Comparison of Intramuscular Injection From Two Different Sites in Children

Administration of intramuscular injections (IM) is now common practice in pediatric clinical settings. For this reason, nurses should both update their clinical skills and provide evidence-based practices to children. The aim of this study; The aim of this study is to compare vastus lateralis (VL) and ventrogluteal (VG) region applications in terms of pain and fear in safe and evidence-based intramuscular injection application in children. H0: There is no difference in terms of pain and fear between the children aged 4-6 years who received IM from the vastus lateralis (VL) region and those who received IM from the ventrogluteal (VG) region. H1: Children between the ages of 4 and 6 years IM administered from the vastus lateralis (VL) region have higher pain than those administered IM from the ventrogluteal (VG) region. H2: The fear of children aged 4-6 years who underwent IM from the vastus lateralis (VL) region is higher than that of children who were administered IM from the Ventrogluteal (VG) region.