A Client Is Having a Catheter Placed in the Femoral

question 19

Multiple Choice

A client is having a catheter placed in the femoral artery to deliver yttrium-90 beads into a liver tumor.What action by the nurse is most important?

• A) Assessing the client's abdomen beforehand
• B) Ensuring that informed consent is on the chart
• C) Marking the client's bilateral pedal pulses
• D) Reviewing client teaching done previously

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Definitions:

Lightning Protection

Systems or devices designed to protect structures and equipment from damage by directing lightning surges safely to the ground.

Grounded

Refers to a direct physical connection to the earth in an electrical system, used for safety and stability of the system.

Insulators

Materials that resist the flow of electrical current, often used to protect or separate conductors.

Electrons Stationary

Conceptually refers to electrons not moving or being in a static state within a material, although in reality, electrons are always in motion due to thermal energy.