caring for a post op heart pt

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I take care of post op heart pts and I recently had a pt with a left radial artery graft site and that arm was ace wraped and i was trying to find out the policy on doing blood sugar pricks on left finger tips? i know we don't put BP cuff on that arm and no IVs but is it ok to use the graft site arm for blood sugar pricks? Pls any thoughts/suggestions r greatly appreciated!

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I would think that you would want to avoid doing anything on that extremity

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
I would think that you would want to avoid doing anything on that extremity

Agree. No need to even remotely invite potential infection.

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Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.

Yup. Steer clear of the left side.

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