A toddler is to receive an intramuscular injection. What action can the nurse take to make the injection less traumatic?
a. Have the parents hold the toddler down during the injection.
b. Collaborate with the healthcare provider about what to do.
c. Encourage the toddler to move the leg af-ter the injection.
d. Obtain an order for EMLA cream or va-po-coolant spray.
D
Use of EMLA cream on the injection site l hour before the injection or vapo-coolant spray just before the injection decreases the pain. The parents should support the child during the injection, not help to hold him or her down during a painful procedure. The nurse should know what to do and does not need to ask the healthcare provider. Moving the leg after the injection helps to dis-perse the medication but does nothing about the trauma of the injection.
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