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WorksheetsInjection Knowlege Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the standard concentration of insulin in a 1 mL syringe?
U-100
U-200
U-500
U-300
How should intermediate-acting insulin (N or NPH) be mixed?
Shake the bottle
Roll it between your hands
Stir it with a spoon
Leave it to settle
What is the recommended angle for injecting insulin into the skin tissue?
10 - 30º angle
35 - 60º angle
45º angle only
45 or 90º angle
What should you do if insulin leaks from the injection site?
Ignore it
Press the site for a few seconds
Use an alcohol wipe
Inject more insulin
What should you do if you are injecting more than 100 units of insulin in one injection?
Mix it with water
Inject it all at once
Split the dose
Use a larger syringe
What is the correct procedure for injecting insulin?
Inject without pinching the skin
Inject at a 30º angle
Inject slowly and steadily, remove after 1-2 seconds
Inject quickly and remove immediately
What should you do if the insulin is stored in the refrigerator?
Shake it before use
Freeze it
Take it out 30 minutes before the injection
Use it immediately
What should you do if the injection site is bruised or swollen?
Use more insulin
Massage the area before injecting
Choose a different site
Inject in the same spot
How often should you rotate your insulin injection sites?
Never
With each injection
Every week
Every month
Intramuscular injections (IM) are given in one of four sites. These sites or muscle include all of the following EXCEPT the
deltoid
vastus lateralis
ventralgluteal
triceps
What order do you draw up NPH and regular insulin into one syringe?
it doesn't matte what order
regular first then NPH
NPH first then regular
you can't draw them up into one syringe
For an intradermal injection, what angle should the needle be inserted?
90 degrees
45 degrees
10 to 15 degrees
0-5 degrees
What is the name of the nerve that should be avoided when administering a gluteal injection?
Radial nerve
Median nerve
Sciatica
Ulnar nerve
What should you avoid when administering a TB injection?
none of the above
tattoos
freckles
veins
Insulin is considered a critical medication and needs a co-signer before administering it to the patient.
True
False
Needle length for IM injections
3/8-5/8 inches
1/2- 5/8 inches
1 - 1 1/2 inches
Gauge of needle for Sub-Q injections
27-30g
23-26g
19-22g
Gauge of needle for IM injections
27-30g
24-26g
20-24g
Sites for ID injections
forearm
deltoid
upper outer arm
front of thigh
rectus femoris
Sites for Sub- Q injections
forearm
lower lateral back
upper outer arm
lower calf
abdomen
Sites for IM injections
bicep
vastus medialis
ventrogluteal
tricep
vastus lateralus
What is the bone landmark for thigh injection?
scapula
greater trochanter
femur
ulnar
What muscle is the injection site for thigh injection?
Deltoid
Transverse Abdominis
pectoralis major
Vastus lateralis
What angle should the needle be at for an IM injection?
75 degree
45 degree
20 degree
90 degree
When giving an intradermal injection, how far do you push the needle in?
till the needle is fully inserted
to the adipose tissue
to the dermis
about half way to get into the epidermis
