The nurse is preparing several medications that are administered parenterally. The patient receiving which medication will have an intradermal injection?
a. Opioid
b. Medication for allergy testing
c. Low-molecular-weight heparin
d. Glargine insulin
B
The nurse typically gives intradermal injections for skin testing, for example, in tuberculin screening and allergy tests. Opioid pain medications, low-molecular-weight heparin, and insulin are administered subcutaneously, not intradermally.
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