Question

1. which responsibility does the nurse have when preparing a patient for diagnostic examinations of the urinary tract? select all that apply. one, some, or all responses may be correct. ensuring that the patient receives the appropriate pretest diet witnessing a signed consent inserting a femoral catheter ensuring that the patient receives nothing by mouth (npo) prior to the test administering bowel preparation medications ordering the appropriate examination

Explanation:

Nurses are responsible for ensuring proper pre - test diet and NPO status as part of patient preparation. They can also witness consent. Ordering the examination is within their scope in some settings. Inserting a femoral catheter is usually a more specialized procedure often done by other trained personnel. Administering bowel - prep medications is not a typical responsibility for urinary tract diagnostic exam prep.

Answer:

Ensuring that the patient receives the appropriate pretest diet
Witnessing a signed consent
Ensuring that the patient receives nothing by mouth (NPO) prior to the test
Ordering the appropriate examination