When a patient returns from a cardiac catheterization, the nurse would expect to:
1. ambulate the patient in the hall.
2. check the puncture site.
3. monitor the gag reflex.
4. remove the gel from all sites on the skin.
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Cardiac catheterizations are invasive procedures in which a catheter is threaded through an artery. Postprocedure care requires bed rest and monitoring puncture sites.
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