Exam for RN Cardiovascular NCLEX Exam

The nurse is caring for a client following a femoral angiography. When developing this client's plan of care, the nurse plans to

A. encourage the client to ambulate within one hour following this procedure.

B. discontinue prescribed intravenous fluids immediately after the procedure

C. assess kidney function via lab testing on the day following the procedure.

D. maintain nothing by mouth (NPO) status for 4 hours following the procedure.

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