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6 years ago
The student nurse reads the order to give a 1-year-old client an intramuscular injection. The ap-propriate and preferred muscle to select for a child is the:
 
  1. Deltoid
  2. Dorsogluteal
  3. Ventrogluteal
  4. Vastus lateralis
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Research that has investigated complications associated with IM injection sites indicates that the ventrogluteal site is the preferred site for most injections given to adults and children over 7 months. The deltoid muscle is not developed enough for an IM injection in the 1-year-old client. The dorsogluteal site is not recommended because of the risk of the needle hitting the sciatic nerve. The vastus lateralis is a preferred site for infants less than 12 months old.
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