Multiple Choice
The nurse working in an intensive care unit receives a prescription from the primary health care provider to discontinue a triple-lumen subclavian central venous catheter. Which interventions will help prevent air embolism on removal? Select all that apply.
A) Applying an air-occlusive dressing
B) Instructing the client to bear down
C) Instructing the client to lie in a supine position
D) Pulling the line harder if there is resistance
E) Pulling the line out when the client is inhaling
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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