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Title: The nurse in a pediatric clinic is preparing to give a toddler and a preschooler intramuscular (IM) Post by: BreakFree on Feb 7, 2015 The nurse in a pediatric clinic is preparing to give a toddler and a preschooler intramuscular (IM) antibiotics. The nurse chooses the injection sites for each child based on which considerations?
1. The vastus lateralis muscle is the preferred site for IM injections in toddlers. 2. After the child has been walking for a year, the ventrogluteal site is used for IM injections. 3. Use of the dorsogluteal site should be avoided. 4. The vastus lateralis muscle is the preferred site for IM injections in preschoolers. 5. The dorsogluteal site is the preferred site for IM injections. Title: Re: The nurse in a pediatric clinic is preparing to give a toddler and a preschooler intramuscular ( Post by: ngin on Feb 14, 2015 Content hidden
Title: Re: The nurse in a pediatric clinic is preparing to give a toddler and a preschooler intramuscular (IM) Post by: BreakFree on Feb 15, 2015 Wow! Thanks, for the rationale and reasoning, makes total sense.
Title: Re: The nurse in a pediatric clinic is preparing to give a toddler and a preschooler intramuscular (IM) Post by: ngin on Feb 16, 2015 Glad to help, definitely don't give up, they're easy once you get a hang of it.
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