An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement to obtain an arterial blood gas specimen is to:
A. Insert the needle at a 45-degree angle
B. Use a 19-gauge, 1-inch needle
C. Leave 0.5 ml of heparin in the syringe
D. Aspirate the blood after the puncture
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A. Hold needle bevel up and insert at 45-degree angle into artery.
B. Use 23- to 25-gauge needle.
C. Aspirate 0.5 ml sodium heparin into syringe, and then eject all heparin in barrel out of syringe.
D. Allow arterial pulsations to pump 2 to 3 ml of blood into heparinized syringe slowly to reduce presence of air bubbles.
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