A 2-Year-Old Child Has to Receive Rocephin IM Injections Every

question 44

Multiple Choice

A 2-year-old child has to receive Rocephin IM injections every 12 hours.What nursing intervention should be implemented for the child?

• A) Hold the child while rocking in a chair after each injection.
• B) Prepare the child several hours before the injection is given.
• C) Allow the child to watch a younger child receive an injection.
• D) Encourage the child to draw a picture of the pain experienced when an injection is given.

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