Guidelines for Intramuscular Administration of Medication in School-Age Children Include

question 3

Multiple Choice

Guidelines for intramuscular administration of medication in school-age children include which action?

• A) Inject medication as rapidly as possible.
• B) Insert needle quickly, using a dart like motion.
• C) Penetrate skin immediately after cleansing site, before skin has dried.
• D) Have child stand, if possible, and if child is cooperative.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement for a statistical test that proposes there is no effect or no difference, serving as the default assumption to test against.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that contradicts the null hypothesis, suggesting there is an effect or a difference.

One-tailed Test

A statistical test where the region of rejection is on only one side of the sampling distribution.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it is a threshold used to determine the critical region for statistical significance testing.