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A patient is in pain. The medication in the syringe is the correct prn pain medication order from the physician. The medication was drawn from the provided vial and will be given Intramuscular. In essay format, Please document:

1. Nursing process for administration of IM injections

2. How would you document this medication on the MAR.

3. Demonstrate your dosage calculation for this drug using dimensional analysis.

Answer 1

1. Nursing process for administration of IM injections

There is a large research base for nursing practice to be guided by in relation to the administration of intramuscular injections and it is the responsibility of nurse educators to ensure that appropriately informed guidelines are devised.

It has been suggested that the following points should be incorporated into clinical guidelines:

IM injections ought to be managed in the Ventrogluteal area at whatever point conceivable The drug ought to be controlled with a needle sufficiently long to achieve the muscle without infiltrating hidden structures The patient ought to be situated in order to loosen up the muscle The 'Z track' strategy ought to be utilized consistently.

2. How would you document this medication on the MAR.

A Medication Administration Record  or MAR (eMAR for electronic versions) is the report that serves as a legal record of the drugs administered to a patient at a facility by a health care professional. The MAR is a piece of a patient's changeless record on their therapeutic outline. The medicinal services proficient approves the record at the time that the medication or gadget is controlled. MARs are generally alluded to as medication outlines.

The actual chart varies from hospital to hospital and country to country. However they are typically of the format:

• Administrative/Demographics
  • Patient Name (often Surname, First name or similar)
  • Treating team details
  • Allergies