Effect of Training on IM Injection Practices

The Effect of Training on Intramuscular Injection Practice Given to Nurses on Determining the VG Site, Using the Air Lock and Z Technique: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to observe how many nurses perform the steps of creating an air lock, identifying the ventrogluteal site, and applying the Z-track technique in intramuscular injections after theoretical and practical training.

Research Hypotheses

• The rate of administering intramuscular injections into the ventrogluteal site will be higher in the intervention group that receives low-fidelity simulator-based training compared to the control group.
• The rate of applying the air-lock technique will be higher in the intervention group that receives low-fidelity simulator-based intramuscular injection training compared to the control group.
• The rate of applying the Z-track technique will be higher in the intervention group that receives low-fidelity simulator-based intramuscular injection training compared to the control group.

This research was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study to observe the extent to which nurses perform the steps of creating an air lock, identifying the ventrogluteal site, and applying the Z-track technique in intramuscular injections after receiving theoretical and practical training.

Inclusion criteria:

• Nurses working in inpatient services other than emergency, outpatient clinic, operating room and pediatrics of a Health Practice and Research Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

• Nurses who do not agree to participate in the research and/or want to leave the research while it is continuing