Using venipuncture to collect a venous blood sample

The nurse is caring for a client who needs venipuncture. The client has IV fluids running in the left forearm. The client asks where the nurse will perform the venipuncture. What is the best response by the nurse?

"Anywhere in the right arm."

The nurse is caring for a female client who needs venipuncture. The client has a history of breast cancer. What is an important assessment question for the nurse?

"Have you had a mastectomy?"

The nurse is preparing to perform venipuncture to obtain a venous blood sample. Place the following steps in the correct order.

1)Clean client's skin with antimicrobial swab.2)Reapply a tourniquet 3 to 4 in (3.75 to 10 cm) above the puncture site.3)Hold the client's arm in a downward position.4)Insert the needle, bevel up, at a 15-degree angle.5)Release tourniquet when blood flows into collection tube.6)Apply gentle pressure to the puncture site.

A nurse is attempting to enlarge the veins of a client before venipuncture. Which techniques are appropriate? Select all that apply.

Lower the client's arm before applying the tourniquet. , Apply a warm compress to the limb before applying the tourniquet. , Ask the client to make a fist. , Lightly tap the skin over the vein.

A nurse needs to obtain a venous blood sample from a term neonate. On the basis of recent research, which is the method of choice for collecting this client's sample?

Venipuncture with butterfly needle