administer the remaining medication in another site.
