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Parenteral Meds.
Chap. 35
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PARENTERAL MEDICATIONS ARE ABSORBED ________ _______ THAN ORAL MEDICATIONS AND ARE IRRETRIEVABLE ONCE INJECTED. THE NURSE MUST ______ AND __________ THEM CAREFULLY AND ACCURATELY. | MORE QUICKLY/ PREPARE/ ADMINISTER |
| WHAT TYPE OF TECHNIQUE IS USED TO ADMINISTER PARENTERAL MEDICATIONS AND WHY? | ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE MUST BE USED TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF INFECTION. |
| THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO ADMINISTER PARENTERAL MEDICATIONS: | NURSES USE SYRINGES AND NEEDLES TO WITHDRAW MEDICATION FROM AMPLULES AND VIALS |
| SYRINGES HAVE HOW MANY PARTS TO THEM? WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? | BARREL |
| WHEN HANDLING A SYRINGE THE NURSE MAY TOUCH WHAT PARTS? | THE OUTSIDE FO THE BARREL AND THE HANDLE OF THE PLUNGER. THE NURSE MUT AVOID LETTING ANY UNSTERIL OBJECT TOUCH THE TIP OR INSIDE OF THE BARREL, THE SHAFT OF THE PLUNGER, OR THE SHAFT OR TIP OF THE NEEDLE |
| THE THREE MOST COMMON TYPES OF STANDARD HYPODERMIC SYRINGES ARE: | THE INSULIN AND TUBERCULIN SYRINGE |
| THE HYPODERMIC SYRINGE COMES IN WHAT SIZES AND HAS WHAT TWO SCALES MARKED ON IT? | 2.5,3, AND 5 ML SIZES. THE MINUM AND THE MILLILITER |
| AN INSULIN SYRINGE IS SIMILAR BUT THE SCALE IS IN.... | UNITS. (100 UNITS) |
| THE TUBERCULIN SYRINGE IS A NARROW SYRINGE THAT IS CALIBRATED IN TENTHS AND HUNDREDTHS OF A ML UP TO ___________. | 1 ML |
| THE TIP OF A SYRINGE VARIES AND IS CLASSIFIED AS A ___________ OR ____________. | LEUR-LOK OR NON-LEUR-LOK |
| HAS A TIP THAT REQUIRES THE NEEDLE TO BE TWISTED ONTO IT TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL REMOVAL OF THE NEEDLE | LEUR-LOK |
| HAS A SMOOTH GRADUATED TIP, AND NEEDLES ARE SLIPPED ONTO IT | NON-LEUR-LOK |
| THE LARGER 50 ML NON-LEUR-LOK SYRINGE IS OFTEN USED FOR ............. | IRRIGATION PURPOSES |
| INJECTABLE MEDICATIONS ARE FREQUENTLY SUPPLIED IN DISPOSABLE______ ________-_______ _________. | PREFILLED UNIT-DOSE SYSTEMS. THESE ARE AVAILABLE AS PREFILLED SYRINGES READY FOR USE OR PREFILLED STERILE CARTRIDGES AND NEEDLES THAT REQUIRE THE ATTACHMENT OF A REUSABLE HOLDER BEFORE USE. |
| MOST PREFILLED CARTRIDGES ARE OVERFILLED, WHAT MUST YOU DO IN THIS CASE TO ADMINISTER THE PROPER DOSE REQUIRED? | THE EXCESS MEDICATION MUST BE EJECTED BEFORE THE INJECTION TO ENSURE THE RIGHT DOSAGE. BECAUSE THE NEEDLE IS FUSED TO THE SYRINGE, THE NURSE CANNOT CHANGE THE GAUGE OR LENGTH OF THE NEEDLE, BUT CAN TRANSFER THE MEDS INTO A REGULAR SYRINGE IF NEEDED. |
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