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The nurse is caring for an 84-year-old patient who gets hemodialysis 3 days a week. He is taking corticosteroids and has multiple bruises on his extremities. The patient needs an IV started. When starting the IV, the nurse should:
 
  a. attempt to start the IV in the dorsum of the patient's hand.
  b. avoid areas of skin that are red and warm to the touch.
  c. use the arm on the side of the patient's dialysis fistula.
  d. start the IV in the patient's foot after pa-tient teaching.
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6 years ago
This helped my grade so much Perfect
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Good timing, thanks!
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