Exam 54: Administering Injections and Immunizations

Proper positioning of patients is important when performing injections.Match the positioning to the site used for the injection. -​The patient should be asked to lie on his or her side

Match each term with its definition. -Term that is generally interchangeable with immunization

Diphtheria diagnosis is confirmed by:

Match each term with its definition. -Small "lump" that should develop at the site of injection to give evidence that the medication is in the dermal layer of the skin

​Match the following terms to its definition or description. -​Inability to tolerate light due to medication effects or illness

Match each term with its definition. -Stage of whooping cough during which symptoms include a decrease in coughing and return of appetite

Match each term with its definition. -Medical term for measles

Proper positioning of patients is important when performing injections.Match the positioning to the site used for the injection. -​The patient may be sitting or lying in the horizontal recumbent position

What is the incubation period for rubeola measles?

When administering IM injections,the needle is __________ in length or longer to penetrate many layers of tissue.

Match each term with its definition. -Viral disease found in unvaccinated animals

​Match the following terms to its definition or description. -​A small glass tube or bottle containing medication or a chemical

​Which agency publishes an annual recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule for the United States?

​Match the following term to its definition or description provided. -​The interval between exposure to infection and the appearance of the first symptom

​Match the following term to its definition or description provided. -​Inflammation of the meninges of the brain and/or spinal cord

Subcutaneous injections are not commonly given at which part of the body?

Match each term with its definition. -Type of injection given at a shallow angle just under the dermis of the skin

Rubella is also known as:

​Match the site for intramuscular injection to the term provided. -​Lateral outside portion of the hip

Match each term with its definition. -Period when whooping cough is highly communicable