Author Question: As the nurse is giving an intramuscular injection, she notes blood returning into the syringe with ... (Read 82 times)

tatyanajohnson · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

As the nurse is giving an intramuscular injection, she notes blood returning into the syringe with aspiration. The best action by the nurse is to

1. Withdraw the needle and dispose of the syringe.
2. Withdraw the needle, replace the needle, and then provide the injection in a different location.
3. Push the needle deeper into the muscle and aspirate again.
4. This is a normal finding with an intramuscular injection; the nurse should proceed with the injection.

Question 2

As a nurse, which of the following would you recognize as accurately describing the phenomenon of first-pass metabolism?

1. Sublingual medications pass first through the mucosal lining of the mouth.
2. Intradermal medications are absorbed first by the skin and then by underlying tissue.
3. Oral medications are metabolized by the liver before entering the bloodstream.
4. Intramuscular injections pass through the subcutaneous layer of skin into muscle.