Preparing phlebotomy to obtain blood sample

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A female patient explains that she has been taking blood thinners for a year now while they are preparing a phlebotomy to obtain a blood sample from her. Which of the following is the correct action from the medical assistant that is drawing blood in this situation? A female patient explains that she has been taking blood thinners for a year now while they are preparing a phlebotomy to obtain a blood sample from her. Which of the following is the correct action from the medical assistant that is drawing blood in this situation? Reschedule the procedure to a different day for the physician to do it. Proceed to do the phlebotomy and put pressure over the site of the puncture until the bleeding stops once the blood has been drawn. Tighten the tourniquet above the antecubital space and draw it from the dorsum of the hand. Bandage the patient, send her home, and instruct her to come back to the facility if she is still bleeding by the next day.

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