A school-aged child will have an intravenous line inserted. His mother asks if he could have this placed in his left hand so that he can do homework. What is your best response?
A) "It's a doctor's decision to decide the best site."
B) "Let's take a look at the left hand first."
C) "I doubt it; most children have better veins on the right."
D) "It would be better for him to wait and be surprised."
B
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