Are nursing students safe when choosing gluteal intramuscular injection locations?

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 315-321

  Cornwall, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gluteal intramuscular injection; Nursing student; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; NURSING STUDENT; PATIENT SAFETY; SCIATIC NERVE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 79959975114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2011.764     Document Type: Article

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