Title: The home care nurse observes a break in the catheter lumen while changing the ce Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 5, 2014 The home care nurse observes a break in the catheter lumen while changing the central venous catheter dressing of a client after bone marrow transplantation. What is the nurse’s best first action?
A. Document the observation. B. Cover the break with sterile tape. C. Remove the central venous catheter. D. Clamp the catheter proximal to the break. Title: Re: The home care nurse observes a break in the catheter lumen while changing the ce Post by: f_zah1 on Oct 26, 2014 Content hidden
Title: Re: The home care nurse observes a break in the catheter lumen while changing the ce Post by: nurse2mrow on Oct 27, 2014 Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
Title: Re: The home care nurse observes a break in the catheter lumen while changing the ce Post by: f_zah1 on Oct 27, 2014 Welcome :)
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