An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement when preparing for a venipuncture is to:
a. tie the tourniquet in a knot.
b. tie the tourniquet so it can be easily removed.
c. place the tourniquet 6 to 8 inches above the selected site.
d. make the tourniquet tight enough to occlude the distal pulse.
B
Apply the tourniquet by encircling the extremity and pulling one end of the tourniquet tightly over the other, looping one end under the other so it can be removed by pulling the end with a single motion. Apply the tourniquet 2 to 4 inches above the venipuncture site selected. Palpate the distal pulse below the tourniquet; if the pulse is not palpable, reapply the tourniquet more loosely.
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