NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Pharmacology Questions Questions
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Question 1 of 5
The nurse is to administer an IM injection to a 6-month-old child. What is the most appropriate site to use?
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Rationale: Infants and small children do not have enough muscle in the gluteal area to use that site. The vastus lateralis is the appropriate site. The iliac crest is a site used for SC injections, not IM.
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