The nurse is preparing a patient for a computed tomography (…
The nurse is preparing a patient for a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen. Patients must be NPO for 8 hours and void several minutes before the test. Which statement by the nurse is best to help prepare the patient?
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The RN is admitting a patient to a medical unit. The nurse delegates the measurement of the vital signs to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). After completing the admission process, the patient complains of a severe headache so the nurse reassesses the vital signs to find the patient’s blood pressure extremely elevated. Whose responsibility is the accuracy of the blood pressure measurement?
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