part of a syringe that holds the medication.

device usually mounted on the wall within the client's room for used sharp items.

injection area in the lateral upper arm.

injection area in the upper outer quadrant of the buttocks.

contains a membrane that acts as a barrier blocking the entrance of glass shards when withdrawing medication from a glass ampule.

hard plastic cylinder that contains a prefilled reservoir of insulin.

programmable computerized device that contains rapid-acting insulin released through a catheter attached to a needle in the skin.

syringe that is calibrated in units and holds a volume of 0.5 to 1ml of medication.

Intradermal Injection

parenteral drug administration b/w the layers of the skin.

Intramuscular Injection

parenteral drug administration into the muscle.

Intravenous Injection

parenteral drug administration into a vein.

breakdown of subcutaneous fat at the site of repeated insulin injections.

thickening of subcutaneous fat at insulin injection sites.

route of drug administration other than oral or through the GI tract; administration by injection.

part of a syringe inside the barrel that moves back and forth to withdraw and instill medication.

solid particles originally dissolved in liquid.

sealed glass cylinder of parenteral medication with a preattached needle.

process of adding liquid to a powdered substance

injection area in the anterior thigh.

technique for threading the needle of a syringe

Subcutaneous Injection

parenteral drug administration beneath the skin but above the muscle.

part of a syringe to which the needle is attached.

syringe that holds 1 ml of fluid and is calibrated in 0.01 ml increments.

Vastus Lateralis Site

injection area of the outer thigh.

glass or plastic container of parenteral medication with a self-sealing rubber stopper.

injection method that prevents medication from leaking outside the muscle.

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Parenteral Meds

Term	Definition
Ampule	a sealed glass drug container.
Barrel	part of a syringe that holds the medication.
Biohazard Container	device usually mounted on the wall within the client's room for used sharp items.
Deltoid Site	injection area in the lateral upper arm.
Dorsogluteal Site	injection area in the upper outer quadrant of the buttocks.
Filter Needle	contains a membrane that acts as a barrier blocking the entrance of glass shards when withdrawing medication from a glass ampule.
Gauge	diameter.
Induration	area of hardness.
Insulin Pen	hard plastic cylinder that contains a prefilled reservoir of insulin.
Insulin Pump	programmable computerized device that contains rapid-acting insulin released through a catheter attached to a needle in the skin.
Insulin Syringe	syringe that is calibrated in units and holds a volume of 0.5 to 1ml of medication.
Intradermal Injection	parenteral drug administration b/w the layers of the skin.
Intramuscular Injection	parenteral drug administration into the muscle.
Intravenous Injection	parenteral drug administration into a vein.
Lipoatrophy	breakdown of subcutaneous fat at the site of repeated insulin injections.
Lipohypertrophy	thickening of subcutaneous fat at insulin injection sites.
Parenteral Route	route of drug administration other than oral or through the GI tract; administration by injection.
Plunger	part of a syringe inside the barrel that moves back and forth to withdraw and instill medication.
Precipitate	solid particles originally dissolved in liquid.
Prefilled Cartridge	sealed glass cylinder of parenteral medication with a preattached needle.
Reconstitution	process of adding liquid to a powdered substance
Rectus Femoris Site	injection area in the anterior thigh.
Scoop Method	technique for threading the needle of a syringe
Shaft	long portion of a needle.
Subcutaneous Injection	parenteral drug administration beneath the skin but above the muscle.
Tip	part of a syringe to which the needle is attached.
Tuberculin Syringe	syringe that holds 1 ml of fluid and is calibrated in 0.01 ml increments.
Vastus Lateralis Site	injection area of the outer thigh.
Ventrogluteal Site	injection area of in the hip.
Vial	glass or plastic container of parenteral medication with a self-sealing rubber stopper.
Wheal	elevated circle on the skin.
Z-track Technique	injection method that prevents medication from leaking outside the muscle.

Created by: Jessica Venyke

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