Prior to administering immunizations to a two month-old infant, the nurse should:
a. be sure EMLA was applied to injection site one to two hours prior to injection.
b. ask the mother to hold the infant securely while the nurse administers the immunization.
c. administer all the immunizations in the same syringe and injection site.
d. inject the immunization slowly into the muscle.
ANS: A, D
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Correct a. and d. The EMLA will decrease/eliminate injection pain and injecting the medication slowly will decrease/eliminate muscle pain of injection.
Incorrect b. Mother should not be expected to participate in the child's potentially painful experience. c. No more than 1 mL should be injected into the vastus lateralis muscle.
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