What is the nurse disinfects the injection site?

Often when a shot is given to a child, it is expected for the child to start crying immediately. They know what to expect. They may even start crying before the shot is even taken out of the syringe. This is because the nurse will disinfect the site for the shot with rubbing alcohol.

The child starts to worry because they know what is coming next. However, the nurse needs to wait at least sixty seconds for the alcohol to dry before administering the shot.

The same can be said as true in a hospital no matter who is getting the shot and what shot or injection is being given. The alcohol should always be dried first but it is good that it doesn’t take long for the rubbing alcohol to dry.

1 minute.-rationale: before administering an injection, the nurse should allow the disinfected area to dry for about 1 minute. doing so prevents introducing the potentially irritating disinfectant into the clients tissues.client needs category: physiological integrityclient needs subcategory: pharmacological and parenteral therapiescognitive level: knowledgereference: craven, r.f., and hirnle, c.j. fundamentals of nursing: human health and function, 5th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2007, p. 585.