To select a vein for an initial IV site, the best place to begin in a left-handed patient would be the:
1. antecubital vein of the right arm.
2. antecubital vein of the left arm.
3. forearm of the right arm.
4. forearm of the left arm.
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Unless there are other identified reasons, IVs should be started in the most distal portion of the nondominant arm or hand.
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