3 teach the patient about the procedure 4 confirm

3.
Teach the patient about the procedure.
4.
Confirm that the patient has been fasting.
ANS: C
The nurse will need to teach the patient that the procedure is rapid and involves little risk. None of the other actions
are necessary.
16. Which information obtained by the nurse who is admitting the patient for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will be
important to report to the health care provider before the MRI?

17. When the nurse is monitoring a patient who is undergoing exercise (stress) testing on a treadmill, which
assessment finding requires the most rapid action by the nurse?
18. The standard policy on the cardiac unit states, “Notify the health care provider for mean arterial pressure (MAP)
less than 70 mm Hg.” The nurse will need to call the health care provider about the
19. When admitting a patient for a cardiac catheterization and coronary angiogram, which information about the
patient is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?
1.
The patient’s pedal pulses are +1.
2.
The patient is allergic to shellfish.
3.
The patient had a heart attack 1 year ago.
4.
The patient has not eaten anything today.
ANS: B
The contrast dye used for the procedure is iodine based, so patients who have shellfish allergies will require treatment
with medications such as corticosteroids and antihistamines before the angiogram. The other information is also
communicated to the health care provider but will not require a change in the usual precardiac catheterization orders
or medications.