The nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection to an infant. What is the most accurate site for the nurse to select for this administration?
a. Ventrogluteal
b. Vastus lateralis
c. Dorsogluteal
d. Deltoid
ANS: B
The vastus lateralis is the most appropriate site to utilize for an IM injection in an infant.
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