A nurse needs to administer an intramuscular injection to a client in the client's dorsogluteal site. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first to locate the appropriate landmarks and avoid damaging the sciatic nerve?
A) Palpate the sciatic nerve before proceeding with the injection.
B) Divide the buttock into four imaginary quadrants.
C) Place one hand above the knee and the other at the top of the thigh.
D) Palpate the lower edge of the acromion process.
B
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The dorsogluteal site contains the sciatic nerve. To locate the appropriate landmarks of the dorsogluteal site, the nurse should divide the buttock into four imaginary quadrants. Palpation of the sciatic nerve before proceeding with the injection is not done. The nurse locates the vastus lateralis site by placing one hand above the knee and the other below the greater trochanter at the top of the thigh. Palpating the lower edge of the acromion process is done for safety reasons when administering an injection at the deltoid site.
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