The charge nurse quickly calls the intensive care unit (ICU) to ask if there is a resource nurse on the unit that is trained in accessing an internally implanted venous access device.
An ICU nurse arrives with a special kit for accessing an internally implanted venous access device.
The charge nurse observes this procedure. Which actions should the charge nurse expect to observe when watching the ICU nurse access the implanted catheter?
a. Sterile technique, use of local anesthetic, flushing with saline
b. Quick insertion without anesthetic, rapid blood draw
c. Use of alcohol swab only, gentle pressure to insert
d. Not related to catheter access procedures