A client has been ordered to undergo a step test. Which of the following arrangements is of greatest importance during a step test?
A) Reduce the height of the step test machine platform.
B) Make arrangements for a metronome and a stopwatch.
C) Shorten the test time when the client's heart rate is rapid.
D) Make provisions for possible cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
D
Feedback:
The most important arrangement that a nurse should make during a step test is to ask for the assistance of personnel certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automatic cardiac defibrillator if there is an adverse cardiac event. The step test is used with caution; hence, test time is shortened if the client develops discomfort. The examiner uses a metronome and a stopwatch to keep track of the rate and the time, but this is not the most important arrangement. The height of the step test machine platform is prescribed as per the client.
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