The nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes who is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. Prior to the procedure, it is most important for the nurse to ask which of the following questions? a) “When was the last time you ate or drank?” b) “Are you having chest pain?” c) “What was your morning blood sugar reading?” d) “Are you allergic to shellfish?”
The nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes who is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. Prior to the procedure, it is most important for the nurse to ask which of the following questions?
a) “When was the last time you ate or drank?”
b) “Are you having chest pain?”
c) “What was your morning blood sugar reading?”
d) “Are you allergic to shellfish?”