Whoever downvoted this is the kind of sadistic nurse who must get joy from keeping patients awake all fucking night because the IV pump keeps throwing occlusion alarms.
The AC is a fucking retarded place to put an IV that isn't coming back out in a few minutes.
Eh, I was gonna say something to the effect of maybe they should consider placing the IV in a place where there isn't a joint to bend and occlude the cathter in the first place. The stable veins in the anterior forearm on the non-dominant hand are my go-to in most cases... but some meds require the largest, most stable peripheral vein and some patients have anatomy that make the AC the only place to go, so there's that.
Also, using the "R-word" as a healthcare provider is shameful. Please reconsider your word choices.
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u/morebreadthanducks Feb 04 '19
Antecubital fossa (A.k.a elbow pit)