The nurse prepares to initiate IV fluid therapy for the client. Which criterion does the nurse use to decide the location of an IV insertion site?
1. Most proximal site
2. Hard, cordlike vein
3. At venous bifurcation
4. Nondominant extremity
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4. The nurse chooses an insertion site on the client's nondominant hand to minimize client discomfort and decrease potential manipulation and trauma to the site from dominant hand activity.
1. The most distal site suitable for the IV infusion is a criterion the nurse uses to choose an insertion site.
2. The nurse looks for a pliable, soft vein to facilitate catheter insertion.
3. The nurse avoids inserting the IV catheter at a bifurcation because the nurse ex-poses two vessels to the risks of IV therapy.
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