• An important nursing responsibility for a patient recovering from a cardiac catheterization is: • Helping the patient to walk back to the department. • Providing health education about the general anaesthesia that was given. • Observing the site of catheterization and checking distal pulses. Instructing the patient about radioactive isotope injection.

• An important nursing responsibility for a patient recovering from a cardiac catheterization is: • Helping the patient to walk back to the department. • Providing health education about the general anaesthesia that was given. • Observing the site of catheterization and checking distal pulses. Instructing the patient about radioactive isotope injection.

Comprehensive Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305964792

Author:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Publisher:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Chapter12: Patient Scheduling

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