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RESPIRATORY THERAPY
Arterial Blood Gas Puncture
Competency Confirmation | Robert J Bateman, RTS
Procedure


  • PREPARATION
  • Confirm physician order
  • Gather appropriate supplies
  • PROCEDURE
  • Patient identity confirmatiojn
  • Determine appropirate puncture site
  • Apply aspectic technique
  • Peform puncture
  • Hold sufficient pressure
  • Cap and discard needle safely
  • Apply patient lable to sample