Safe medication administration, including the administration
of intramuscular (IM) injections, is an expected competency
of both novice and experienced nurses. Considering the focus
on evidence-based practice and recommendations in the
recent nursing literature advocating preferential use of the
ventrogluteal (VG) site over the dorsogluteal (DG) site, it is
not unrealistic to expect that practising nurses incorporate
these recommendations into their nursing care. The focus of