Supporting the Safe Use of the Dorsogluteal Intramuscular Injection Site: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project

Author:

Kilroy Grainne1,Lorbiecki Meghan2ORCID,Ndakuya-Fitzgerald Florine3,Hagle Mary4

Affiliation:

1. Grainne Kilroy, BSN, RN, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA

2. Meghan Lorbiecki, MSN, RN, CNL, PMH-BC, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA

3. Florine Ndakuya-Fitzgerald, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA

4. Mary Hagle, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, FAAN, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Administering intramuscular (IM) injections is common in the adult mental health patient care setting, using the deltoid, vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal, or dorsogluteal site. Mental health nurses frequently use the dorsogluteal site to administer short and long-acting IM injections as specified in the drug package insert or because of patient agitation. However, the site is often not recommended due to the potential risk of nerve injury. AIMS: Aims of this evidence-based quality improvement project were to (1) determine the best evidence for supporting the safe use of the dorsogluteal site for short and long-acting IM injections and (2) implement this evidence through nurse education. METHOD: This project had two phases: Determining best evidence through an integrative literature review and implementing the recommendations to use the dorsogluteal site when directed by the drug package insert, clinical need, nursing judgment, or patient preference. Implementation followed the Plan-Do-Study-Act quality improvement process and involved written resources and simulation. RESULTS: Evidence supported the use of the dorsogluteal site in four instances and the importance of education. Nurses were highly satisfied with the education and opportunity to practice their skills with feedback during return demonstration. After studying nurses’ follow-up survey results, a refresher simulation and medical center guideline were completed. There were no reports of IM injection patient injuries after 2 years and approximately 768 dorsogluteal and ventrogluteal IM injections in the academic medical center. CONCLUSION: Pursuing recent and possibly overlooked evidence provided guidance in supporting the safe use of the dorsogluteal site for IM injections.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Pshychiatric Mental Health

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