Medication Administration Injections

Question 1

BID

Answer 1

twice daily

Question 2

TID

Answer 2

three times daily

Question 3

SL

Answer 3

sublingual

Question 4

AC

Answer 4

before food

Question 5

BC

Answer 5

After food

Question 6

QID

Answer 6

4 times daily

Question 7

HS

Answer 7

hour of sleep

Question 8

Q

Answer 8

every

Question 9

Q6H

Answer 9

every 6 hours

Question 10

1 mg = mcg?

Answer 10

1000

Question 11

Tip-barrel-plunger-at the top of the plunger is a

Answer 11

stopper with a top ring used to measure the medication

Question 12

Step one to reading a syringe

Answer 12

read the large visible number increments increasing

Question 13

step two counting

Answer 13

the lines it takes to get from one visible number to another

Question 14

step three

Answer 14

divide the increments from by the steps

Question 15

1 ml syringes can measure to the

Answer 15

hundredth of a mL

Question 16

Insulin should be measured in

Answer 16

units

Question 17

Intramuscular injections angle IM

Answer 17

90 degrees

Question 18

transdermal injections angle TD

Answer 18

5-15 degrees bevel up

Question 19

Subcutaneous injections SQ

Answer 19

45-90 degrees depending on pt adipose tissue

Question 20

max mL injections SQ

Answer 20

no greater than 1.5 mL

Question 21

gauge of SQ

Answer 21

25-27

Question 22

SQ length

Answer 22

3/8 - 5/8

Question 23

IM max ventrogluteal

Answer 23

3mL

Question 24

Deltoid max mL

Answer 24

2 mL

Question 25

vastus lateralis

Answer 25

1-3mL

Question 26

IM length

Answer 26

1.5in

Question 27

IM gauge

Answer 27

18-25

Question 28

TD site of injection

Answer 28

ventral forearm

Question 29

TD length

Answer 29

1/4 -5/8 in

Question 30

max TD mL

Answer 30

0.1mL

Question 31

TD gauge

Answer 31

25-27

Question 32

SQ insulin gauge`

Answer 32

28-31

Question 33

Nsg steps of SQ

Answer 33

assess adipose tissue of pt for angle rotate site of injection

Question 34

why is ventral gluteal used rather than dorsal gluteal

Answer 34

decreased risk of injury

Question 35

what type of syringe is used for TB

Answer 35

1mL

Question 36

what are the considerations when deciding the type of syringe

Answer 36

Age & size of client The amount of medication given Condition of the anticipated site