z track injections

[irongirl73]

Which is the most common med administered through z track?? tia

[Katers*]

I was taught to administer any and all medications that have been ordered IM using the z-track technique.

[fsaav]

This is only coming from a student's perspective but we were taught to use the Z-track method for all IM injections.

[tookewlandy]

Vistiril(sp) given Z track

[leslie :-D]

technically they should all be given z track, but a few irritating im meds would be haldol, vistaril, rocephin, pcn...

leslie

[EarthChild1130]

I give all my IMs using z-track...lately the only things I give IM are Haldol Dec, Prolixin Dec, and Risperdal Consta.

[pfongk]

Where I work, the main thing the RNs give z track is iron.

They may give more, but in low care, the only injections given are insulin, B12 and iron.

[Ivanna_Nurse, BSN, RN]

Just Iron for me... everything else is subcut. ~Ivanna

[Achoo!, LPN]

Vistaril is cery caustic to the tissues, so I always Z track when giving Demerol./Vistaril injections.