A patient is being scheduled for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)as soon as possible.Which actions from the agency policy for ERCP should the nurse take first?

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The patient will need to be NPO for 8 hours before the ERCP is done,so the nurse's initial action should be to place the patient on NPO status.The other actions can be done after the patient is NPO.

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