A primary health care provider prescribes total parenteral nutrition for a client with cancer of the pancreas. A central venous access device is inserted. What does the nurse identify as the most important reason for using this type of access?
A. Infection is uncommon.
B. It permits free use of the hands.
C. The chance of the infusion infiltrating is decreased.
D. The amount of blood in a major vein helps to dilute the solution.