VENTRO-GLUTEAL INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS AND UTILIZATION BY PROFESSIONAL NURSING

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/217976928080 Aim: to investigate the utilization rates of the ventro-gluteal region for intramuscular by nursing professionals. Method: quantitative and descriptive research, with participation of 68 subjects. To collect the data, was applied a questionnaire being processed through the analysis of descriptive statistics with the software SPSS 15.0 and Excel. The research was approved by the Ethics Committee at the Santa Maria Federal University with number 0285.0.243.000-11 on 03/01/2012. Results: data revealed that 5.9% of the professionals sometimes use the ventro-gluteal region, but there is a preference for back-buttocks region for the intramuscular administration of drugs in the three institutions investigated. Conclusion: the application of injections in ventralgluteal region was little used by the professionals surveyed and observed lack of professional knowledge on correct technique of application.

Keywords

• enfermagem
• injeções intramusculares
• educação em saúde