The nurse is administering an injection at the ventrogluteal site. On

The nurse is administering an injection at the ventrogluteal site. On aspiration, the nurse notices that there is blood in the syringe. The nurse should:

1. Inject the medication
2. Pull the needle back slightly and inject the medication
3. Move the skin to the side and inject the medication slowly
4. Discontinue the injection and prepare the medication again

ANSWER

ANS: 4
If blood appears in the syringe, the nurse should remove the needle and dispose of the medica-tion and syringe properly. The nurse should then prepare another dose of medication for admin-istration. The medication should not be injected, as it would be entering a blood vessel. The nee-dle should not be pulled back slightly and then injected, as there is no assurance of the needle being out of the vessel. The medication should not be injected, because there is no assurance of the needle being out of the vessel.