Question

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13. sublingual 14. Bedtime 15. When needed 16. four times daily 17. oral 18. Once daily 19. What size needle would you used for a Dorsal Gluteal IM Injection? List the Onset Peak and duration for the following Insulins: 20. Regular 21. NPH (Lente) 22. Ultralente 23. Humalog 24. Novalog 25. List all rights of medication administration

Answer 1

19, There are some factors to be focused for choosing the needle size..that should be

- type of medication

- patient age and physical status ( thin, obese, normal)

- absorption rate for the medication

Intramuscular dorsal gluteal IM injection needle size for adults 21-23 gauge, and 1-1.5 inches..for child 1inch long 25-27gauge needle and for obese patient 1.5-2inch needle size is needed..

20, Regular insulin:

Onset: 1/2 to 1 hour

Peak: 2-4 hours

Duration: 6- 8 hours

21, NPH( lente):

Onset: 1-5 hours

Peak: 4- 12hours

Duration:. 22hours

22, ultralente:

Onset: 4hours

Peak: 8- 18hours

Duration: 30hours

23, Humalog

Onset: 15minutes

Peak: 1-2 hours

Duration: 3-6hours

24, novalog

Onset: 10-20min

Peak: 1-4 hours

Duration: upto 24hours

25, There are 8rights of medication administration

- right Patient

- right medication

- right dose

- right route

- right time

- right documentation

- right reason

- right response