The nurse caring for a deaf child is preparing to give the child an intramuscular injection in the child's upper arm. The child's attention is focused on the caregiver on the opposite side of the bed
Before administering the injection, it would be most important for the nurse to do which of the following?
A) Pat the child gently on the shoulder to get his attention and point to her own arm so he knows she is giving him the injection.
B) Ask his caregiver to point out that the nurse is there.
C) Move around the bed and make eye contact, then show the child the syringe and indicate that the shot is going to be given.
D) Ask the caregiver to keep the child's attention focused on her.
C
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