Question

I have return demonstration 2 coming up soon for fundamentals lab it's all mostly about medication, In the lab, I did well on drawing up medication, but made a mistake on which syringe I should use and how much I should draw up from the bottle. I need to know what type of syringes I should use. Do you have an idea of what kind of scenarios they ask me? and what they need me to know. I know I need to wash my hands, wear clothes, pt safety like ask their name and date of birth on their band, and read the medication if it is correct or no from the Med book, and wipe the top of the vial or IV tip with alcohol wipes, what else I need to do and learn to pass return demonstration 2.

Answer 1

Syringe type

*microliter,liquid only

▪It ranges from 0.05 $\mu$ L-500 $\mu$ L volume of medication.

* Gastight(Gas/liquid)

▪It ranges from 1 $\mu$ L- 2L

Syringe size

Syringes are available in variable size,

*60cc,30cc,10cc,5cc,3cc,tuberculin syringes, insulin syringe with needle.

*small size syringes are usually used for IM and subcutaneous injections.

*10-12ml syringes are used for IV injection, central line etc.

*20-60ml syringes used for irrigation.

NURSING CONSIDERATION FOR SAFE INJECTION PRACTICE

*Avoid distractions while preparing the medication

*Check for the any allergic reaction history for the patient.

*Assess the medical conditions and lab values of the patient.

*check the medication order and expiry of drug.

*Avoid errors while preparing and calculating the medication

*Perform hand hygiene and use personal protective equipments.

* Patient full and patient number can used for patient identification

*Follow the medication right

* Explain the procedure and introduce yourself to the patient before administration.

*Follow the 3 checks prior to medication administration.

*Follow proper body mechanism while administration

*Post assessment after administration

*Replace the articles and perform hand wash

*Document the procedure (patient concerns, allergic reaction, errors also) and sign MAR sheet.