The nurse is caring for a client with heart failure. What procedure should the nurse prepare the client for in order to determine the ejection fraction to measure the efficiency of the heart as a pump?

The nurse is caring for a client with heart failure. What procedure should the nurse prepare the client for in order to determine the ejection fraction to measure the efficiency of the heart as a pump?


a) Echocardiogram

b) A pulmonary arteriography

c) A chest radiograph

d) Electrocardiogram



Answer: Echocardiogram