Why do nurses need teaching skills? - ANS Teaching clients is part of independent nursing
practice
Teaching facilitates what two things? - ANS Compliance and shortens hospital stays and
medical complications
What is teaching? - ANS -Process that involves a teacher and a learner
-Interactive
-Involves planning and implementing instructional activities
-Requires good communication skills
Who do nurses teach? - ANS Clients, Families, Caregivers, Peers, Nursing Students
What do nurses teach? - ANS Disease information, Information about medications, Clinical
processes
What type of syringe do you use for ID injections? - ANS 1 ml Tuberculin synringe
What size needle do you use for ID injections? - ANS 26-27 guage
1/4-1/2 in length
What angle do you inject ID injections? - ANS 5-15 degrees
What volumes is to be injected for ID injections? - ANS Less than 0.5 ml
What site do you inject ID injections? - ANS Inner forearm, upper back
What technique do you use when injecting ID injections? - ANS -Bevel up to produce a "bleb"
-Do not massage
What type of syringe do you use for SQ injections? - ANS 1-3 ml
What type of needle do you use for SQ injections? - ANS 25-27 gauge
3/8-5/8 in length
What angle do you inject SQ injections? - ANS 45-90 degrees
What volume is injected for SQ injections? - ANS 0.5 to 1 ml
, What site do you use to inject SQ injections? - ANS Outer aspect upper arm, Abdomen,
Anterior/lateral aspect of thigh, Upper back, Upper ventral/dorsogluteal area
What type of syringe do you use for IM injections? - ANS 1-4 ml
What type of needle do you use for IM injections? - ANS 21-25 guage
1-1 1/2 in length
What angle should you inject IM injections? - ANS 90 degrees
What volume is used to inject IM injections? - ANS Deltoid 1 ml up to 2 ml in other sites, 4 ml in
well developed clients
What site should you inject IM injections? - ANS Deltoid, Vastis, Lateralis, Ventral Gluteal
(preferred)
What technique should you use when injecting IM injections? - ANS -Skin taught
-Aspirate for 5-10 sec
-Inject 1 ml per 10 sec
-Gentle pressure
What technique do you use fro injecting SQ injections? - ANS -Pinch skin
-No aspirations
-Rotate sites
-Avoid 2" diameter around umbilicus
-Apply gentle pressure
What type of injection uses the same syringe, needle, angle and volume as IM injections? - ANS
Z Track injections
Where should you inject Z Track injections? - ANS Large IM muscle sites
What is the technique for Z Track injections? - ANS -Pull skin to side (1-1 1/2")
-Aspirate
-Inject slowly
-Wait 10 sec to remove
-Do not message
What is cognitive learning? - ANS Storage and recalling of information
What is psychomotor learning? - ANS -"hand on" skill
-Requires thinking and doing
What is effective learning? - ANS Changing feelings, beliefs, attitudes and values
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