Which Assessment Finding by the Nurse Caring for a Patient

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which assessment finding by the nurse caring for a patient who has had coronary artery bypass grafting using a right radial artery graft is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

• A)Complaints of incisional chest pain
• B)Pallor and weakness of the right hand
• C)Fine crackles heard at both lung bases
• D)Redness on both sides of the sternal incision

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