The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who has severe arthritis and is having an x-ray. Which patient statement indicates teaching has been effective?
a. "The table is hard and cold."
b. "I may move during the x-ray."
c. "A soft mattress covers the table."
d. "I may lie in a position of comfort."
ANS: A
Inform patients that they will have to lie still during the examination and that the x-ray table will be cold and hard. B. The patient will not be able to move during the x-ray. C. A soft mattress is not on the x-ray table. D. The patient will be placed into positions that best visualize the area being x-rayed.
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