INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION

Jana Heczkov Kateina Zmenkov

http://utpo.lf1.cuni.cz https://is.cuni.cz/studium
jana.heczkova@ftn.cz Charles University in Prague, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Nursing Theory and Practice

INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION

IM INJECTION SITES
Deltoid
Dorsogluteal Ventrogluteal Vastus lateralis

GLUTEUS MEDIUS

GLUTEUS MAXIMUS

VASTUS LATERALIS

DELTOID MUSCLE

INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION

Practice
Ampicilin Administering i.m. inj.
Gain medication and
equipments
Check medication Count dose

i.m.; i.v. 11-2015

1g

Zinacef
i.m. 11-2015 750 mg

Prepare medication

Amoksiclav
i.m. 11-2015 1,2 g

Check pt wristband
Administer medication

Tazocin
i.m. 11-2015 4,5 g

Practice
Ampicilin
i.m. 800 mg 1,2 g 600 mg 1,6 g 250 mg 500 mg 1g 1,25 g 600 mg 900 mg 1,5 g 1,8 g 3g 1,5 g 2g 6g

Ampicilin
i.m.; i.v. 11-2015 1g

Zinacef
i.m. 11-2015 750 mg

Zinacef

i.m.

Amoksiclav
i.m. 11-2015 1,2 g

Amoksiclav

i.m.

Tazocin
i.m. 11-2015 4,5 g

Tazocin

i.m.

Resources
Lynn, P. Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills. A nursing process approach. 2nd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: London, 2006 Dougherty, L.; Lister, S. The royal Marsden hospital manual of clinical nursing procedures. 6th edition. Blackwell Publishing Ltd: London. 2004 Smeltzer, S. C.; Bare, B. Textbook of Medical-Surgical nursing. 10th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: London, 2004