A 77-year-old had a lumbar puncture performed at the outpatient clinic. The nurse at the clinic calls the patient and family that evening. What does this phone call enable the nurse to determine?
A) What the patients' expectations of the test are
B) Whether the patient's family had any questions about why the test was necessary
C) Whether the patient had any untoward results
D) Whether the patient understood why the test was done
Ans: C
Feedback: 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. Options A, B, and D are information that should have been elicited from the patient and family prior to the test.
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