Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a patient with pernicious anemia immediately following a bone marrow biopsy of the left posterior iliac crest.Which action should the nurse perform first?
A) Inform the patient that he may feel pressure and sharp, brief pain.
B) Check the pulses in the leg and foot distal to the puncture.
C) Administer an ordered analgesic.
D) Apply pressure to the site for 5 minutes with an ice pack.
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