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Hepatitis B Vaccine ( 4 Questions)
A nurse is preparing to administer hepatitis B vaccine to a newborn.
Which syringe, needle, and injection site should the nurse use?
The anterolateral aspect of upper thigh is not a recommended site for intramuscular injections in infants.
The vastus lateralis muscle is the preferred site for intramuscular injections in infants, and a 25-gauge needle is appropriate for the viscosity of the hepatitis B vaccine.A 1 ml syringe can deliver the required dose of 0.5 ml for newborns.
The deltoid muscle is not well developed in infants and may not have enough muscle mass to absorb the vaccine.
The ventrogluteal muscle is not a recommended site for intramuscular injections in infants, and a 23-gauge needle may cause more pain and tissue damage than a 25-gauge needle.
The correct answer is choice B. 1 ml syringe, 25-gauge needle, vastus lateralis muscle. This is because the vastus lateralis muscle is the preferred site for intramuscular injections in infants, and a 25-gauge needle is appropriate for the viscosity of the hepatitis B vaccine. A 1 ml syringe can deliver the required dose of 0.5 ml for newborns.
Choice A is wrong because the anterolateral aspect of upper thigh is not a recommended site for intramuscular injections in infants.
Choice C is wrong because the deltoid muscle is not well developed in infants and may not have enough muscle mass to absorb the vaccine.
Choice D is wrong because the ventrogluteal muscle is not a recommended site for intramuscular injections in infants, and a 23-gauge needle may cause more pain and tissue damage than a 25-gauge needle.
