Intra muscular injections - Theoretical Assessment

Guidance notes for the theoretical assessment are available on the mobile unit or from the Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network office (email ) to enable your assessor to give you feedback on your work. Practitioners should cover key points for each question. Practitioners who have not considered key points in their answers should be guided by their assessor to further reading, before attempting to answer the questions again.

Please circle true or false for the following statements:
1. The nurse should decide the site for administering IM injections / True / False
2. IM injections are needed when the medicine is unavailable in another form / True / False
3. A mental health assessment is the most important task before administering an IM procedure / True / False
4. There are 4 muscle sites available for administering an IM injection / True / False
5. You need to identify and landmark the greater trochanter to administer a Deltoid injection / True / False
6. For children the practitioner should make sure the child's body remains in alignment and their body is not twisted due to being held / True / False
7. Some drugs only have a license for specific sites / True / False
8. The deltoid muscle is ideal for elderly or emaciated patients due to decreased muscle mass / True / False
9. The vastus lateralis muscle site is useful for people who self medicate / True / False
10. When preparing an intramuscular injection you must consider local policy for skin cleansing / True / False
11. The practitioner should record the muscle site the medication has been administered / True / False
Short essay questions:
12. Identify at least 7 steps in giving an IM injection. Describe the rationale for each of these steps
13.Compare your previous knowledge of IM injections and the knowledge you now have after completing this e-learning module. Include how your practice will change as a result.
14. What clinical indicators would require you undertake a further physical assessment before administering another IM injection?