The RN has assigned a client with a newly placed arteriovenous (AV) fistula in the right arm to an LPN. Which information about the care of this client is most important for the RN to provide to the LPN?
a. "Avoid movement of the right extremity."
b. "Place gentle pressure over the fistula site after blood draws."
c. "Start any IV lines below the site of the fistula."
d. "Take blood pressure in the left arm."
D
Repeated compression of a fistula site can result in loss of vascular access. Therefore, avoid tak-ing blood pressures and performing venipunctures or IV placement in the arm with the vascular access. The other statements are not appropriate.
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