Which does the nurse implement when preparing for IV catheter insertion in an adult client?

Question

1. Avoid using soft, bouncy veins.
2. Choose a proximal client vein.
3. Identify client with two identifiers.
4. Use the smallest gauge IV catheter.

Answer 1

3
3. Before venipuncture, the nurse verifies the client's identity with at least two iden-tifiers to avoid providing treatment to the wrong client and to prevent a medication error. The Joint Commission identifies increasing the accuracy of client identifying as a goal to reduce the risk of client injury as one of the 2007 National Patient Safety Goals.
1. The nurse chooses a site for venipuncture with soft, bouncy veins because these veins are more easily punctured and stabilized during the insertion.
2. The nurse chooses the most distal vein for the insertion site to maintain the maxi-mum amount of potential sites remaining for the client.
4. The nurse chooses the smallest gauge IV catheter suitable for therapy and the client's vein.