A Nurse Using a Pair of Scissors to Remove a Dressing

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse using a pair of scissors to remove a dressing over a tunneled catheter cuts into the catheter. Which should the nurse use to repair the catheter?

• A)Any universal repair kit
• B)A blunt-end needle and an injection cap system
• C)The manufacturer's repair kit
• D)None.The nurse should notify the physician, because nurses do not repair central venous catheters.

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