The following patients have had blood draws ordered. The nurse will not perform venipuncture on
1. The hand of an infant who does not have adequate hand veins.
2. The right arm of a mastectomy patient who has had a mastectomy on the right side.
3. The feet of patients with poor circulation in the extremities.
4. The arm of an elderly patient with edema.
ANS: 2
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