The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Respiratory Therapy Supervisor Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) respiratory therapy supervisor is observing a therapist obtain an arterial blood sample from an infant's radial artery and notices that the therapist has the bevel of the needle pointed upward, entering the patient's skin at a 45-degree angle and in a direction against the arterial flow. What should the supervisor do at this time?

• A) Continue to observe the procedure.
• B) Inform the therapist to turn the bevel downward.
• C) Tell the therapist to penetrate the infant's skin at about a 60-degree angle.
• D) Advise the therapist to insert the needle in the same direction as the blood flows.

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