A patient has an order for a subcutaneous injection of insulin. ...

[neverstopbelieb]

A patient has an order for a subcutaneous injection of insulin. The nurse will prepare to give this injection into which of the following tissues?
 
  a. Into a large muscle
  b. Into the connective tissue beneath the dermis
  c. Into a vein using a pump
  d. Between the epidermis and dermis

Question 2

A nurse wants to provide patient-centered care to a patient of another culture. Which question is the most culturally sensitive when talking about a patient's illness?
 
  a. What do you call your problem?
  b. How long has your child had the runs?
  c. When did you last void today?
  d. Has anyone else in your family had diarrhea?

[LP]

Answer to Question 1

B
Subcutaneous = injection into tissues just below the dermis of the skin
Intramuscular (IM) = injection into a muscle
Intravenous (IV) = injection into a vein
Intradermal (ID) = injection into the dermis just under the epidermis
Insulin could be given into a vein using an infusion pump, but the question states it is an injection. Insulin should not be given into an artery.

Answer to Question 2

A
To start an assessment, Seidel and others (2011) offer useful questions to begin to explore a patient's illness or health care problem in context of the patient's culture: What do you call your problem? A different culture may not know what the runs means. Most people do not know what void (urinate) means. Has anyone else in your family had diarrhea is not as culturally sensitive as finding out what the problem is according to the patient's culture.

[neverstopbelieb]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[LP]

Great! Please up vote