Author Question: To prevent complications from intramuscular injections, a nurse should do all of the following ... (Read 80 times)

mckennatimberlake · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

To prevent complications from intramuscular injections, a nurse should do all of the following except

1. Wash the hands before preparing injections and on entering a patient's room.
2. Make the needle puncture slowly and with caution.
3. Apply a bandage after giving the injection.
4. Document the site of the injection.

Question 2

To prevent lipoatrophy and lipohypertrophy in patients receiving insulin injections, a nurse should

1. Massage the injection site.
2. Occasionally administer injections in the ventrogluteal site.
3. Rotate injection sites around the abdomen.
4. Always inject in the same site.