Evaluating knowledge of parental routes of medication administration.
Massage site after administering the IM injection.
Rotate IM injection sites.
Let the patient select the IM injection site.
Only use the deltoid & dorsogluteal IM injection sites for sickle cell patients.
Wash her hands.
Review the five rights.
Don gloves.
Prepare medication.
Neutropenia
Leukopenia
Anemia
Thrombocytopenia
Seconds.
1-5 minutes.
10-15 minutes.
20-30 minutes.
When the patient is uncooperative.
When a large volume is being administered.
When the drug is extremely irritating to the tissue.
When it comes up in site rotation.
Vastus Lateralis & Dorsogluteal
Dorsogluteal & Rectus Femoris.
Deltoid & Ventrogluteal.
Rectus Femoris & Vastus Lateralis.
S.c. tissue usually contains only small blood vessels.
Absorption time is decreased with aspiration.
Aspiration increases patient discomfort.
S.c. tissue contains nerves and blood vessels.
Pass through subcutaneous tissue & penetrate muscle.
Avoid hitting a nerve or blood vessel.
Increase absorption time of medication.
Pass through adipose tissue & penetrate subcutaneous tissue.
Ventrogluteal
Dorsogluteal
Vastus Lateralis
Rectus Femoris
True
False
True
False
Ventrogluteal
Dorsogluteal
Deltoid
Vastus Lateralis
Rectus Femoris
Ventrogluteal
Dorsogluteal
Deltoid
Vastus Lateralis
Rectus Femoris
Ventrogluteal
Dorsogluteal
Deltoid
Vastus Lateralis
Rectus Femoris
Ventrogluteal
Dorsogluteal
Deltoid
Vastus Lateralis
Rectus Femoris
Ventrogluteal
Dorsogluteal
Deltoid
Vastus LAteralis
Rectus Femoris