Posted: June 26th, 2017

Nurse Blessy is doing some patient education related to a patient’s central venous access device. Which of the following statements will the nurse make to the patient?

Nurse Blessy is doing some patient education related to a patient’s central venous access device. Which of the following statements will the nurse make to the patient?

A. “These type of devices are essentially risk free.”
B. “These devices seldom work for more than a week or two necessitating replacement.”
C. “The dressing should only the changed by your doctor.”
D. “Heparin in instilled into the lumen of the catheter to decrease the risk of clotting.”