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- 2. Medications that areabsorbed more quickly than oral medications Irretrievable once injected It can be administered: Intradermally Subcutaneously Intramuscularly Intravenously
- 7. Administration of adrug into the dermal layer of the skin (beneath epidermis)
- 8. Frequently used forallergy testing and tuberculosis screening Common sites: Inner lower arm Upper chest Back beneath the scapulae
- 9. 1. Perform handhygiene & observe appropriate infection control procedures 2. Prepare the medication from the vial or ampule 3. Prepare the client
- 10. 4. Explain tothe client that the medication will produce a small wheal or bleb 5. Clean the site (circular motion starting from the center & move outward up to 2 inches) Prepared by: Arrian Dabu, RN
- 11. 6. Expel anyair bubbles from the syringe 7. Grasp the syringe in your dominant hand 8. Hold the needle almost parallel to the skin surface, with the bevel of the needle up
- 12. 9. With thenondominant hand, pull the skin at the site until it is taut 10. Insert the tip of the needle far enough to place the bevel through the epidermis into the dermis
- 13. 11. Stabilize thesyringe & needle then inject the medication 12. Withdraw the needle quickly at the same angle at which it was inserted 13. Cover the needle “scooping method”
- 14. 14. Do notmassage the area 15. Mark the injection site 16. Dispose the needle and syringe 17. Perform hand hygiene
- 16. Administration of drug beneaththe skin
- 17. Subcutaneous injection sites needto be rotated Common sites: Outer aspect of the upper arm Anterior aspect of the thigh Abdomen Scapular areas of the upper back Upper ventrogluteal & dorsogluteal
- 18. 1. Perform handhygiene & observe appropriate infection control procedures 2. Prepare the medication from the vial or ampule 3. Prepare the client
- 19. 4. Select asite that has not been used frequently 5. Clean the site (circular motion starting from the center & move outward up to 2 inches)
- 20. 6. Grasp thesyringe in your dominant hand then using the nondominant hand, pinch the skin at the site 7. Insert the needle in a 45- degree angle
- 21. 8. When theneedle is inserted, move your nondominant hand to the end of the plunger then push slowly and evenly
- 22. 9. Needle shouldbe imbedded within the skin for 5-10 secs after complete depression to ensure complete delivery
- 23. 10. Withdraw theneedle carefully then cover it using the scooping method 11. If bleeding occurs, apply pressure to the site with dry, sterile gauze until it stops
- 24. 12. Dispose theneedle and syringe 13. Perform hand hygiene
- 26. Injection into muscletissue Absorbed more quickly than subcutaneous injection Common sites: Deltoid Ventrogluteal Vastus Lateralis Dorsogluteal
- 27. 1. Perform handhygiene & observe appropriate infection control procedures 2. Prepare the medication from the vial or ampule 3. Prepare the client
- 28. 4. Select asite that has not been used frequently 5. Clean the site (circular motion starting from the center & move outward up to 2 inches)
- 29. 6. Pierce theskin quickly & smoothly at a 90-degree angle 7. Hold the barrel of the syringe steady with your nondominant hand then aspirate the plunger (if blood appears, discard the syringe & prepare new injection)
- 30. 8. Inject themedication 9. Needle should be imbedded within the skin for 5-10 secs after complete depression to ensure complete delivery
- 31. 10. Withdraw theneedle carefully then cover it using the scooping method 11. If bleeding occurs, apply pressure to the site with dry, sterile gauze until it stops
- 32. 12. Dispose theneedle and syringe 13. Perform hand hygiene
Editor's Notes
- #18 Dorsogluteal – back Ventrogluteal - side