title: Best practices in newborn injections.
abstract: Many long-held practices surrounding newborn injections lack evidence and have unintended consequences. The choice of needles, injection techniques, and pain control methods are all factors for decreasing pain and improving the safety of intramuscular injections. Using practices founded on the available best evidence, nurses can reduce pain, improve the quality and safety of care, and set the stage for long-term compliance with vaccination schedules.
authors: Indiana University School of Nursing, Bloomington, IN, USA. dehensel@indiana.edu
authors: Desiree
authors: D
authors: Hensel
authors: Gwyndolen Leigh
authors: GL
authors: Morson
authors: Elizabeth A
authors: EA
authors: Preuss
mesh_terms: D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*