Nurse Jennifer Is Caring for an Adult Patient in the Intensive

Nurse Jennifer is caring for an adult patient in the intensive care unit who needs arterial line monitoring. Suddenly, the patient develops sepsis and tenderness at the insertion site. Aside from antibiotics administration, Nurse Jennifer should:

A) Exchange the arterial line and catheter with the seldinger technique
B) Remove the catheter and replace it with a new one, utilizing a different site
C) Replace the continuous flush, transducer, and pressure tubing
D) Apply Povidone iodine at the puncture site