The nurse can best minimize the risk for infection when initiating an intravenous site by:
1. Proper vein site selection
2. Effective topical skin preparation
3. Appropriate site dressing
4. Gloving for the procedure
ANS: 2
When a needle pierces a client's skin regardless of the location, organisms enter the body if prop-er skin prepping was not performed. The remaining options have an effect on infection control but not to the degree that skin prepping does.
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