Prior to the nurse transporting the patient to have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), it is essential that the nurse confirms that the patient:

Pressure must be placed over the site of insertion of the catheter used for an angiogram, or a(n) ______________   may form.

A(n) ____________ is usually flexible, contains a fiber optic light, and is used to view the interior of body structures.

The nurse is performing an initial assessment on a patient with respiratory difficulty. The nurse would anticipate documenting signs and symptoms such as:

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:

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

A nurse is giving instructions to a patient who will have a cardiac catheterization. What should the nurse include in the teaching?

A major concern for an 86-year-old patient who has been NPO for 8 hours prior to a diagnostic test would be:

. One sign of liver disorders is ____________, with yellow skin and mucous membranes.

Enter text here: _____________

The sensitivity part of a culture and sensitivity test is for the purpose of:

A hospitalized patient tells the nurse that he intends to leave the acute care facility, against medical advice. The nurse's initial action(s) should be to: