A nurse is mentoring a new nurse who is learning to start IVs. The nurse tells the new nurse that in case the patient needs subsequent venipuncture sites, the best place to initially start an IV is the:
a. antecubital vein of the patient's nondo-minant arm.
b. most appropriate distal vein on the non-dominant arm.
c. most appropriate proximal vein available on either arm.
d. antecubital vein of the patient's dominant arm.
B
Initially place IV catheters at the most distal point, which allows for the use of proximal sites later if the patient needs a venipuncture site change (INS, 2011). Use the most distal site in the nondominant arm, if possible. Vascular access device placement in the dominant arm interferes with activities of daily living.
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