A patient who is scheduled to have a renal angiogram asks why the nurse is checking the pulses in the feet. What should the nurse respond to this patient?
1. "I feel your pulses there. I can check that the blood is flowing properly to your legs and feet."
2. "Why do you ask?"
3. "It is a nursing thing."
4. "A needle is inserted in your femoral artery so the circulation to your extremity could be compromised during this test."
Correct Answer: 1
For this test a contrast medium is injected into the femoral artery. Afterward, the integrity of the artery is assessed by checking peripheral pulses in the feet. Asking the patient "why do you ask" does not answer the patient's question. Saying that it is a "nursing thing" minimizes the patient's concern. The nurse should not explain the procedure using medical terminology that the patient might not understand.
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