The Nurse Is Preparing to Perform a Venipuncture on a Patient.Which

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 the fist.
D) Do not use veins that rebound.