210L med test

Home

Get App

Create

six drug rights
- pt
- drug
- dose
- route
- time
- documentation
Deltoid Injection landmarks
- palpate the acromion process at the axillary line
- inject med three fingers down from acromion process then lift up index finger
vastus lateralis IM injection landmarks
- palpate the greater trochanter
- palpate the knee
- form a diamond with your hands
- inject med into middle of diamond in the anterolateral aspect of the leg
ventrogluteal IM injection site and landmarks
- landmarks = greater trochanter and anterior superior iliac spine
- place heal of hand on trochanter with thumb facing in toward the abdomen
- point your index finger up to the anterior superior iliac spine
- spread the rest of your fingers back along the iliac crest
- inject in the "V" formed between your index and third finger.
first step in med admin lab =
- introduce yourself to the patient
- perform hand hygiene
- ID pt under two domains
ID the steps of Z-track method
- DON GLOVES
- displace the skin 1-1.5 inches with your non-dominant hand.
- swab the injection site with an alcohol prep in a bullseye fashion
- insert the needle in a dart-like fashion at 90 degrees
- aspirate the needle to ensure it is in muscle
- inject the med
- wait ten seconds
- withdraw the needle and let go of tissue displacement
when do you perform 3 med checks
- at pixis
- when you prepare the meds
- at pt bedside
how do you draw up mixed insulin
- Nancy Reagan RN
- injected desired amount of air into NPH insulin without touching med
- ínject desired air into regular insulin
- 'draw up reg insulin
- draw up NPH
subcu injection sites based upon absorption time
- 1 - abdomen
- 2 - arms
- 3 - thighs
- 4 - buttocks
how do you give subcu injection
- STAY 2" away from umbilicus
- cleanse site with alcohol prep
- pinch tissue
- inject at a 45^o angle
- let go of tissue and stabilize with other hand
- inject slowly

Author

elevatedsound7

204592

Card Set

210L med test

Description

210L med test

Updated

2013-03-03T19:27:35Z

Show Answers