[Verified Answer]: You are drawing an on a patient with a…

You are drawing an on a patient with a positive modified Allen’s test on the right wrist and negative modified Allen’s test on the left wrist. Which wrist is safe for an ABG sample? 2. You are asked to draw an ABG on a patient with an arterial line (‘art line’) in place. Explain this procedure. 3. What equation helps determine proper suction catheter size? 4. Why is it recommended to use the equation for proper suction catheter size? 5. You are suctioning a patient with an in-line suction catheter and feel resistance almost immediately when you try to advance the catheter. Give 2 possible reasons for resistance in an ETT toward the top of the tube (around the mouth area). 6. You have just completed suctioning a patient with an in-line suction catheter and there are visible secretions in the suction catheter. What should be done to remove them? 7. Why is it recommended to suction a patient with an artificial airway at least one time on your shift, even if they have clear breath sounds? 8. What must be done prior to suctioning in regards to a ventilator (2 answers)? 9. You are watching an ABG sample attempt and observe a positive modified Allen’s test, supplies setup to keep them clean and easily within reach, needle inserted at a angle, dark red blood withdrawn by pulling on the syringe’s plunger and then discarded as it is probably a venous sample. What went wrong with this ABG sampling attempt? 10. An RT gives a student a chance to draw an ABG at a clinical site and they are not successful with the first insertion of the needle. What can be done to avoid sticking the patient again? 11. After a successful draw, the blood sample needs to be sent to the lab. Describe the information needed, how to prepare the sample and how to send it to the lab. 12. What could happen to the blood sample if there is a bubble within the syringe sent to lab? 13. Describe how to perform a modified Allen’s test. 14. You are taking care of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease that is in a patient room alone. Their arms are restrained to the bed as they keep trying to extubate themselves and pull out their IV. The pulmonologist stated this ABG is needed to make the decision for a possible extubation and it is very important.