The nurse needs to obtain blood from a patient using a capillary ...

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The nurse needs to obtain blood from a patient using a capillary puncture. Which site is not appropriate to obtain this blood specimen?
 
  a. heel c. earlobe
  b. fingertip d. antecubital space

Question 2

The kinship pattern of which culture is most commonly linear?
 
  a. middle-class Euro-pean Americans c. Asian
  b. Hispanic d. Native American

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Answer to Question 1

D
The common sites for capillary punctures include the heel, fingertip, and the earlobe. The antecubital space is not commonly used for a capillary puncture.

Answer to Question 2

C
Asian, Middle Eastern, and Upper-class Euro-Americans most likely have a linear kinship pattern. Hispanic and Native Americans most likely have a collateral kinship pattern. Middle-class Euro-Americans most likely have an individualist kinship pattern.