The nurse is caring for a patient with congestive heart failure who requires intermittent IV bolus doses of furosemide (Lasix) for a few days to correct fluid volume overload. No continuous IV fluids are ordered. Which type of IV will the nurse insert in order to administer the patient's medication?
A) Peripherally inserted central catheter
B) Midline inside-the-needle catheter
C) Central venous catheter
D) Over-the-needle catheter

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Intermittent doses of IV diuretics are best administered via an over-the-needle angiocatheter that is connected to a saline lock. The other IV catheter options are used when the patient requires a vesicant drug that could cause significant damage to tissues or when the patient requires weeks of IV therapy.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Congestive Heart