To prevent lipoatrophy and lipohypertrophy in patients receiving insulin injections, a nurse should
1. Massage the injection site.
2. Occasionally administer injections in the ventrogluteal site.
3. Rotate injection sites around the abdomen.
4. Always inject in the same site.
ANS: 3
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