Multiple Choice
The nurse is preparing to perform a venipuncture on a patient.Which of the following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A) Apply the tourniquet until the distal pulse is no longer felt
B) Remove the tourniquet after 1 minute
C) Instruct the patient to vigorously open and close fist
D) Do not use veins that rebound
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