After obtaining an arterial blood sample through percutaneous puncture using a syringe that does not have a capping safety device, what should you do?

a. Remove the needle with a Kelly clamp, then plug the syringe.
b. "Scoop" the needle cap up with one hand, then plug the syringe.
c. Force the needle into a rubber cork or plastic stopper.
d. Manually remove and bend the needle, then plug the syringe.


ANS: B
If a capping safety device is not provided, the clinician should use the single-handed "scoop" method to cap the needle before removing it and plugging the syringe.

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