After assisting with a needle biopsy of the liver at a patient's bedside, the nurse should
a. put pressure on the biopsy site using a sandbag.
b. elevate the head of the bed to facilitate breathing.
c. place the patient on the right side with the bed flat.
d. check the patient's postbiopsy coagulation studies.
c. place the patient on the right side with the bed flat.
After a biopsy, the patient lies on the right side with the bed flat to splint the biopsy site. Coagulation studies are checked before the biopsy. A sandbag does not exert adequate pressure to splint the site.
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