Question

a 5-year-old is being prepared for diagnostic cardiac catheterization, in which the catheter will be inserted in the right femoral vein. what intervention should the nurse take to prevent infection?

Answer 1

Answer: the catheter must be new and clean before injecting it, then nurse must wipe the spot(skin) with alcohol-containing cotton bud before the catherization, the nurse must cover the injected area with a band-aid

Step-by-step explanation:

Warning: the blood of the patient must not get on the nurse or others because the patient might have diseases which might spread