A patient who just received thrombolytic therapy accidentally pulled out the IV line. For how long should manual pressure be applied to the venipuncture site?
a. 1 minute
b. 2 minutes
c. 5 minutes
d. 10 minutes
ANS: D
Pressure should be applied to a venipuncture site for 10 minutes, and to an arterial site for 30 minutes, following thrombolytic therapy. This is necessary to achieve adequate hemostasis after a thrombolytic drug has been used.
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