Chapter 4: Administering Parenteral Medications

Question 1

Abscess

Answer 1

Localization of pus in ay part of the body

Question 2

Acromion Process

Answer 2

an extension of the shoulder blade that can be felt at the point where the upper arm meets the shoulder; a landmark for locating the deltoid injection site.

Question 3

Aqueous

Answer 3

thin and watery

Question 4

Aspirate

Answer 4

to draw by suction; the process of pulling back on a syringe plunger to check for entry into a blood vessel during an injection

Question 5

Barrel

Answer 5

Hollow cylinder with graduated markings on it that makes up the body of a syring

Question 6

Flange

Answer 6

Flared part of a syringe barrel; used to steady the syringe while pulling or pushing the plunger

Question 7

Gauge (G)

Answer 7

diameter (width) of the lumen of a needle; the smaller the gauge number, the wider the lumen; selection of gauge depends on the viscosity of the solution to be injected

Question 8

Gluteal Arteries

Answer 8

Large arteries that supply the muscle of the buttock area

Question 9

Greater Trochanter

Answer 9

Knob on the upper leg bone (femur) that can be felt where the leg joins the hip; one of the landmarks used for locating the dorsolateral injection site

Question 10

Hub

Answer 10

Broad part of an injection needle that attaches to the syringe

Question 11

Iliac Crest

Answer 11

Highest point on the hip bone; one landmark used to locate the ventrolateral injection site

Question 12

Induration

Answer 12

Hardening of a tissue caused by inflammation or edema

Question 13

Intravenous Therapy

Answer 13

Administration of fluids, electrolytes, medications, blood, or nutrients through a vein

Question 14

Lumen

Answer 14

Hollow part of a needle through which medication flows

Question 15

Necrosis

Answer 15

Death of tissue in a living body

Question 16

Needle Cover

Answer 16

Protective cover on a disposable injection needle; never put it back on the needle after administration

Question 17

Plunger

Answer 17

Solid rod of a syringe that fits inside the barrel and pushes medication out under pressure

Question 18

Precipitate

Answer 18

Solid particles that separate out from a solution as a result of a chemical reaction

Question 19

Reconstituting

Answer 19

the process of adding the recommended amount of fluid to dissolve; usually with a powdered drug

Question 20

Sciatic Nerve

Answer 20

Largest nerve in the body; pierces the buttocks and runs down the back of the thighs

Question 21

Shaft

Answer 21

The long portion of a needle that extends from the point to the hub and through which the medication passes

Question 22

Sloughing

Answer 22

Shedding of dead tissue from a wound or sore

Question 23

Standard Precautions

Answer 23

Primary strategies for prevention of infection transmitted through blood, body fluid, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes

Question 24

Syringe

Answer 24

Device used to inject or withdraw fluids from the body; consists of a plunger, barrel, and hub

Question 25

Tracking

Answer 25

backing up of medication in the channel through which a needle enters tissue

Question 26

Viscous

Answer 26

thick and sticky