Question 1

Does the nurse have to measure the dose in a prefilled syringe? If so, why? If not, why not?

Accepted Answer

The dose must be measured. Prefilled syringes often contain a small amount of air and extra medication.

Question 2

What is the purpose of a filter needle? When is it used? Can the filter needle be used to inject the patient?

Accepted Answer

A filter needle is used to withdraw medication from glass ampules to prevent particles of glass from entering the syringe. The filter needle must be discarded and a new sterile non-filter needle is used to inject the medication in the patient.

Question 3

What is the reason for mixing two or more medications in one syringe for an intramuscular injection?

Accepted Answer

The patient is spared the discomfort of two separate injections. One of the medications may extend the beneficial effect of the other or reduce uncomfortable side effects of the other medication, such as nausea or vomiting.

Question 4

What is the name and abbreviation for the route used for skin test injections?

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Question 5

Can the nurse legally administer a medication after the expiration date?

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Question 6

What is the importance of writing a leading 0 in front of a decimal number less than one?

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Question 7

Why shouldn't needles be recapped?

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Question 8

A skin test is administered with which size syringe?

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Question 9

State the approved abbreviations for four parenteral routes.

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Question 10

What is the descriptor for medications that when combined in one syringe or solution interact and cause undesired changes in composition or effects such as crystallization?

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Question 11

In general, which is absorbed faster, an oral medication or a parenteral medication?

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Question 12

An error of dosage with one decimal place, such as preparing 1 mL instead of 0.1 mL results in how much of an error?

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Question 13

Which site is not recommended for intramuscular injections? Why?

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Question 14

What is the name of the kind of reference a nurse must consult before mixing two or more medications in one syringe or IV solution?

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Question 15

Directions: Examine the following syringes. Notice the total capacity and the 1 mL markings. Indicate the filled-in dose measurement in the space provided.
-Total capacity: _____ mL
Smallest measurable dose: _____ mL
Indicated dose: _____ mL

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Question 16

What is the first step a nurse must take after reading an order for a parenteral injection mix?

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Question 17

Would the gauge number be small or large?

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Question 18

Name the three approved sites for intramuscular injections.

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Question 19

What are the names of three diseases cited in the text that can be contracted from a needlestick injury?

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Question 20

What is the value of estimating medication doses before calculation and preparation?

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Quiz 5: Injectable Medication Calculations

Does the nurse have to measure the dose in a prefilled syringe? If so, why? If not, why not?

What is the purpose of a filter needle? When is it used? Can the filter needle be used to inject the patient?

What is the reason for mixing two or more medications in one syringe for an intramuscular injection?

What is the name and abbreviation for the route used for skin test injections?

Can the nurse legally administer a medication after the expiration date?

What is the importance of writing a leading 0 in front of a decimal number less than one?

Why shouldn't needles be recapped?

A skin test is administered with which size syringe?

State the approved abbreviations for four parenteral routes.

What is the descriptor for medications that when combined in one syringe or solution interact and cause undesired changes in composition or effects such as crystallization?

In general, which is absorbed faster, an oral medication or a parenteral medication?

An error of dosage with one decimal place, such as preparing 1 mL instead of 0.1 mL results in how much of an error?

Which site is not recommended for intramuscular injections? Why?

What is the name of the kind of reference a nurse must consult before mixing two or more medications in one syringe or IV solution?

Directions: Examine the following syringes. Notice the total capacity and the 1 mL markings. Indicate the filled-in dose measurement in the space provided. -Total capacity: ___ mL Smallest measurable dose: _ mL Indicated dose: ___ mL

What is the first step a nurse must take after reading an order for a parenteral injection mix?

Would the gauge number be small or large?

Name the three approved sites for intramuscular injections.

What are the names of three diseases cited in the text that can be contracted from a needlestick injury?

What is the value of estimating medication doses before calculation and preparation?

Quiz 5: Injectable Medication Calculations

Does the nurse have to measure the dose in a prefilled syringe? If so, why? If not, why not?

What is the purpose of a filter needle? When is it used? Can the filter needle be used to inject the patient?

What is the reason for mixing two or more medications in one syringe for an intramuscular injection?

What is the name and abbreviation for the route used for skin test injections?

Can the nurse legally administer a medication after the expiration date?

What is the importance of writing a leading 0 in front of a decimal number less than one?

Why shouldn't needles be recapped?

A skin test is administered with which size syringe?

State the approved abbreviations for four parenteral routes.

What is the descriptor for medications that when combined in one syringe or solution interact and cause undesired changes in composition or effects such as crystallization?

In general, which is absorbed faster, an oral medication or a parenteral medication?

An error of dosage with one decimal place, such as preparing 1 mL instead of 0.1 mL results in how much of an error?

Which site is not recommended for intramuscular injections? Why?

What is the name of the kind of reference a nurse must consult before mixing two or more medications in one syringe or IV solution?

Directions: Examine the following syringes. Notice the total capacity and the 1 mL markings. Indicate the filled-in dose measurement in the space provided. -Total capacity: _____ mL Smallest measurable dose: _____ mL Indicated dose: _____ mL

What is the first step a nurse must take after reading an order for a parenteral injection mix?

Would the gauge number be small or large?

Name the three approved sites for intramuscular injections.

What are the names of three diseases cited in the text that can be contracted from a needlestick injury?

What is the value of estimating medication doses before calculation and preparation?

Directions: Examine the following syringes. Notice the total capacity and the 1 mL markings. Indicate the filled-in dose measurement in the space provided. -Total capacity: ___ mL Smallest measurable dose: _ mL Indicated dose: ___ mL