Author Question: The nurse correctly understands that he should use a skin puncture for diagnostic tests in which of ... (Read 74 times)

bclement10 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse correctly understands that he should use a skin puncture for diagnostic tests in which of the following circumstances? Select all that apply.

1. When the patient is younger than 2 years.
2. When the veins are inaccessible.
3. When a patient's fingers are calloused.
4. When a simpler way to obtain blood is desirable.
5. If the test requires a large volume of blood.

Question 2

A nurse knows that a blood culture specimen must be drawn if it is suspected that the patient has

1. Hemoconcentration.
2. Lymphostasis.
3. Septicemia.
4. Tortuous veins.