A Client Is Scheduled to Undergo a Thoracentesis

question 4

Multiple Choice

A client is scheduled to undergo a thoracentesis.What is the nurse's priority intervention?

• A) Measure oxygen saturation before and after a 12-minute walk.
• B) Verify that the client understands all possible complications.
• C) Explain the procedure in detail to the client and the family.
• D) Verify that informed consent has been given by the client.

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Definitions:

Amniotic Egg

Egg that contains an amnion and other membranes that surround and protect the developing embryo and keep it moist; the evolution of the amniotic egg was one of the adaptations that allowed animals to become completely terrestrial.

Vertebrates

Animals that possess a backbone or spinal column, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

Reptiles

A group of cold-blooded vertebrate animals characterized by scales or scutes, laying shelled eggs, and breathing air, including snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles.

Clade

A group of organisms believed to comprise all the evolutionary descendants of a common ancestor.