The nurse is preparing to insert an IV in a client's cephalic vein. When the vein is access with a venous catheter, the nurse can feel a pop upon penetrating the:
1. Tunica media
2. Tunica adventitia
3. Tunica intima
4. Valves
2
Rationale: The tunica media is the middle layer of a vein; this layer is composed of the muscle and elastic tissues that constrict and distend the vein
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