If a patient is obese, what special equipment, if any, would be helpful in the specimen collection process?
A) specially sized collection tubes
B) an oxygen mask in case of fainting
C) a large blood pressure cuff
D) no special equipment should be needed
Question 2
When a patient has 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) palpating the entire antecubital area to trace vein path
C) warming the site
D) all of the above
