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The nurse will be starting a new 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, cordlike veins.
  c. Use the dominant arm.
  d. Vigorously rub and tap the chosen vein.
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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 circulation, such as a dialysis graft.
B The nurse should avoid hardened, cordlike veins.
C The nurse should use the nondominant arm, if possible.
D The nurse should avoid vigorous rubbing and tapping, which causes injury to the veins.
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