NSC 232 Exam 3 Verified Questions
With 100% Correct Answers
\.Parenteral - Answer-✔Entering the body not by the alimentary tract but by another means
(SubQ, IM, ID, IV)
\.Parenteral medications are absorbed quicker than oral (T/F) - Answer-✔True
Careful and accurate administration
\.Parts of syringe - Answer-✔Tip- connects to needle
Barrel- outside of the syringe
Plunger- fits inside barrel
Read dosage at the flange of the plunger tip
\.Types of Syringes - Answer-✔Hypodermic: available in 2 -5ml sizes
Insulin- uses a unit calibrated scale
Tuberculin- uses ml scale and minim scale
\.Insulin Syringe - Answer-✔used ONLY for insulin
No calculating
\.Parts of a needle - Answer-✔Bevel- slanted part at tip
,Shaft- part attached to the hub (length)
Hub-fits onto the syringe
\.Needle Sizes - Answer-✔16,18,20,23,25
As needle gauge increases, needle diameter decreases
\.Syringe Tips - Answer-✔Leur-Lok (threaded tip)
Non-Leur-Lok (smooth tip)
\.Ampule - Answer-✔Glass, clear medication from top before opening, use filter needle
\.Medication from Vial - Answer-✔single or multi use
air must be injected prior to meds being withdrawn (= amounts)
scrub the hub! (15 seconds)
\.Scoop method - Answer-✔clean needle
after drawing up medication, use scoop method to prevent being stuck with clean needle
\.Label Syringe - Answer-✔labeled for correct identification (date, time, medication, dose,
initials)
\.Prep b/f injection - Answer-✔clean side for 15 seconds
circular motion (middle--> outside)
\.Sites for injections - Answer-✔ID, SubQ, IM, IV
, \.ALWAYS aspirated when doing an intramuscular injection (T/F) - Answer-✔True
\.Evaluation of Parenteral Medication - Answer-✔determine relief of original symptoms
get labs to assess med effectiveness
document results
assess for adverse effects
\.Medication - Answer-✔substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or relief of
a symptom or for prevention of disease
\.Pure Food and Drug Act (1996) - Answer-✔Theodore Roosevelt, Truth in Labeling Law
\.U.S. Food nd Drug Administration (FDA) - Answer-✔official government agency, monitors drug
manufacturers to maintain set standards by law; drug-testing, drug approval, and drug
distribution
\.Institutional policies - Answer-✔nurses have an obligation to be aware of and abide to;
documentation, time intervals of medication, who can administer medications
\.Naming of Medications - Answer-✔Chemical name, Generic name, Trade (Brand) name
\.Dispensing Non-Controlled Meds - Answer-✔Unit Dose: decreased med-error
Stock dose
\.Dispensing controlled substances - Answer-✔kept under lock
Documentation of how much you took and how much is left
2 nurses to witness
With 100% Correct Answers
\.Parenteral - Answer-✔Entering the body not by the alimentary tract but by another means
(SubQ, IM, ID, IV)
\.Parenteral medications are absorbed quicker than oral (T/F) - Answer-✔True
Careful and accurate administration
\.Parts of syringe - Answer-✔Tip- connects to needle
Barrel- outside of the syringe
Plunger- fits inside barrel
Read dosage at the flange of the plunger tip
\.Types of Syringes - Answer-✔Hypodermic: available in 2 -5ml sizes
Insulin- uses a unit calibrated scale
Tuberculin- uses ml scale and minim scale
\.Insulin Syringe - Answer-✔used ONLY for insulin
No calculating
\.Parts of a needle - Answer-✔Bevel- slanted part at tip
,Shaft- part attached to the hub (length)
Hub-fits onto the syringe
\.Needle Sizes - Answer-✔16,18,20,23,25
As needle gauge increases, needle diameter decreases
\.Syringe Tips - Answer-✔Leur-Lok (threaded tip)
Non-Leur-Lok (smooth tip)
\.Ampule - Answer-✔Glass, clear medication from top before opening, use filter needle
\.Medication from Vial - Answer-✔single or multi use
air must be injected prior to meds being withdrawn (= amounts)
scrub the hub! (15 seconds)
\.Scoop method - Answer-✔clean needle
after drawing up medication, use scoop method to prevent being stuck with clean needle
\.Label Syringe - Answer-✔labeled for correct identification (date, time, medication, dose,
initials)
\.Prep b/f injection - Answer-✔clean side for 15 seconds
circular motion (middle--> outside)
\.Sites for injections - Answer-✔ID, SubQ, IM, IV
, \.ALWAYS aspirated when doing an intramuscular injection (T/F) - Answer-✔True
\.Evaluation of Parenteral Medication - Answer-✔determine relief of original symptoms
get labs to assess med effectiveness
document results
assess for adverse effects
\.Medication - Answer-✔substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or relief of
a symptom or for prevention of disease
\.Pure Food and Drug Act (1996) - Answer-✔Theodore Roosevelt, Truth in Labeling Law
\.U.S. Food nd Drug Administration (FDA) - Answer-✔official government agency, monitors drug
manufacturers to maintain set standards by law; drug-testing, drug approval, and drug
distribution
\.Institutional policies - Answer-✔nurses have an obligation to be aware of and abide to;
documentation, time intervals of medication, who can administer medications
\.Naming of Medications - Answer-✔Chemical name, Generic name, Trade (Brand) name
\.Dispensing Non-Controlled Meds - Answer-✔Unit Dose: decreased med-error
Stock dose
\.Dispensing controlled substances - Answer-✔kept under lock
Documentation of how much you took and how much is left
2 nurses to witness
