An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement when obtaining an arterial blood gas (ABG)specimen is to:
A)insert the needle at a 45-degree angle.
B)use a 19-gauge,1-inch needle.
C)leave 0.5 mL of heparin in the syringe.
D)aspirate blood after the puncture.

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Hold the needle bevel up,and insert the needle at a 45-degree angle into the artery.Use a 23- to 25-gauge needle.Aspirate 0.5-mL sodium heparin into a syringe,and then eject all heparin in the barrel out of the syringe.Allow arterial pulsations to pump 2 to 3 mL of blood into the heparinized syringe slowly to reduce the presence of air bubbles.

An Appropriate Technique for the Nurse to Implement When Obtaining