The nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to her elderly client
The nurse places the palm of her hand on the greater trochanter, points her index finger toward the anterior superior iliac spine and middle finger toward the iliac crest to locate which IM site?
a. dorsogluteal c. deltoid
b. ventrogluteal d. vastus lateralis
ANS: B
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A Incorrect: These are not the correct anatomical landmarks for a dorsogluteal IM site.
B Correct: The nurse has identified the ventrogluteal IM site.
C Incorrect: These are not the correct anatomical landmarks for deltoid IM site.
D Incorrect: These are not the correct anatomical landmarks for vastus lateralis IM site.
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