Following a colonoscopy with polyp removal, the wife of the patient is distressed that there is slight bleeding from her husband's rectum. The nurse's most helpful response would be:

The technique of _______________  is used to obtain a sample of bone marrow for diagnostic testing.

A patient is scheduled to have a diagnostic procedure performed on an outpatient basis at 9:00 AM. The nurse will advise the patient to:

The nurse instructing a patient who is to have a Papanicolaou smear (Pap smear) in 2 days would tell the patient to avoid:

The nurse instructing in the collection of a midstream urine catch would tell the patient to first cleanse the external genitalia and then to:

When collecting a blood sample with a Vacutainer system, it is important to:

A nurse is concerned about a liver disorder in a patient. What laboratory test would be appropriate to obtain for a patient with a liver disorder?

A patient who is scheduled for discharge has items that were stored in the hospital safe. After retrieving them, the nurse should document their return to the patient by:

A nurse who was present at the time of the death of a patient should document:

For the patient who just had a liver biopsy performed, the nurse should position him:

An electroencephalogram (EEG) is done to diagnose which disorders? (Select all that apply.)