The Nurse Needs to Repeat a Venipuncture

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse needs to repeat a venipuncture.To minimize any patient harm,where should the nurse insert the needle?

• A) In the same arm of the patient closer to the heart
• B) In the left arm of a patient with a history of axillary surgery
• C) In the right arm of patient with a right mastectomy
• D) In the left arm of a patient with a left arteriovenous shunt

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