The patient states that he had a cardiac catheterization 10 years ago and wonders if any of the postprocedure care has changed. Which response by the nurse is most accurate?
a. "We will only roll you to the same side as the catheter insertion site."
b. "You will lay flat for several hours, and we will place a sandbag over the dressing in the groin."
c. "You will most likely be able to ambulate within a few hours if your doctor uses an arterial closure device at the catheter in-sertion site."
d. "We will encourage you to flex and ex-tend your legs when you return from the procedure to prevent a clot from forming at the insertion site."
C
Most physicians use an arterial closure device at the puncture site, which enables the patient to be ambulatory within 2 hours after the cardiac catheterization procedure. The patient may be turned to either side. Sandbags were used in the past to prevent bleeding from the puncture site and the patient had to lay flat for several hours. Flexing and extending the legs immediately after the procedure would likely cause bleeding from the site.
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