Prior to starting an IV infusion in an adult client, the nurse should select a site:
1. in the lower extremities when possible.
2. on the affected side of a client who has had a mastectomy.
3. adjacent to a functioning arteriovenous fistula.
4. on the distal end of a vein in the arm.
ANS: 4
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