The nurse is preparing a patient for a liver-spleen scan. Which of the following interventions is most important before the procedure?
1. Prepare the biopsy site with a clean field.
2. Check for any allergies to contrast media.
3. Explain the procedure to the patient's family.
4. Have the patient eat a complete regular diet.
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Allergies should always be checked before any diagnostic test.
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A. After 10 hours of mild contractions B. When contractions are 3 to 5 minutes apart C. When contractions are experienced in the back D. When strong contractions occur 2 to 3 minutes apart
Theories and conceptual models:
A) Are invented or created, not discovered B) Need to be borrowed from other disciplines for nursing studies C) Both contain a set of logically interrelated propositions D) Both provide a mechanism for developing new propositions from the original propositions
Zeroing the pressure transducer on hemodynamic monitoring equipment occurs when the displays reads
a. 0 b. 250 c. 600 d. 760
Medications that fight or antagonize the effects of the sympathetic nervous system are referred to as being:
A. anticholinergic. B. sympathomimetic. C. sympatholytic. D. parasympatholytic.