A Novice Nurse Is Unsure How to Correctly Administer an Injection

question 22

Multiple Choice

A novice nurse is unsure how to correctly administer an injection using the Z-track method.What is the best approach for learning this procedure?

• A) Read the procedure manual and follow the steps exactly.
• B) Make an appointment at the skills laboratory of the former nursing school to practice.
• C) Ask to observe an experienced nurse as the skill as it is being performed;then perform it under direct supervision.
• D) Try to remember how the task was previously performed during a simulation.

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Definitions:

Cardiac Conduction

The process by which the heart's electrical impulses are generated and transmitted, facilitating heartbeats.

Ventricles

The two lower chambers of the heart, responsible for pumping blood to the lungs and the rest of the body.

Bundle of His

Part of the electrical conduction system of the heart, transmitting impulses from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles.

Blood Pressure

The force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of the body's arteries, a primary vital sign.