The nurse is caring for a patient who is to have a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)line inserted tomorrow afternoon.The patient's current peripheral access line is infiltrated,and needs to be restarted.Which site would the nurse avoid using?

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The nurse should avoid using the median cubital vein because it is often used for PICC line insertion. Using it for a peripheral IV could complicate or interfere with the PICC line placement.

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