@nurseinthemakingkristine: Administering medications has to be done correctly to be sure the patient receives the correct amount of medication safely and to treat the patient Intradermal (ID) Angle: 10-15 degrees Needle gauge: 25-27g (tuberculin needles are most common) Needle length: ¼ to ½ inch Uses: TB/PPD testing Sites: inner forearem Subcutaneous (SC/SubQ,SQ) Angle: 45-90 degree Needle gauge: 25-27g Needle length: ½-⅝ in. Uses: insulin, heparin, lovenox, etc. Sites: abdomen, upper arm, thigh (areas with adequate subcutaneous fat) Intramuscular (IM) Angle: 90 degrees Needle gauge: 20-25g Needle length: ⅝ to 1 ½ in. (patient dependent!) Uses: immunizations/vaccines, ketorolac, epinephrine, etc. Sites: Deltoid, vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal ⭐When administering an IM injection, the Z-track method can be used & helpful. Keep an eye out for a future post on this 🙂 Intravenous (IV) Angle: 10-30 degree (insertion angle) Needle gauge: 12g-27g Needle length: dependent on gauge Uses: Administration of maintenance fluids, medications, and blood products Sites: Hand, foot, wrist, forearm, AC, etc. Which of these have you performed in skills lab or clinicals? #nursingnotes #nursingskills #RN #BSN #nurses #medsurgnurse #medicalsurgical #clinicalskills #clinicals #nursesofIG #nursesoftiktok #nursetok #medicalnotes #nurseinthemaking

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graftoncayce1
Grafton Cayce :
need to stabilize with IM injections
2023-09-01 23:16:11
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muddinglove
Jess :
foot is not common in an IV. never do the foot without a doctors order and it is last resort.
2023-09-13 13:53:22
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myroseforever98
Anne :
We need to aspirate and do z track in school or it’s a fail
2023-09-11 02:19:36
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evetteboyer1
Evette Boyer :
Is the z track still used?
2023-09-08 03:23:14
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axis_tempest
Me :
me with my shaking hand 😭
2023-09-10 06:38:54
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alexandrajohanna
Alexandra :
Shouldn’t you aspirate before administering im? That’s the standard in Sweden. Aspirate, turn 45, aspirate, administer 😄
2023-09-20 02:27:55
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thatgirllaj
AJ :
In IM pull back to see flash back of blood? You didn’t do that
2023-09-20 03:46:17
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fulah323
Fulah :
Where is the wheal for ID? You should have created a wheal for ID injection.
2023-09-02 10:29:58
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plankton8756
plankton :
Where can I buy the nursing book?
2023-09-02 01:14:02
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firefighterparamedic1
fire/medic! :
I was tought that iv are started at a 45 degree angle.
2023-09-02 22:58:20
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qadeemorakzaik
qadeemorakzaik :
How can I get this book....?
2023-09-01 21:16:48
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briannasantamariaa
Brianna Santamaria :
what about for methotrexate? i give my mom her injections in her glutes but she says I hurt her 😭 so which angle?
2023-09-06 01:50:06
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briiaalva
briiaalva :
Has anyone bought her book? How long does it take to get shipped and delivered?
2023-09-01 23:45:08
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tianielise02
T :
Forgot to aspirate for the IM
2023-09-12 15:16:41
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user5484659732414
Chemist-chol Yien :
how can I get complete nursing school bundle PDF
2024-02-08 20:36:44
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hydz_human1
Hydz :
can you do a video on IM injection being too low on arm
2023-09-16 09:15:13
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y0mi_1i
Mero ✨ :
Who to know the degree angle??
2023-09-03 19:35:46
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adrian_0417
adrian_88 :
so when injecting your needle goes all the way in ? or only halfway ?
2023-10-28 02:00:18
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rllygrn
Seanna💚 :
Do med students need to know this too
2023-09-02 08:19:53
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erica.l92
Erica92 :
Sometimes ventrogluteal injection isn’t practise while in some schools or workplaces so make sure first
2023-09-09 15:21:55
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__beautylab
__beautylab :
Does this book help for LPN school as well?
2023-09-09 09:14:18
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www.inno6
M~I💐🌻🪻 :
where can I get the book
2023-09-01 17:55:08
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esmeraldagcv
esmeralda⸆⸉ 🪩 :
can you explain why heparin hurts so bad 🥲
2023-09-03 16:02:35
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nancyblessing2
Nancy Blessing :
need to show how to Z track for irritating IM injections....we were taught this and I use it in the gluteals
2023-09-05 00:31:43
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c_toron
Mia :
Your needles are so nice and thin
2023-09-02 01:48:42
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