When IV therapy is initiated for a client, which of these aspects would NOT be documented by the nurse?
a. age of client and company producing the solution
b. date, time, and site of insertion
c. amount and type of the solution
d. type of setups used and how procedure was tolerated
A
Documentation of initial IV therapy should include the date, time, venipuncture site, number of attempts made, amount and type of fluid and equipment used, and how the client tolerated the procedure.
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