Nursing question...?

The source of discomfort associated with injections is usually which of the following?

a. The needle puncture of the skin
b. The length of the needle used in the injection
c. The stretching of tissue as it accommodates the volume of the drug
d. The sharpness of the needle used in the injection
Answer:
i aslo agree with those that voted for c. most people flinch with the initial needle poke, but they really complain about it more as the medicine is infiltrated, and the more volume that you inject, it seems the more uncomfortable they are.

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I'm guessing the needle puncture of the skin.

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Try letter C. Good Luck

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D. The sharpness of the needle used in the injection

A dull needle is painful. This is why our nurses often use one needle to draw up the medicine, and a second to inject it

All needles puncture the skin, so this is not correct.
The length is not correct, it is the diameter
The stretching is not a factor unless the needle moves from the vein and going into the interstial space for a long time, "infiltrated IV"

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I'd go with C. Needles are usually small and sharp, and length doesn't matter at all. It's the stuff going in that usually bothers me.

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letter c. the stretching of the tissue.

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D

The doc has explained everything.

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Balboa - it doesn't say anywhere that this is an I-V injection. If it were, then your answer would be correct but if it were an intra-muscular injection then the answer is most definitely c - the stretching of the tissue to accommodate the drug. Needle diameter and speed/pressure of injection also play a part in this factor.

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