The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who has severe arthritis and is having an x-ray. Which of the following statements by the patient would indicate a correct understanding of the teaching?
a. "A soft mattress covers the table."
b. "I may lie in a position of comfort."
c. "I may move during the x-ray."
d. "The table is hard and cold."
ANS: D
Inform patients that they will have to lie still during the examination and that the x-ray table will be cold and hard.
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