The nurse is starting a peripheral intravenous catheter in the right hand of an unconscious patient.During the procedure the patient reaches over with his left hand and tries to remove the noxious stimuli.How would the nurse document this response?

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Localization occurs when the extremity opposite to the extremity receiving pain crosses the midline of the body in an attempt to remove the noxious stimulus from the affected limb.

The Nurse Is Starting a Peripheral Intravenous Catheter in the Right