The Nurse Plans to Start an IV Line on a Female

The nurse plans to start an IV line on a female client hospitalized with pneumonia.  The nurse reviews the electronic medical record for relevant information and learns that the client is right-handed and has a history of a left-sided mastectomy with lymph node removal.  Which site is best for the nurse to select for the client's IV line?

A) Basilic vein of the left forearm
B) Cephalic vein in the right antecubital space
C) Median vein of the right forearm
D) Radial vein of the left wrist

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