A nurse is administering tuberculin screening tests to people attending a health fair. When injecting the solution, the nurse should take which of these steps?
a. Insert the needle at a 10-degree angle, inject rapidly, note formation of a bleb, and withdraw needle.
b. Insert the needle at a 5- to 15-degree angle, inject slowly, note formation of a bleb, withdraw needle, and massage the site.
c. Insert the needle at a 5- to 15-degree angle, inject slowly, note formation of a bleb, and withdraw needle.
d. Insert the needle at a 10-degree angle, inject rapidly, note formation of a bleb, withdraw needle, and massage the site.
C
When performing intradermal injects, such as tuberculin screening tests, insert the needle at a 5- to 15-degree angle, inject slowly, note formation of a bleb, and withdraw needle.
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