This document defines injections and lists the rights of medication administration. It discusses the components of a medication order and different types of injections including intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, and intradermal. The document outlines the general preparation, equipment, and steps for performing various injections correctly. It provides details on assessing the injection site and patient response after the procedure.
2. Learning objectives:
At the end of this lecture each student should
be able to:
1- Define the injection
2-List ten rights of medication administrations.
3-Identify the components of medical order.
4-Mention the different types of injections.
5- Enumerate steps of injection’s procedure.
3. Definition of the injection:
Injection involve forcing a liquid into the
body via a syringe.
4. Ten Rights of Medication Administrations
1. Right medication
2. Right dose
3. Right time
4. Right route
5. Right client
6. Right client education
7. Right documentation
8. Right to refuse
9. Right assessment
10. Right evaluation
5. COMPONENTS of A MEDICATION
ORDER
• Client’s name
• Date and time the order is written
• Drug name
• Dose to be administered
• Route of administration
• Frequency of administration
• Signature of the person ordering the drug
11. General Preparation for all
Injections
Before giving any kind of injection you will
consider the following:
Hand washing.
Prepare the medication.
Check up ®
Prepare the client.
Explain the procedure.
23. Equipment
2-5 ml syringe
# 21 - # 22 gauge needle or #23 –
25 gauge for the small muscles.
1 ½ inches needle.
The Medication- 90 degree for
administer.
24. Factors
The size and length of the needle chose :
• The muscles.
• The type of the solution.
• The amount of the adipose tissue.
covering the muscles.
• The age of the client.
25. Sites of IM injection
Ventrogluteal site.
Vastus lateralis site.
Dorsogluteal site.
Deltoid site.
37. General steps for all different
type of injection
• Apply medication rights
• Explain the procedure to the patient
• Keep privacy.
• Hand washing.
• Prepare necessary equipments &injection.
• Drape the patient, only expose wanted
area .
• Put p.t in suitable and comfort position.
38. • Wear gloves.
• Locate site by identify anatomical land
mark.
• Clean skin in circular motion outward &
hold swab between fingers of non
dominant hand.
• Pull cap of needle without cause finger
injury.
• Hold syringe with dominant hand, with
bevel point upward .
39. • Inject needle at suitable degree for I.M, I.D, S.C
or I.V
• Administer medication slowly
• Wait 10 sec then withdraw needle
• Assists patient to comfort position
• Remove disposable gloves & wash hands
• Return to evaluate pt response in 10 to 30
Minutes
• Recording & reporting