Central lines provide access to major veins and are used when the patient needs large amounts of fluids or
highly concentrated solutions.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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a. Ask the patient when she last had anything to eat or drink. b. Take a culture of the lesions to verify the involved organism. c. Ask the patient if she has had unprotected sex since her outbreak. d. Use electronic fetal surveillance to determine a baseline fetal heart rate.
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