Teaching best-evidence: Deltoid intramuscular injection technique

dc.creator	Kathleen Marie Davidson
dc.creator	Liam Rourke
dc.date	2013-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:31:53Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:31:53Z
dc.identifier	10.5430/jnep.v3n7p120
dc.identifier	1925-4040
dc.identifier	1925-4059
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/81620633c65c40d19c9b3a210159b248
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/31128
dc.description	<p>Intramuscular injection of vaccines and medications into the deltoid muscle is a long-established nursing practice. The deltoid muscle is the preferred site for intramuscular injections to adult clients in community settings, as it requires minimal, generally socially-acceptable, exposure of the client’s body, and is easily accessible to the professional administering the injection. Nursing students learning to administer deltoid intramuscular injections raise excellent questions about deltoid intramuscular injection technique, in particular around landmarking technique, the use of bunching or flattening technique, and selection of needle length. Surprisingly little empirical evidence to guide the nurse, or to answer student questions about, administering deltoid intramuscular injections was found in the nursing and allied health literature. This article examines deltoid intramuscular injection practice with particular emphasis on teaching nursing students best practice.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Sciedu Press
dc.relation	http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/jnep/article/view/1888
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1925-4040
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1925-4059
dc.source	Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, Vol 3, Iss 7 (2013)
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Teaching best-evidence: Deltoid intramuscular injection technique
dc.type	article