Preventing sciatic nerve injury from intramuscular injections: Literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-296

  Small, Sandra P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dorsogluteal site; Intramuscular injection; Literature review; Nursing negligence; Sciatic nerve injury; Vastus lateralis site; Ventrogluteal site

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INJECTION; MEDICAL ERROR; MORBIDITY; NEGLIGENCE; NERVE INJURY; NURSE; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE;

BUTTOCKS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; SCIATIC NERVE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 4143081495     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03092.x     Document Type: Review

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