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A nurse is bunching the tissue of a client when administering a subcutaneous injection to that client. The nurse knows that which of the following is the reason for bunching when injecting subcutaneously?
 
  A) To prevent needle-stick injuries
  B) To ensure the accuracy of landmarking
  C) To facilitate blood circulation at injection site
  D) To avoid instilling medication within the muscle

Question 2

A nurse is showing an older adult client the correct method of self-administering an insulin injection at home. Which of the following points should the nurse tell the client in order to avoid lipoatrophy and lipohypertrophy?
 
  A) Change the needle daily with each injection.
  B) Rotate the site with each injection.
  C) Apply local anesthetic to the injection site.
  D) Massage the injection site for 10 minutes.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Nurses bunch tissue between the thumb and fingers before administering the injection to avoid instilling medication within the muscle. Bunching does not prevent needle-stick injuries, it does not facilitate blood circulation at the injection site, nor does it ensure the accuracy of landmarking.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
The nurse should tell the client to rotate the injection site each time an insulin injection is administered to prevent lipoatrophy and lipohypertrophy. In case of an insulin injection, the needle need not be changed daily but rather after a specific period specified by the manufacturer on the injection. Local anesthetic need not be applied to the injection site when administering insulin as the needle used causes very little discomfort. There is also no need to massage the injection site when insulin is administered. Massaging is contraindicated when heparin is administered, because this can increase the tendency for local bleeding.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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