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    This document contains a performance checklist for an intradermal injection procedure with 25 steps. It lists the necessary equipment which includes a medication administration record, medication, syringe, gloves, alcohol swab, and gauze pad. It then outlines each step of the procedure and provides space to evaluate and check off completion. The steps include preparing the medication and client, administering the injection correctly into the skin, monitoring for any reaction, and documenting the injection.

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    This document contains a performance checklist for an intradermal injection procedure with 25 steps. It lists the necessary equipment which includes a medication administration record, medication, syringe, gloves, alcohol swab, and gauze pad. It then outlines each step of the procedure and provides space to evaluate and check off completion. The steps include preparing the medication and client, administering the injection correctly into the skin, monitoring for any reaction, and documenting the injection.

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    Cebu Institute of Technology

    University
    N. Bacalso Ave., Cebu City Philippines

    COLLEGE OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE

    NAME OF STUDENT: _____________________________ DATE: ____________

    INTRADERMAL INJECTION
    Performance Checklist

    Equipment:
     Medication administration record (MAR)
     Medication
     Sterile tuberculin syringe and short bevel, 25-27 gauge, 3/8- to 1/2-inch needle.
     Disposable gloves
     Alcohol swab
     sterile 2 × 2 gauze pad

    PROCEDURE:
    STEPS 1 2 3 4 5 Rationale
    1. Check with the client and the chart
    for any known allergies.

    2. Wash hands.

    3. Follow the five rights.

    4. Prepare the medication from an


    ampule or vial;

    5. Take the medication to the client’s


    room and place on a clean surface.

    6. Check the client’s identification


    armband.

    7. Explain the procedure to the client.

    8. Place the client in a comfortable


    position; Provide Privacy

    9. Wash hands and don non-sterile


    gloves.

    10. Select and clean the site.

    1
    11. Assess the client’s skin for
    bruises, redness, or broken tissue.

    12. Select an appropriate site using


    appropriate anatomic landmarks.

    13. Cleanse the site with an alcohol


    wipe using a firm circular motion;
    cleanse from inside to outside; allow
    alcohol to dry.

    Prepare the syringe for injection.


    14. Remove the needle guard.

    15. Check the amount of solution in


    the syringe.

    16. Inject the medication.

    17. Hold the syringe in dominant


    hand.

    18. With non-dominant hand, grasp


    the client’s dorsal forearm and gently
    pull the skin taut on ventral forearm.

    19. Administer the medication slowly;


    observe the development of a bleb
    (large flaccid vesicle that resembles a
    mosquito bite). If none appears, with-
    draw the needle slightly.

    20. Withdraw the needle.

    21. Pat area gently with a dry 2 × 2


    sterile gauze pad.

    22. Remove gloves, dispose of in ap-


    propriate receptacle, and wash hands.

    23. Observe for signs of an allergic


    reaction.

    24. Draw a circle around the perime-


    ter of the bleb with a ballpoint pen.

    25. Document medication and site of


    injection on the MAR.

    Evaluated by: ____________________________

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