New nurse! Proper injection site!

[Alexa519]

Hello! I am new a new nurse (Licensed Practical Nurse) and new to this website. I am a 2 month nurse landing my first job at a Pediatric doctor's office and I really like it so far but I am making mistakes but constantly learning from them. I have a question about administering vaccines. At our office, the thigh is recommended for

[Anna Flaxis, BSN, RN]

Of course, the anterolateral thigh is recommended for kids in this age range, but as long as the child has adequate muscle mass, it should be fine.

http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3085.pdf

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/immunize/hcp/admim.pdf