Author Question: When a patient is on IV therapy and the venipuncture must occur in the arm with the IV line, the: ... (Read 83 times)

Chelseaamend · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

When a patient is on IV therapy and the venipuncture must occur in the arm with the IV line, the:

A) nurse should hold the arm up with the IV line as the phlebotomist performs the venipuncture
B) nurse should shut off the IV for 2 minutes prior to the venipuncture
C) the tourniquet should be placed above the IV site
D) nurse should hold the arm completely down as the phlebotomist performs the venipuncture

Question 2

Hemolysis in collected blood can cause a falsely decreased value for:

A) hemoglobin
B) phosphorus
C) ammonia
D) total protein