You are removing an IV catheter from a
patient prescribed carbamazepine (Tegretol). What safety technique will you apply while completing this procedure?
a. Place a 2 by 2 dressing over the site with extra tape.
b. Hold pressure on the IV site for at least a minute or until the bleeding stops.
c. Ask the patient to hold pressure over the IV site for at least 30 seconds.
d. Put a Band-Aid over the site after to catheter is removed to prevent infection.
ANS: B
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