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A patient admitted to the cardiac unit is going to the cardiac catheterization lab for a procedure. The patient tells the nurse, I am so anxious about this. I am afraid the procedure might trigger a heart attack.
 
   What is the first action by the nurse?
  a. Contact the physician for an anti-anxiety medication prior to the procedure.
  b. Assure the patient that this is a very common procedure for all cardiac patients.
  c. Instruct the patient prior to the procedure about what he can expect of the procedure.
  d. Offer the patient some stress-reducing techniques to use before the procedure.
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