NUR 106 Quiz: Obtaining a Capillary Blood Sample for Glucose Testing Chapter 18 2023/2024

NUR 106 Quiz: Obtaining a Capillary Blood Sample for Glucose Testing Chapter 18 The nurse encounters difficulty obtaining a large enough blood droplet for a capillary blood sample for glucose testing. Which action does the nurse take next? · Use a different finger and a new lancet for the sample. · Lower the hand below heart level and stroke the finger. · Squeeze the fingertip toward the puncture site to get the droplet. · Ask the client if they have trouble at home with fingersticks. - correct answer Lower the hand below heart level and stroke the finger. The nurse is administering a glucose test on a client and has lanceted the finger. Where does the nurse instruct the client to keep their hand? · above the level of the heart · below the level of the heart · straight out to the side · in a fist, straight down - correct answer below the level of the heart The nurse obtains the client's blood glucose result. What action will the nurse do next? · Discard the test strip. · Ensure the result is documented. · Remove used gloves. · Review related prescriptions. - correct answer Discard the test strip. The nurse is preparing to obtain an adult client's capillary blood sample for glucose testing. Which action is most appropriate? · Obtain the blood sample from the edges of the fingers rather than the center of the fingertip.