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When a patient has "difficult" veins, what strategies, if any, can be used to
improve the likelihood of a successful puncture?
Choose an answer
Slight rotation of the patient's arm to
1 2 Warming the site
a different position
Palpating the entire antecubital area
3 4 All of the above
to trace vein path
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,Which laboratory test c. Triglycerides
result is affected most if
the patient is NOT fasting?
a. Testosterone
b. Cortisol
c. Triglycerides
d. ACTH
Hemolysis in collected d. Hemoglobin
blood can cause a falsely
decreased value for:
a. Total protein
b. Ammonia
c. Phosphorus
d. Hemoglobin
After the needle is b. An artery has been penetrated by the needle
inserted for a
venipuncture and the
blood begins to squirt out
in pulses, this might
indicate that:
a. The patient has
petechiae
b. An artery has been
penetrated by the needle
c. A vein has been
penetrated by the needle
d. The patient has a low
red blood cell count
, If a patient is obese, what b. A large blood pressure cuff
special equipment, if any,
would be helpful in the
specimen collection
process?
a. Specially sized
collection tubes
b. A large blood pressure
cuff
c. An oxygen mask in case
of fainting
d. No special equipment
should be needed
When a patient has d. All of the above
"difficult" veins, what
strategies, if any, can be
used to improve the
likelihood of a successful
puncture?
a. Slight rotation of the
patient's arm to a different
position
b. Warming the site
c. Palpating the entire
antecubital area to trace
vein path
d. All of the above
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/7 Study with Learn
When a patient has "difficult" veins, what strategies, if any, can be used to
improve the likelihood of a successful puncture?
Choose an answer
Slight rotation of the patient's arm to
1 2 Warming the site
a different position
Palpating the entire antecubital area
3 4 All of the above
to trace vein path
Don't know?
Terms in this set (66)
,Which laboratory test c. Triglycerides
result is affected most if
the patient is NOT fasting?
a. Testosterone
b. Cortisol
c. Triglycerides
d. ACTH
Hemolysis in collected d. Hemoglobin
blood can cause a falsely
decreased value for:
a. Total protein
b. Ammonia
c. Phosphorus
d. Hemoglobin
After the needle is b. An artery has been penetrated by the needle
inserted for a
venipuncture and the
blood begins to squirt out
in pulses, this might
indicate that:
a. The patient has
petechiae
b. An artery has been
penetrated by the needle
c. A vein has been
penetrated by the needle
d. The patient has a low
red blood cell count
, If a patient is obese, what b. A large blood pressure cuff
special equipment, if any,
would be helpful in the
specimen collection
process?
a. Specially sized
collection tubes
b. A large blood pressure
cuff
c. An oxygen mask in case
of fainting
d. No special equipment
should be needed
When a patient has d. All of the above
"difficult" veins, what
strategies, if any, can be
used to improve the
likelihood of a successful
puncture?
a. Slight rotation of the
patient's arm to a different
position
b. Warming the site
c. Palpating the entire
antecubital area to trace
vein path
d. All of the above
