When Teaching a Patient About Injection Site Selection and Rotation,and

question 23

Multiple Choice

When teaching a patient about injection site selection and rotation,and how to self-inject insulin,which statement made by the patient indicates that clarification is needed?

• A) "The abdominal site is best because it is closest to the pancreas."
• B) "I can reach my thigh the best,so I will use different areas of the same thigh."
• C) "By rotating the sites within one area,my chance of having tissue damage is less."
• D) "If I change injection sites from the thigh to the arm,the rate the insulin is absorbed may be different."

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