Question

CRITICAL THINKING:

1) What is venipuncture?

2) What are some problems that medical assistants may encounter when attempting to draw blood from patients – and particularly from elderly patients?

3) Susan, a medical assistant, is having trouble finding a venipuncture site on the left arm of her patient, Gabel, although Susan has thoroughly assessed and palpated the antecubital veins, including the bigger median cubital vein. Gabel doesn’t want Susan to draw blood from her right arm. What techniques are available to Susan to make the veins on Gabel’s left arm more prominent?

Answer 1