You are in the process of collection a blood specimen on a patient with difficult veins. You had to redirect the needle but it is now in the vein, and the first tube has just started to fill. The blood is filling the tube slowly. The skin around the veinpuncture site starts to swell. You have several more tubes to fill. What should you do?
A) Ask the patient if it hurts; if not, continue the draw.
B) Continue the draw after pushing the needle in deeper.
C) Pull back on the needle slightly and finish the draw.
D) Stop the draw at once and apple pressure to the site.
Answer: Stop the draw at once and apply pressure to the site.
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