A nurse needs to administer an intramuscular injection to a thin and frail elderly client. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform to avoid striking the bone when injecting?
A) Massage the injection site.
B) Pinch the muscular tissue.
C) Obtain an x-ray of the injection site.
D) Inject using subcutaneous rather than intramuscular technique.
B
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The muscular tissue should be pinched together to avoid striking the bone when administering an intramuscular injection, if the older person has decreased subcutaneous fat. Massaging the injection site will not help avoid the possibility of striking the bone. Performing the injection using a subcutaneous rather than intramuscular technique is not done because injection techniques are not interchangeable. It is not common practice to obtain an x-ray for administering an injection.
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