Question

make a diagram on the step for reconstituting a parental vial. submit and label of parenteral for reconstitution in a vial

Answer 1

Parentral administration of medication is the administration of medications by injection into body tissue

Equipment

A variety of syringes and needles are necessary, each designed to deliver a certain volume of medication to specific type of tissue

Syringes

Come in number of sizes form 0.5-60 mL.

1-3 mL syringe is usually adequate for subcutaneous or IM injections

Larger syringes are used to administer IV medications and irrigate wounds or drainage tubes

Mixing medications from vial

Apply these principles when mixing medications from two vials

1. Do not contaminate one medication wth another
2. Ensure that final dose is accurate
3. Maintain aseptic technique

Use only one syringe with a needle or needless access device attached to mix medications from 2 vials

Aspirate the volume of air equivalent to the first medication (vial A)

Inject air into the Vial A, make sure that needle does not touch the solution

Withdraw the needle and aspirate air equivalent to dose of second medication(Vial B)

Inject the volume of air into vial B

Immediately withdraw medication from Vial B into the  syringe and insert