The student nurse reads the order to give a 1-year-old client an intramuscular injection.The appropriate and preferred muscle to select for a child is the:

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Research that has investigated complications associated with IM injection sites indicates that the ventrogluteal site is the preferred site for most injections given to adults and children over 7 months.The deltoid muscle is not developed enough for an IM injection in the 1-year-old client.The dorsogluteal site is not recommended because of the risk of the needle hitting the sciatic nerve.The vastus lateralis is a preferred site for infants less than 12 months old.

The Student Nurse Reads the Order to Give a 1-Year-Old