Posted: October 17th, 2017

Kent a new staff nurse asks her preceptor nurse how to obtain a blood sample from a patient with a portacath device. The preceptor nurse teaches the new staff nurse:

Kent a new staff nurse asks her preceptor nurse how to obtain a blood sample from a patient with a portacath device. The preceptor nurse teaches the new staff nurse:

A. The sample will be withdrawn into a syringe attached to the portacath needle and then placed into a vacutainer.
B. Portacath devices are not used to obtain blood samples because of the risk of clot formation.
C. The vacutainer will be attached to the portacath needle to obtain a direct sample.
D. Any needle and syringe may be utilized to obtain the sample.