NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACOLOGY
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Question
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Which of the following routes of medication administration means “a shot directly under the skin”?
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Intramuscular (IM)
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Subcutaneous
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Intravenous (IV)
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Intraosseous (IO)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Subcutaneous injections are another form of the parental route of medication and are administered to the layer of skin referred to as cutis, just below the dermis and epidermis layers. Subcutaneous tissue has few blood vessels; therefore, the medications injected undergo absorption at a slow, sustained rate.
Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of subcutaneous medications include insulin, opioids, heparin, epinephrine, and allergy medication (Perry et al., 2014).
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