The Nurse Is Teaching a Patient About Injection Site Selection

question 8

Multiple Choice

The nurse is 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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