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1. difficulty injecting IM medication

   nurselady777 replied to nurselady777's topic in General Nursing

   It was a 23 guage 1 in. needle. Different needle 2nd time. The young man was very tense and nervous and I wondered if that was the problem. Also, he told me that he worked outed vigorously the day before and his muscles were already tense and sore...

2. difficulty injecting IM medication

   nurselady777 posted a topic in General Nursing

   :uhoh21: I have given lots of flu shots over the years. Recently, I was giving an IM injection into the deltoid muscle (flu shot) and noticed difficulty inserting the medication once in the muscle. It was like the muscle was really tense and tight ...