Ati lpn med surg exam
Ati lpn med surg exam ( 53 Questions)
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client following a left femoral cardiac angiography. The nurse should place a sandbag on the client over which of the following areas?
The right groin area is not the site of the procedure, so placing a sandbag here would not help control bleeding or pressure.
The sandbag should be placed over the left groin area where the femoral artery was accessed during the angiography. This helps apply pressure to prevent bleeding from the site and promote clot formation.
The right ankle is irrelevant to the procedure and would not require pressure.
Similarly, the left ankle has no relation to the femoral angiography site.
A. The right groin area is not the site of the procedure, so placing a sandbag here would not help control bleeding or pressure.
B. The sandbag should be placed over the left groin area where the femoral artery was accessed during the angiography. This helps apply pressure to prevent bleeding from the site and promote clot formation.
C. The right ankle is irrelevant to the procedure and would not require pressure.
D. Similarly, the left ankle has no relation to the femoral angiography site.