Chapter 08: Injectable Medication Calculations

Chapter 08: Injectable Medication Calculations

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

ESSAY

 

1. What is the usual dose in mL for a skin test?

 

ANS:

0.1 mL

 

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2. A skin test is administered with which size syringe?

 

ANS:

1 mL

 

PTS:    1

 

3. Would a small gauge or a large gauge needle be used for a skin test?

 

ANS:

Small

 

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4. What is the name and abbreviation for the route used for skin test injections?

 

ANS:

I.D

 

PTS:    1

 

5. What is the descriptor for medications that, when combined in one syringe or solution, interact and cause undesired changes in composition or effect (such as crystallization)?

 

ANS:

incompatibility

 

PTS:    1

 

6. Name the three approved sites for intramuscular injections.

 

ANS:

deltoid, vastus lateralis, and ventrogluteal

 

PTS:    1