Nur. / 144-All. / About. / injections
1. How./ is./a./3./ml./syringe./marked?:./in./tenths
2. What's./the./difference./between./a./luer./lock./and./A./non./luer./lock?:./Luer./lock./has./t
hreads./that./lock./the./needle./in./place,./Non./luer./is./essentially./a./push./on.
3. Why./are./intramuscular./Injections./better./for./certain./medications?:./Intramuscular./i
njections./are./absorbed./more./quickly,./and./the./muscles./can./take./a./larger./amount./of./fluid
4. What./is./the./average./needle./size./for./adults./needing./an./IM./injection?:./18-
23/.gauge./and./about./one./and./a./half./inches./long
5. as./the./gauge./decreases./what./happens./to./the./size./of./the./needles./bevel?:./it./gets./l
arger
6. What./factors./indicate./the./size./of./a./needle?:./The./viscosity(Most./important)./
The./volume./of./medication./you./need
The./length./of./the./needle./Weigh
t./and./Size./of./the./patient./Muscle./
mass
Site./chosen
7. How. / many. / Ml. / can. / you. / put. / into. / a. / Muscle. / for. / an. / IM. / injection:. / 4ml
8. If. / I. / need. / to. / landmark. / the. / right. / hip. / for. / an. / IM. / injection. / where. / should. / this. /
site./be./anatomically./and./what./hand./should./i./use?:./Anterior./illiac./spine,./left./hand./used.
9. Which./specific./muscle./is./preferred./for./Adults./in./IM./Injections?:./Ventrogluteal/.muscle./is./p
referred
10. What./is./the./preferred./site./for./children./in./IM./Injections./?:./Vastus./Lateralis
11. What./is./the./preferred./site./for./vaccines:./Deltoid./muscle
12. What./type./of./injection./is./associated./with./Z./track:./IM
13. Why./Would./someone./use./the./Z./Track./Method./of./injection?:./As./to./not./disturb./Su
bcutaneous./tissue
14. What./should./the./Needle./size./be./for./Subcutaneous./Injections?:./Needle./gauge./is./2
5-30
3/8-5/8./inch./long
15. Should. / you. / rotate. / sites. / for. / Sub. / cutaneous. / injections
?./and./why?:./yes,./to./avoid./irritation
16. Are./we./giving./large./or./small./doses./of./medication./with./Sub./C./injections?:./small./
doses,./0.5-1
1. How./ is./a./3./ml./syringe./marked?:./in./tenths
2. What's./the./difference./between./a./luer./lock./and./A./non./luer./lock?:./Luer./lock./has./t
hreads./that./lock./the./needle./in./place,./Non./luer./is./essentially./a./push./on.
3. Why./are./intramuscular./Injections./better./for./certain./medications?:./Intramuscular./i
njections./are./absorbed./more./quickly,./and./the./muscles./can./take./a./larger./amount./of./fluid
4. What./is./the./average./needle./size./for./adults./needing./an./IM./injection?:./18-
23/.gauge./and./about./one./and./a./half./inches./long
5. as./the./gauge./decreases./what./happens./to./the./size./of./the./needles./bevel?:./it./gets./l
arger
6. What./factors./indicate./the./size./of./a./needle?:./The./viscosity(Most./important)./
The./volume./of./medication./you./need
The./length./of./the./needle./Weigh
t./and./Size./of./the./patient./Muscle./
mass
Site./chosen
7. How. / many. / Ml. / can. / you. / put. / into. / a. / Muscle. / for. / an. / IM. / injection:. / 4ml
8. If. / I. / need. / to. / landmark. / the. / right. / hip. / for. / an. / IM. / injection. / where. / should. / this. /
site./be./anatomically./and./what./hand./should./i./use?:./Anterior./illiac./spine,./left./hand./used.
9. Which./specific./muscle./is./preferred./for./Adults./in./IM./Injections?:./Ventrogluteal/.muscle./is./p
referred
10. What./is./the./preferred./site./for./children./in./IM./Injections./?:./Vastus./Lateralis
11. What./is./the./preferred./site./for./vaccines:./Deltoid./muscle
12. What./type./of./injection./is./associated./with./Z./track:./IM
13. Why./Would./someone./use./the./Z./Track./Method./of./injection?:./As./to./not./disturb./Su
bcutaneous./tissue
14. What./should./the./Needle./size./be./for./Subcutaneous./Injections?:./Needle./gauge./is./2
5-30
3/8-5/8./inch./long
15. Should. / you. / rotate. / sites. / for. / Sub. / cutaneous. / injections
?./and./why?:./yes,./to./avoid./irritation
16. Are./we./giving./large./or./small./doses./of./medication./with./Sub./C./injections?:./small./
doses,./0.5-1
