ATI EXAM/ ATI PARENTERAL (VI) MEDICATION TEST
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS NEWEST EXAM |ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW!!)
the six rights of meds administration - ANSWER: Right Drug
Right Dose
Right Client
Right Route
Right Time
Right Documentation
Parenteral Route meds - ANSWER: medications that are given with a syringe
advantages of arenteral Route meds - ANSWER: -Rapid
-Produces a direct result
-Drugs are absorbed directly into the bloodstream
Types of injections - ANSWER: Intravenous
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Intradermal
Intravenous - ANSWER: fastest effects
Intramuscular - ANSWER: fast result
Subcutaneous - ANSWER: slower
Intradermal - ANSWER: slowest
3 major advantages of parenteral med administration - ANSWER: -Effective route for
drug delivery when the patient's physical or mental state would make other routes
difficult
-Does not irritate the digestive system
-Can deliver a precise dose to a targeted area of the body (i.e. into a joint or within
the spinal canal)
Disadvantages of the Parenteral Route - ANSWER: -Patient may have allergic reaction
-Introduction of microorganisms
-injections can cause injury to tissue to, nerves, veins, and other vessels
-Needle can strike a bone
-Injections can traumatize a vein and cause a possible hematoma
, need for a parental medication - ANSWER: -Given for meds that are destroyed by the
GI tract
-Patient NPO,
-N&V
-Need more rapid action
-Dosage will be smaller and action more predictable
preparing a patient for injection - ANSWER: 1. Establish rapport with the patient
2. Let the patients ask questions
3. Ask the patient to relax the area that is to be used for the injection
4. Inform the patient that he/she will feel a slight stick
5. DO NOT tell a patient that the injection will not hurt (especially children)
Before administering any medication, you assess the patient's: - ANSWER: Age
Physical condition
Body size
Sex
Injection site
effects of parenteral medication - ANSWER: Can produce trauma and pain
Cause infection,
nerve damage,
abscess,
allergic reaction
Drug is irretrievable!!!!
Intradermal injection given at - ANSWER: angle between 10 and 15 degrees within
the epidermal layer of the skin
Subcutaneous injection given at - ANSWER: a 45 degree angle, just below the surface
of the skin;
Intramuscular injection given at a - ANSWER: 90 degree angle, passing through the
skin and penetrating into the muscle tissue
nursing responsibilities - ANSWER: -Knowledge of drug
-Accurate math calculations
-Sterile technique
-Patient assessment and teaching
-Follow CDC guidelines
-Practice the six rights and the three checks
-Select a needle-syringe that is the appropriate size
-Prepare the proper equipment
-Select the correct site for the injection
-Inject medication slowly into patient
Syringe - ANSWER: 1.Tip
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS NEWEST EXAM |ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW!!)
the six rights of meds administration - ANSWER: Right Drug
Right Dose
Right Client
Right Route
Right Time
Right Documentation
Parenteral Route meds - ANSWER: medications that are given with a syringe
advantages of arenteral Route meds - ANSWER: -Rapid
-Produces a direct result
-Drugs are absorbed directly into the bloodstream
Types of injections - ANSWER: Intravenous
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Intradermal
Intravenous - ANSWER: fastest effects
Intramuscular - ANSWER: fast result
Subcutaneous - ANSWER: slower
Intradermal - ANSWER: slowest
3 major advantages of parenteral med administration - ANSWER: -Effective route for
drug delivery when the patient's physical or mental state would make other routes
difficult
-Does not irritate the digestive system
-Can deliver a precise dose to a targeted area of the body (i.e. into a joint or within
the spinal canal)
Disadvantages of the Parenteral Route - ANSWER: -Patient may have allergic reaction
-Introduction of microorganisms
-injections can cause injury to tissue to, nerves, veins, and other vessels
-Needle can strike a bone
-Injections can traumatize a vein and cause a possible hematoma
, need for a parental medication - ANSWER: -Given for meds that are destroyed by the
GI tract
-Patient NPO,
-N&V
-Need more rapid action
-Dosage will be smaller and action more predictable
preparing a patient for injection - ANSWER: 1. Establish rapport with the patient
2. Let the patients ask questions
3. Ask the patient to relax the area that is to be used for the injection
4. Inform the patient that he/she will feel a slight stick
5. DO NOT tell a patient that the injection will not hurt (especially children)
Before administering any medication, you assess the patient's: - ANSWER: Age
Physical condition
Body size
Sex
Injection site
effects of parenteral medication - ANSWER: Can produce trauma and pain
Cause infection,
nerve damage,
abscess,
allergic reaction
Drug is irretrievable!!!!
Intradermal injection given at - ANSWER: angle between 10 and 15 degrees within
the epidermal layer of the skin
Subcutaneous injection given at - ANSWER: a 45 degree angle, just below the surface
of the skin;
Intramuscular injection given at a - ANSWER: 90 degree angle, passing through the
skin and penetrating into the muscle tissue
nursing responsibilities - ANSWER: -Knowledge of drug
-Accurate math calculations
-Sterile technique
-Patient assessment and teaching
-Follow CDC guidelines
-Practice the six rights and the three checks
-Select a needle-syringe that is the appropriate size
-Prepare the proper equipment
-Select the correct site for the injection
-Inject medication slowly into patient
Syringe - ANSWER: 1.Tip
