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viki · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Which principle of medication administration will be taught to a patient who will be administer-ing his own subQ injections?

1. Use a 22 G, 5/8-inch needle.
2. Rotate sites among the upper arm, abdomen, and anterior thigh.
3. Avoid injecting within 3 inches of a previous injection site.
4. Insert the needle at a 30-degree angle to the skin.

Question 2

Which of the following circumstances indicate that a 5-year-old about to enter grade school should be screened for current illness before receiving her immunizations?

1. She will cry and hurt too much.
2. Her father is chronically ill at home.
3. She has another year before she needs them.
4. Her mother passed immunity to her at birth.

cascooper22 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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The patient should agree on a rotation plan for injection sites, and this should be posted with the patient's medications or by the patient's bedside.

Answer to Question 2

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Patients should be screened for current illness because there is an increased risk in using immu-nologic agents in people with compromised immune status.