After Obtaining an Arterial Blood Sample from an Arterial Line

Multiple Choice

After obtaining an arterial blood sample from an arterial line, you would do all of the following except:

A) Flush the line and stopcock with the heparinized intravenous solution.
B) Aspirate at least 5 ml of fluid or blood (dead space or waste) .
C) Confirm stopcock port open to intravenous bag solution and catheter.
D) Confirm undamped pulse pressure waveform on monitor.