Quiz: Administering an Intradermal Injection
The nurse is preparing supplies for a tuberculosis screening. The nurse should choose syringe and needle?
1-mL syringe; 1/2-inch, 27-gauge needle
The nurse is administering an intradermal injection to a client to test for allergies. How far would the nurse insert the needle into the dermis?
1/8 in (32 mm) with the entire bevel under the skin.
Which client would most likely be injected using an intradermal injection?
A client having an allergy test performed.
After preparing the skin of a client's arm in preparation for an intradermal injection, how would the nurse insert the needle?
At a 5- to 15-degree angle, almost against the skin, bevel side up.
The nurse is cleaning the injection site prior to administering an intradermal injection. What motion should the nurse use for this action?
Circular motion from the injection site outward.
The nurse is preparing a local anesthetic to be administered intradermally to a client undergoing a minor surgical procedure. Which guideline is recommended for administering this injection?
Do not massage the site following administration.
The nurse is preparing to administer an allergy test via an intradermal injection. Which injection site would be most appropriate in this situation?
Inner surface of the forearm
The nurse has a prescription to administer a tuberculin test for a client. On what body site would the injection be administered?
Inner surface of the forearm.
A nurse is giving a client an intradermal injection to perform a tuberculin test. In what layer of the skin are intradermal injections administered?
Just below the epidermis.
When administering an intradermal injection, what sign will the nurse observe that indicates when to pull out the needle?
Wheal
