When preparing an intradermal injection, the nurse would use which of these syringes and needles?
a. 25-gauge 1/2-inch needle, insulin syringe
b. 25-gauge 3/8-inch needle, tuberculin syringe
c. 23-gauge 1-inch needle, 3 mL syringe
d. 21-gauge 1 1/2-inch needle, 5 mL syringe
B
When giving an intradermal injection to an adult, the dose amount does not exceed 0.1 mL, a 1 mL tuberculin syringe is used with a 25-gauge needle and administered at a 10- to 15-degree angle.
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