A nurse needs to administer an intramuscular injection to a client in the deltoid site. Which of the following actions will reduce the risk of damaging the client's radial nerve or artery?
A) Avoid asking the client to lie down or sit.
B) Aspirate for blood return from the tissue.
C) Draw an imaginary line at the axilla between the acromion and brachial vessels.
D) Pull the tissue laterally until it is taut.
C
Feedback:
To avoid the risk of damaging the radial nerve and artery in the deltoid site, the nurse should draw an imaginary line at the axilla first and then inject between the acromion and brachial vessels. The nurse should ask the client to lie down, sit, or stand with the shoulder well exposed. Pulling the tissue until it is taut and aspirating blood return from the tissue is part of the Z-track method, not part of the technique used to avoid the risk of damaging the radial nerve and artery.
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