Author Question: Which technique is used with intramuscular drug injections but not with intradermal drug injections? ... (Read 54 times)

fasfsadfdsfa · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Which technique is used with intramuscular drug injections but not with intradermal drug injections?

a. Ensuring the site selected is appropriate for injection
b. Cleansing the selected site before inserting the needle
c. Aspirating the syringe before injecting the drug solution
d. Checking for allergic or sensitivity reactions to the injection

Question 2

The nurse prepares to administer a drug for heart failure to a patient. Which assessment finding does the nurse report to the prescriber before administering the drug?

a. Systolic blood pressure increase from 128 to 136
b. Urine output of 2100 mL in 24 hours
c. Weight gain of 1 pound in 3 days
d. Heart rate of 54 beats per minute

jaymee143 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Drugs prescribed to be administered by the intramuscular route should not be administered di-rectly into the bloodstream. Checking needle location after insertion by aspirating is essential. Intradermal injections may hit a capillary (rarely) but do not go deeply enough to enter the bloodstream.

Answer to Question 2

D
Some drugs for heart failure also slow the heart rate. If the heart rate is slow before taking the drug, the drug can slow the heart rate so much that the patient cannot adequately perfuse and oxygenate his or her vital organs. Usually, if the heart rate is less than 60 beats per minute, the prescriber is notified. The next dose may be held until the pulse rate returns to normal.