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.