Administration of Medications
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| show | The size of the needle decreases as the gauge increases. Gauge 18 has a larger diameter than a 30 gauge needle
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| show | 1. Make sure the meds are compatible with each other.
2. Inject air into both vials as necessary.
3. Draw up medication from multidose vial first, then the single dose vial.
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| show | 1. Never shake insulin; roll it in the palms
2. Draw up the short acting first, then the long acting to prevent accidentally mixing long acting into the short acting insulin.
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| Needle gauges 18-30 - What happens as needle gauge goes up? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. outer aspect of upper arm
2. the abdomen (below costal margin to iliac crest.
3. anterior aspect of thigh
4. dorsogluteal area
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| SubQ injection - Absorption rate | show 🗑
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| SubQ injection - Equipment | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Make sure the meds are compatible with each other.
2. Inject air into both vials as necessary.
3. Draw up medication from multidose vial first, then the single dose vial.
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| Mixing insulin in one syringe. | show 🗑
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| SubQ injection - Site | show 🗑
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| show | Fastest: abdomen
Next: outer aspect of upper arm
Next: thighs
Slowest: upper ventral or dorsogluteal areas
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| show | Angle: 45-90 degrees
Pinching: for skinny people and longer needle --> release pinched skin once the needle is in
** apply gentle pressure only (no rubbing) after injection
** rotate sites if frequent injections are necessary
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| IM injection - General | show 🗑
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| IM injection - Sites | show 🗑
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| IM injection - Equipment | show 🗑
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| show | Amt: 1-4 mL, but 1-2 mL in deltoid
- 72-90 degrees
- Z track - new needle after med has been drawn up
- aspirate
- inject slowly and withdraw needle
- release skin --> maybe light pressure, but no massaging
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| show | 1. tissues to wipe afterwards
2. gauze with saline or cotton ball to clean the eye
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| Eyedrops - Procedure | show 🗑
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| show | - gloves // tissue for pt. // cotton balls + NS to clean ears //
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| show | // prepare meds
// pull ear up and back for adult, back for school age child, and down and back for infant
// turn to unaffected site
// administer drops but not on tympanic membrane
//apply pressure on tragus to prevent med from tymp. membrane
//5 m
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