
Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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A nurse is choosing a catheter to use to suction a patient’s
endotracheal tube via an open system. On which variable
would the nurse base the size of the catheter to use?
a. The age of the patient
b. The size of the endotracheal tube
c. The type of secretions to be suctioned
d. The height and weight of the patient
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