Case Studies: Case Study 2

Question

Which site should Bobby choose for the venipuncture?

Please select the single best answer

He should use the left arm regardless of what the sign above the bed had to say.

Since Mrs. Grayson had large veins in the right anticubital area, Bobby should draw from there.

Bobby should use a vein on the dorsal side of her right hand, below the IV.

Bobby should tell Mrs. Grayson’s nurse he cannot draw her blood because there are no available venipuncture sites.

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