ATI NURSING Maternal Newborn Practice B

ATI Maternal Newborn Practice B 1. A nurse is performing a blood collection via heel stick on a newborn for blood glucose monitoring. After washing her hands and donning gloves, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? Cleanse the site with alcohol and allow it to dry. The nurse should cleanse the puncture site and allow it to dry to disinfect the skin and avoid diluting the specimen with alcohol; however, evidence-based practice indicates that the nurse should take a di...