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CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification

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A patient is scheduled to undergo cardiac catheterization. The nurse should be able inform the patient that:
  1. Catheter insertion will be painful initially, and it is necessary to lie on a hard X-ray table for 2 hours.
  2. The procedure is done in a major operating room
  3. The patient is on NPO for 6 hours prior to the procedure.
  4. The patient may feel an urge to cough, palpitations, and a flushed warm feeling.
Explanation
Answer- D - The nurse should inform the patient that the procedure may cause an urge to cough, palpitations, and a flushed and warm feeling. Catheter insertion is the introduction of a catheter into the heart via a peripheral vessel. Prior to the procedure the nurse should inform the patient of the procedure's purpose, it’s possible complications, and the sensation it causes (e.g., urge to cough, nausea, warm flush feeling). The nurse should also assess the patient if he/ she have allergies to iodine and keep the patient on NPO for 8- 12 hours. The X- ray table is hard and may be tilted periodically. The procedure may take up to 2 hours.
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