18 thoughts on “How to Administer Dorsogluteal Injection”

1. giving an IM injection into the vastus lateralis site…

2. This method is no longer recommended in the State of GA. Ventrogluteal is!!!

3. I practiced it very well in ksa

4. Same with in Ontario, Canada. Dorsogluteal injection site is not recommended.

5. VGL??! Holy Shit thats really hard..

6. Why are we still teaching nursing students to administer dorsogluteal injections!! This is not a safe place to be… how many patients have sciatic nerve damage from IM injections incorrectly administered? I would never, never use this site on my patients. When I give an IM injection post open-heart surgery… I educate my patients on the safest place to give an injection (IM) being “in their leg”… (vastus lateralis)… let’s protect our patients from long term nerve damage and stop using the dorsogluteal site.

7. Bre LP Taylor

8. I’m a student graduating in March. We were taught for im’s not to use the dorsogluteal method. We were shown how to do it but that method has not been used anymore in labs. The hospitals use the VL or Deltoid.

9. Miami Fl

10. And why would I want to know how to do this Juanita?

11. I’m in nursing school..we are taught that dorsogluteal is not a recommended site and to question it if we are ordered to do it. VL it is for us.

12. Or just stick it in their arm! 󾌵

13. I’ve always queried the site but if you’re going to do it, follow the correct indicators and you should easily avoid the sciatic nerve.

14. If you don’t like the dorsal gluteal then use the ventral gluteal but not the vastus

15. My favorite injection site ❤️❤️󾔉󾔉󾔉

16. which method is more reliable and safe for injection on the buttock? what about palm method?

17. We were taught dorsogluteal injections = lawsuit. Ventrogluteal was the standard in nursing school.

18. I’m going into second semester nursing and we are taught ventrogluteal is preferred over dorsogluteal.