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The nurse observes a 5’1″ (155 cm), 89 pound (40 kg) client with Crohn’s disease giving herself an IM injection in the leg. Which of the following techniques does the nurse recognize as correct?Question & Rationale provided by Drexel University’s NCLEX EXCEL

1. Muscle grasped at the injection site; needle inserted at a 90 degree angle to the skin.
2. Muscle spread taut at the injection site; needle inserted at a 90 degree angle to the skin.
3. Muscle grasped at the injection site; needle inserted at a 45 degree angle to the skin.
4. Muscle spread taut at the injection site; needle inserted at a 45 degree angle to the skin.

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