When caring for a patient following a needle biopsy of the liver at the bedside, the nurse should
A) elevate the head of the bed to facilitate breathing.
B) check the patient's post-biopsy coagulation studies.
C) place the patient on the right side with the bed flat.
D) put pressure on the biopsy site using a sandbag.
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Q1: When a patient has a history of
Q2: While the nurse is obtaining a nursing
Q3: When the nurse is assessing an alert
Q5: To palpate the liver, the nurse
A) presses
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Q7: The nurse is obtaining a nursing history
Q8: When listening to a patient's abdomen after
Q9: During change of shift report, the nurse
Q10: Which information collected by the nurse when
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