Advanced Nursing Skills Test 2 Exam Questions and Answers
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Advanced RN math ability
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Advanced RN Math Ability
Routes for Parenteral Administration - Answer--Intradermal
-Subcutaneous
-Intramuscular
Intradermal (ID) - Answer--Used mainly for TB/PPD skin or allergy testing
-3/8-5/8 inches in length
-25-27 gauge
-Inserted at a 5-15 degree angle
-Forms a skin bleb
Maximum dose for tuberculin s...
Advanced Nursing Skills Test 2 Exam
Questions and Answers
Routes for Parenteral Administration - Answer--Intradermal
-Subcutaneous
-Intramuscular
Intradermal (ID) - Answer--Used mainly for TB/PPD skin or allergy testing
-3/8-5/8 inches in length
-25-27 gauge
-Inserted at a 5-15 degree angle
-Forms a skin bleb
Maximum dose for tuberculin skin test - Answer-0.1 mL
Subcutaneous (Subcut or sub-q) Definition - Answer-Injects medication in adipose
(fatty) tissue beneath skin layers into subcutaneous fat
Usual sites for Subcutaneous injections - Answer--Upper outer portion of the arm
-Anterior surface of the thigh
-The abdomen
Subcutaneous Injection - Answer--25-27 gauge needle
-3/8, 5/8, or 1/2 inch long
-A 1 mL, 3 mL, or insulin syringe usually used
-A 45 or 90 degree angle used
Intramuscular (IM) Injections - Answer--Injected at a 90 degree angle
-Needle usually 22-23 gauge
-Usually 1-3 inches in length
-Volume up to 3 mL for ventrogluteal and vastus lateralis
-Deltoid site up to 1 mL
IM Injection Sites - Answer--Deltoid
-Ventrogluteal
-Vastus Lateralis
Dorsogluteal NOT recommended
3 mL Syringe - Answer-Popular because large enough for subcutaneous and IM
injections
U-100 Syringe - Answer--Used with u-100 strength insulin
-Calibrated in units
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