A student nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection into the ventrogluteal muscle.The nursing instructor should question which action by the student?

A) Asking the patient to assume a sitting position
B) Placing the heel of the hand over the patient's greater trochanter
C) Asking the patient to flex the knee and hip
D) Using the right hand to locate the injection site on the patient's left side

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The patient should lie in either the supine or the lateral position while the ventrogluteal muscle is located.To locate the ventrogluteal site,the heel of the hand is placed over the greater trochanter of the patient's hip with the wrist almost perpendicular to the femur.The right hand is used for the left hip,and the left hand is used for the right hip.To relax the muscle,the patient lies on the side or back with the knee and hip flexed.

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