Question

The physician orders cultures to be drawn from the patient's invasive intravenous lines. What term describes the technique the RN must utilize in specimen collection to ensure a proper culture?

Answer 1

If the physician orders culture to be taken from the patient's intravenous lines, the nurse must use the sterile technique. This technique should be use because the device used is direct to the client's bloodstream which is then prone to having infection thus when collecting certain specimen every effort should be made to minimize the risk for infection.