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During blood draw is it fine to ask nurse to show me both sides of gauze right before nurse applies gauze on (injection site ) . the needle will already be inside my arm .or its wrong to ask to show gauze right before applying it on injection site?
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Missing the point: What would be the goal of having nurse do that. Do you suspect they might be using dirty gauze? Is that common practice? Do you have or have heard of similar cases? Otherwise it might have to do with needle phobia and anxiety around blood draws?
Answered 10/16/2019
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