In Which of the Following Situations Should the Nurse Administer

question 19

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations should the nurse administer an intramuscular medication (IM) with the Z-track method?

• A)When the medication is known to be irritating to tissues
• B)When the patient is emaciated and has very little muscle mass
• C)When the medication must be absorbed quickly into the tissues
• D)When the patient is obese and has a deep fat layer below the muscle mass

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Definitions:

Long-Term Memory

The aspect of memory capable of storing information for prolonged periods, ranging from a few minutes to a lifetime.

Retroactive Inhibition

The phenomenon where newer memories interfere with the recall of older memories.

Interference

A cognitive theory that proposes that people forget information because other information learned either before or after interferes with its retrieval.

Retroactive Interference

The phenomenon where newly acquired information interferes with the recall of previously learned information.