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ABSTRACT: Intramuscular injections can be life threatening when applied to the wrong area. For this reason, safe areas should be preferred for injection application. This study is to evaluate the effectiveness of intramuscular injection training in the ventrogluteal region given to nursing students. The research was conducted with a single group using a semi-empirical pre-test, post-test design. The population of the study was composed of the senior nursing students (N=70) studying in Nursing Department of University. The data were collected with survey method. The students were given theoretical and skill training about the ventrogluteal region, and the students' knowledge, opinions and preference about the ventrogluteal region were questioned. Descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon and Friedman tests were used in the study. It was determined that the prejudices of the students about injection to VG region changed significantly and positively after the training (90.5%) and their information level increased (p<0.05), but the students had negative thoughts about their self-confidence and about the possible objection of the patients (p>0.05). After the training, eight students preferred the VG region, while 13 students applied injections to the dorsogluteal region. Although the knowledge level of the students about the ventrogluteal region has increased and their prejudices have changed positively, there are students who prefer the DG region.
KEYWORDS: Intramuscular, ventrogluteal region, injection, nursing student, evidence-based practice.
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It is very preferred among injection treatment methods. 95% of injections are made for therapeutic purposes [5]. IMI is a common treatment practice type applied frequently by nurses. It is extremely important to perform IMI correctly, especially intramuscularly. For injection practice, selecting an area away from nerve, blood vessels and bone protrusions is an important issue for the practice [23], [31]. Sterile abscess, tissue irritation, periostitis, muscle fibrosis and contracture, intramuscular bleeding and pain may occur at the injection site as a result of errors in injection [4], [6], [23].
In the literature, it is stated that injections made to the DG region, which is frequently used in injection sites, cause sciatic nerve injury. Sciatic nerve injury causes paralysis, foot drop and deformities in some cases [1], [14], [15], [16]. Although the literature indicates that all injection sites for IMI can be used in adults, evidence-based studies state that ventrogluteal (VG) region is...