A patient had a lumbar puncture performed at the outpatient clinic and the nurse has phoned the patient and family that evening. What does this phone call enable the nurse to determine?
A) What are the patient's and family's expectations of the test
B) Whether the patient's family had any questions about why the test was necessary
C) Whether the patient has had any complications of the test
D) Whether the patient understood accurately why the test was done
Ans: C
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Contacting the patient and family after diagnostic testing enables the nurse to determine whether they have any questions about the procedure or whether the patient had any untoward results. The other listed information should have been elicited from the patient and family prior to the test.
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