How should the health care worker proceed

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A 65-year-old woman, Mrs. Garcia, comes for her annual checkup to the oncology clinic. After her visit with her doctor, she is sent to the laboratory to have some routine blood specimens collected. The health care worker correctly identifies her, prepares the site, supplies, and equipment, and inquiries about which arm Mrs. Garcia prefers to have the puncture performed on. Mrs. Garcia says, "Well, it doesn't really matter to me but I had my mastectomy done five years ago on this site and they usually stick me over here," as she points to her left arm.

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1. How should the health care worker proceed?

2. Why would a mastectomy make any difference in site selection?

3. Does the length of time after a mastectomy make any difference?

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