z track injections

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

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

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Specializes in Pulmonary med/surg/telemetry.

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

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Vistiril(sp) given Z track

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

leslie

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

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

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Specializes in Aged care, disability, community.

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.

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Specializes in CCU MICU Rapid Response.

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

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Specializes in Urgent Care.

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

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