Parenteral Medications

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Parenteral Medications

• Refers to injection routes
• Advantages
• More rapid absorption
• More predictable results
• Bypass GI tract
• Disadvantages
• Discomfort
• Risk of infection

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Equipment

• Needles
• Length 3/8 to 3
• gauge
• 14 to 29 (30)
• increased diameter
• decreased gauge

• Syringes
• 0.5 cc to 60cc
• Insulin
• TB
• 3cc

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Selection of Equipment

• Route
• Viscosity
• Amount
• Body size
• Type of med

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Packaging of medication

• Ampules
• Filter needle
• Vials
• Displace air
• Prefilled cartridges
• Tubex
• Carpujet

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Intradermal route

• Diagnostic testing
• Sites
• Equipment
• Amount injected

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Figure 33.27
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Figure 33.28a
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Figure 33.28b
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Subcutaneous Route

• Purpose
• Sites
• Equipment
• Amount injected

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Figure 33.30
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Intramuscular Route

• Site selection
• Anatomical landmarks
• Needle length and gauge

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Deltoid

• Location
• Amount

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Figure 33.38
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Dorsogluteal

• Location
• Amount

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Figure 33.36
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Ventrogluteal

• Location
• Amount

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Vastus lateralis

• Location
• Amount

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Figure 33.35
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Technique

• Locate site
• Cleanse skin
• Insert needle
• Aspirate
• Inject
• Withdraw needle
• Do not massage site

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Z track

• Purpose
• Technique

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