The nurse will be starting a new intravenous (IV) infusion and needs to select the site for the insertion. In selecting a site, the nurse should do which of the following?
a. Start with the most distal site.
b. Look for hard, cord-like veins.
c. Use the dominant arm.
d. Vigorously rub and tap the chosen vein.
A
Venipuncture should be performed distal to proximal, which increases the availability of other sites for future IV therapy. The nurse should avoid veins in an extremity with compromised cir-culation, such as a dialysis graft.
The nurse should avoid hardened, cord-like veins.
The nurse should use the nondominant arm, if possible.
The nurse should avoid vigorous rubbing and tapping, which causes injury to the veins.
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