NSE211 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a prefilled syringe?
A) Contains several doses to be injected
B) Can be used again
C) Used to aspirate medication from vial
D) Single-dose syringe - Answer- D) Single-dose syringe
What is contraindicated for subcutaneous injections?
A) Injecting at 45-90 degree angle
B) Injecting medication over 30 seconds
C) Massaging area for 1 minute after
D) Cleansing site aseptically with alcohol swab - Answer- C) Massaging area for 1
minute after
What are factors to consider with subcutaneous injections? SATA.
A) Amount of food ate in 24 hour
B) Amount of subcutaneous tissue available
C) Integrity of skin
D) Rotation of injection site
E) Aspiration occurs prior to injection - Answer- B) Amount of subcutaneous tissue
available
C) Integrity of skin
D) Rotation of injection site
Maximum volume that can be administered in a subcutaneous site for adult
A) 1mL
B) 2mL
C) 3mL
D) 4mL - Answer- B) 2mL
What is important when administering insulin? SATA.
A) Precise interval before meal
B) Rotating sites for those requiring daily insulin
, C) Pinching skin and inserting at 15 degree angle
D) Allowing client with limited perceptual to self administer
E) Recognize sites as upper arm, buttocks, and abdomen - Answer- A) Precise interval
before meal
B) Rotating sites for those requiring daily insulin
E) Recognize sites as upper arm, buttocks, and abdomen
How to ensure needle tip is in the dermis for an intradermal injection?
A) Needle is not visible under skin
B) Area of injection is pinched
C) Needle enters at 15 degree angle
D) Blood noted at injection site - Answer- C) Needle enters at 15 degree angle
What is a Tuberculin syringe?
A) Narrow with capacity of 0.5 to 1mL
B) Used to administer long-acting insulin
C) Measured on unit scale
D) Markings are further apart - Answer- A) Narrow with capacity of 0.5 to 1mL
What is important for subcutaneous injections?
A) Pull skin taut at site
B) Use Z track method
C) Rotate injection sites to minimize tissue injury
D) Administer bevel of needle pointed down - Answer- C) Rotate injection sites to
minimize tissue injury
How do ensure medication from a multidose vial is used appropriately?
A) Add twice the amount of air to vial prior to withdrawal
B) Draw entire amount from vial with syringe
C) Write date and nurse initials on label
D) Discard vial and any remaining medication in vial directly after use - Answer- C)
Write date and nurse initials on label
What represents an appropriate intervention to prevent tube clogging?
A) Liquid forms of medication when possible
B) Use 10mL syringe and irrigate every 4 hours
C) Ambulate client every hour
D) Knot the end of tube when not in use - Answer- A) Liquid forms of medication when
possible
Primary indications for enteral nutrition? SATA.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a prefilled syringe?
A) Contains several doses to be injected
B) Can be used again
C) Used to aspirate medication from vial
D) Single-dose syringe - Answer- D) Single-dose syringe
What is contraindicated for subcutaneous injections?
A) Injecting at 45-90 degree angle
B) Injecting medication over 30 seconds
C) Massaging area for 1 minute after
D) Cleansing site aseptically with alcohol swab - Answer- C) Massaging area for 1
minute after
What are factors to consider with subcutaneous injections? SATA.
A) Amount of food ate in 24 hour
B) Amount of subcutaneous tissue available
C) Integrity of skin
D) Rotation of injection site
E) Aspiration occurs prior to injection - Answer- B) Amount of subcutaneous tissue
available
C) Integrity of skin
D) Rotation of injection site
Maximum volume that can be administered in a subcutaneous site for adult
A) 1mL
B) 2mL
C) 3mL
D) 4mL - Answer- B) 2mL
What is important when administering insulin? SATA.
A) Precise interval before meal
B) Rotating sites for those requiring daily insulin
, C) Pinching skin and inserting at 15 degree angle
D) Allowing client with limited perceptual to self administer
E) Recognize sites as upper arm, buttocks, and abdomen - Answer- A) Precise interval
before meal
B) Rotating sites for those requiring daily insulin
E) Recognize sites as upper arm, buttocks, and abdomen
How to ensure needle tip is in the dermis for an intradermal injection?
A) Needle is not visible under skin
B) Area of injection is pinched
C) Needle enters at 15 degree angle
D) Blood noted at injection site - Answer- C) Needle enters at 15 degree angle
What is a Tuberculin syringe?
A) Narrow with capacity of 0.5 to 1mL
B) Used to administer long-acting insulin
C) Measured on unit scale
D) Markings are further apart - Answer- A) Narrow with capacity of 0.5 to 1mL
What is important for subcutaneous injections?
A) Pull skin taut at site
B) Use Z track method
C) Rotate injection sites to minimize tissue injury
D) Administer bevel of needle pointed down - Answer- C) Rotate injection sites to
minimize tissue injury
How do ensure medication from a multidose vial is used appropriately?
A) Add twice the amount of air to vial prior to withdrawal
B) Draw entire amount from vial with syringe
C) Write date and nurse initials on label
D) Discard vial and any remaining medication in vial directly after use - Answer- C)
Write date and nurse initials on label
What represents an appropriate intervention to prevent tube clogging?
A) Liquid forms of medication when possible
B) Use 10mL syringe and irrigate every 4 hours
C) Ambulate client every hour
D) Knot the end of tube when not in use - Answer- A) Liquid forms of medication when
possible
Primary indications for enteral nutrition? SATA.
