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A client is scheduled for surgery, and the nurse a baseline electrocardiogram (ECG) is necessary. Which instruction to the client by the nurse is accurate?  

______ Endoscopic Examinations

Which of the following statements is true about a Nasointestinal tube?  

The nurse assesses a client’s wound. Which documentation will the nurse make to indicate a possible infection?   

A client is scheduled for a CT scan with contrast medium. The physician wants to confirm adequate kidney function before the procedure. The nurse knows that he would order which test to best assess kidney function:

A nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube on a client in the ER. During the procedure, the client begins to gasp and turns cyanotic. What should the nurse do first?   

______Computed Tomography  

The nurse answers a client’s bathroom emergency call light. In the bathroom, the nurse discovers pinkish-gray organs protruding from the bottom of an abdominal dressing. Which actions does the nurse take FIRST?   

A physician obtains a written consent from a client who has to undergo multiple surgical procedures. As a rule, the written consent must confirm that the client understands the tests/procedures and will undergo them voluntarily. What else is necessary to make the client’s written consent valid?

Which of the following statements about sterile technique is INCORRECT?