A child in the emergency department has cellulitis on the forearm.A nursing student is preparing to administer benzathine penicillin (Bicillin LA) .Which action by the nursing student warrants intervention by the staff nurse?
A) Instructs the family members that they must wait at least 15 minutes before leaving
B) Plans to use a 25-gauge, -inch needle to administer the medication
C) Reconstitutes the medication using sterile normal saline solution
D) Selects a large,well-defined muscle for a deep intramuscular injection
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