Author Question: The nurse is administering an intramuscular injection. The appropriate angle of needle insertion is ... (Read 46 times)

corkyiscool3328 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is administering an intramuscular injection. The appropriate angle of needle insertion is _________. Standard Text:

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

The nurse carefully screens African-American men for hypertension because of an understanding that what factor influences the development of chronic disease?

1. Age
2. Environment
3. Cost of disability
4. Race and ethnicity

kardosa007 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

45 degrees/25 degrees/1015 degrees
Rationale : The intramuscular injection is administered at a 90-degree angle.; The subcutaneous injection is administered at a 45-degree angle.; The intravenous injection is administered at a 25-degree angle.; The intradermal injection is administered at a 1015-degree angle.

Answer to Question 2

4
Rationale: Race and ethnicity play an important role in placing certain clients at greater risk for some conditions, and the nurse must be careful to screen these clients to detect disease early. The African-American male is at much greater risk for hypertension than those from other ethnic or cultural backgrounds.