Frequency of intramuscular ventrogluteal injections before and after a training workshop

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The objective was to identify the frequency of ventrogluteal intramuscular injections (IMIs) administered by nursing professionals before and after a training workshop. The participants were 14 out of a total of 32 subjects from an emergency service. This exploratory study had three stages. The first aimed to identify the frequency of ventrogluteal IMIs. The second was the training workshop. The third identified the frequency of ventrogluteal IMIs after the workshop. Of the 525 IMIs in the first phase, 520 (99%) were in the dorsogluteal site and none in the ventrogluteal site. After the workshop, of the 448 injections administered, 418 (93.3%) were in the dorsogluteal site and 23 (5.1%) in the ventrogluteal site. Despite the increased frequency of injections in the ventrogluteal site, the result is insignificant. Although there is evidence that the ventrogluteal site offers lesser risk, professionals continue to prefer administering injections in the dorsogluteal site.

Descriptors: Injections, Intramuscular; Nursing; Professional Training.