Kendra is about to perform venipuncture on a patient who had a mastectomy on the right side. What special precautions should Kendra observe for this patient?

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Lymph nodes are usually removed along with the breast during a mastectomy. The lack of lymph nodes on the surgical side increases the potential for infection and lymphedema. Drawing blood from an arm on the same side as a mastectomy may result in infection for the patient and invalid or inaccurate test results.

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