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ADMINISTERING ANINTRADERMAL INJECTIO
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ASSESSAppearance of the injection site
Specic dru action and the e!pected resp
C"ient#s $no%"ede of dru action and resp
Chec$ aenc& protoco" a'out sites to use ftest
Chec$ Doctors orders of the (edication
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ASSEM)LE E*+I,MENS+
-ia" and a(pu"e of the correct (edication
Steri"e ./(" s&rine and a 01/02/aue need"3 / 145 inch
"on
A"coho" s%a'
0 ! 0 steri"e au6e s7uare 8optiona"9
C"ean "o:es
)and aid
Epinephrine
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C;EC< T;
Chec$ the "a'e" on the (edication caraainst the MAR to (a$e sure
that the
(edication is 'ein prepared=
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,ROCE
o,erfor( hand h&iene and o'ser:e other appropriate
infcontro" procedure=
o,repare the patient=
oE!p"ain to the c"ient that the (edication %i"" produce a s
%hea"> so(eti(es ca""ed a )LE)=o,ro:ide for c"ient
pri:ac&
oSe"ect and c"ean the site
/a:oid usin sites are tender> presence of '"ood
:esse"sin?a(ed> or s%o""en and those that ha:e "esions=
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,ut on "o:es as indicated '& aenc& po"ic&
C"eanse the s$in at the center and %idenincirc"e out%ard=
,repare the s&rine for the injection=
Re(o:e the need"e cap %hi"e %aitin for tantiseptic to
dr&=
E!pe" an& air 'u''"es fro( the s&rineGrasp the
s&rine in &our do(inant hand> it 'et%een thu(' and
forener= ;o"d the a"(ost para""e" to the s$in surface> %ith
the
of the need"e up=
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Re(o:e &our "o:es
Circ"e the injection site %ith in$ to o'ser:e for
redness or induration per aenc& po"ic&=Dispose used
e7uip(ent= ;and h&iene=
Docu(ent a"" re"e:ant infor(ation=
Record the testin (ateria" i:en> the ti(e> d
route and nursin assess(ents=Chec$ after @(ins if the patient is
a""eric to(edication=
