Although Most Blood Specimens Are Drawn by Laboratory Technicians,nurses May

Multiple Choice

Although most blood specimens are drawn by laboratory technicians,nurses may be required to perform heelsticks to obtain blood for glucose monitoring or newborn screening.The most serious complication of an infant heelstick is necrotizing osteochondritis resulting from lancet penetration of the bone.To prevent this problem the stick should be made:

A) At the outer aspect of the heel
B) On the walking surface of the heel
C) In the ball of the foot
D) In the area just below the fifth toe