Nursing Interventions for the Child After a Cardiac Catheterization Include

question 45

Multiple Choice

Nursing interventions for the child after a cardiac catheterization include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Allow ambulation as tolerated.
• B) Monitor vital signs every 2 hours.
• C) Assess the affected extremity for temperature and color.
• D) Check pulses above the catheterization site for equality and symmetry.
• E) Remove pressure dressing after 4 hours.
• F) Maintain a patent peripheral intravenous catheter until discharge.