Is it okay to give an IM through clothing?

[njinsky]

In the past I've had diabetic patients who injected themselves through their clothing. Is this ok with IM injections as well? In psych we have so many traumatized patients who are resistive to injection it seems more traumatic to expose a site than just go through the cloth. Doing it with alcohol wipes and saying "there will be a little prick" etc. is fine with cooperative people in a calm setting, but what is acceptable in crises?

[sanctuary, BSN, MSN, RN]

Seems that you only want to hear support for a highly dangerous practice. I did not say that I would give Narcan through clothing. I believe it was the manufacture who stated that it was OK. I supposed that that would refer to the EMT or police who might come upon an overdose in the streets. That is not where I work. It is never good NURSING PRACTICE of course. That's what I was referring to.