A client is to receive 10 days of antibiotic therapy for urosepsis.The nurse plans to insert which type of intravenous catheter?

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Midline catheters are used for therapies lasting from 1 to 4 weeks.Short peripheral catheters can be inserted by the nurse for use with antibiotic therapy,but they can stay in only for up to 96 hours.If the length of IV therapy is longer than 6 days,a midline catheter should be chosen.Nontunneled central catheters and Hickman catheters are inserted by a physician.

A Client Is to Receive 10 Days of Antibiotic Therapy