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soccerdreamer_17

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The nurse is choosing a vein to insert a peripheral IV for a 2-year-old child. Which of the following sites would be appropriate? Select all answers that apply.
 
  A) Hand veins
  B) Feet veins
  C) Jugular vein
  D) Forearm veins
  E) Scalp veins
  F) Vena cava

Question 2

The nurse is teaching the parents of a 6-year-old who is taking cyclosporine following renal transplant. What sign should the nurse tell the parents to be especially alert for?
 
  A) Weight loss
  B) Hypotension
  C) Signs of infection
  D) Hair loss



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Answer to Question 1

A, B, D, E

Answer to Question 2

C



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