NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -AN INTRADERMAL injection may be given for diagnostic purposes, such as allergy or tuberculosis testing. Medication injected into the dermis is absorbed slowly because of this skin layer’s limited blood supply.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition of intradermal injection Subcutaneous injections are administered in the fat layer, underneath the skin. Intramuscular injections are delivered into the muscle. Intradermal injections are delivered into the dermis, or the skin layer underneath the epidermis (which is the upper skin layer).

Detailed explanation-3: -Intradermal injections (ID) are administered into the dermis just below the epidermis. Use a tuberculin syringe, calibrated in tenths and hundredths of a milliliter, with a needle length of 1/4 inches to 1/2 inches and a gauge of 25 – 27 Page 2 ID injections may be given on the inner aspect of the forearm.