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OSWALD

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Which health care team member can perform venipuncture?
 
  a. laboratory phlebotomists only
  b. licensed practical nurses or registered nurses only
  c. physicians or their approved representatives
  d. various members of the health care team

Question 2

A hospital is in the process or replacing the current stock of conventional syringes and needles with new, redesigned models. What is the priority outcome that is sought by this change?
 
  A) Increased accuracy of parenteral drug doses
  B) Reduction in nurses' risks of needlestick injuries
  C) Interchangeability of needles for subcutaneous and intramuscular injections
  D) Reduction in clients' risks of nosocomial infections



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Answer to Question 1

D
Specimens of blood can be obtained by various health care team members by venipuncture, by arterial or capillary puncture, from central lines, or from implanted ports. Standard Precautions are used for any of these procedures. The nurse may either perform or assist with these techniques, depending on her or his scope of practice and the policy of the health care institution. It is important for the nurse to observe the client's response to the procedure and to see that specimens are correctly labeled and sent to the appropriate laboratory.

Answer to Question 2

B
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Conventional syringes and needles are being redesigned to avoid needlestick injuries and thus to reduce the risk for acquiring a blood-borne viral disease such as hepatitis or AIDS. Redesigned syringes in needles do not increase the accuracy of drug administration or reduce the risk of nosocomial infections. Subcutaneous and intramuscular injections require different sized needles.



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