ATI Injectable Medications Exam
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List some sites for subcutaneous injections. - ✔✔1) Upper back
2) Upper hip below waist line
3) Abdomen
4) Thigh
5) Upper arm
Name two medications that should be injected into the abdomen - ✔✔1)
Heparin
2) Enoxaparin
What should be avoided when finding a site to administer subcutaneous
injections? - ✔✔1) Skin lesions
2) Bony prominences
What amount of volume should be administered via subcutaneous
injection? - ✔✔Small volumes: 0.5 mL to 1 mL
What is the preferred site for intramuscular injections for adults and
children? - ✔✔Ventrogluteal muscle
, What are some other muscles used for IM injections? - ✔✔1) Vastus
lateralis (can tolerate larger quantities of medicine)
2) Deltoid
What is the preferred IM injection site for infants? - ✔✔Vastus lateralis
muscle
What are some pros and cons of administering IM injections into the vastus
lateralis? - ✔✔PROS:
1) It's a large, well-developed muscle
2) Can tolerate large quantities of medicine
3) Easily accessible
CONS:
1) Possible thrombosis of the femoral artery
2) Possible sciatic nerve damage from a long needle
3) Usually more painful than the deltoid or gluteal sites
What is the recommended site for immunizations to adults and children? -
✔✔Deltoid muscle
What amount of volume can be administered into the deltoid via injection? -
✔✔No more than 1 mL
Who are IM injections into the deltoid not used for? - ✔✔Infants
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List some sites for subcutaneous injections. - ✔✔1) Upper back
2) Upper hip below waist line
3) Abdomen
4) Thigh
5) Upper arm
Name two medications that should be injected into the abdomen - ✔✔1)
Heparin
2) Enoxaparin
What should be avoided when finding a site to administer subcutaneous
injections? - ✔✔1) Skin lesions
2) Bony prominences
What amount of volume should be administered via subcutaneous
injection? - ✔✔Small volumes: 0.5 mL to 1 mL
What is the preferred site for intramuscular injections for adults and
children? - ✔✔Ventrogluteal muscle
, What are some other muscles used for IM injections? - ✔✔1) Vastus
lateralis (can tolerate larger quantities of medicine)
2) Deltoid
What is the preferred IM injection site for infants? - ✔✔Vastus lateralis
muscle
What are some pros and cons of administering IM injections into the vastus
lateralis? - ✔✔PROS:
1) It's a large, well-developed muscle
2) Can tolerate large quantities of medicine
3) Easily accessible
CONS:
1) Possible thrombosis of the femoral artery
2) Possible sciatic nerve damage from a long needle
3) Usually more painful than the deltoid or gluteal sites
What is the recommended site for immunizations to adults and children? -
✔✔Deltoid muscle
What amount of volume can be administered into the deltoid via injection? -
✔✔No more than 1 mL
Who are IM injections into the deltoid not used for? - ✔✔Infants
