Family Centered Care Model Nursing Related

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You are precepting a new graduate nurse who will be administering an intramuscular injection to an adult client. The new graduate nurse identifies the gluteus maximum muscle by palpating it. What would you do?

  • A. Allow the nurse to administer the injection.
  • B. Ask the nurse to use the vastus lateralis muscle instead.
  • C. Ask the nurse to verify the doctor's order again.
  • D. Stop the nurse from administering the injection.
Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Vastus lateralis (B) is preferred for adults over gluteus maximus.