Your patient has left ventricular heart failure and chest pain. The transport team is ready to take them to their echocardiogram. What would be your nursing PRIORITY for safe transportation?
A. Accompany patient to their destination.
B. Call in handoff report to the nurse in the receiving department.
C. Verify patient is correctly hooked up to portable cardiac rhythm monitor before they leave.
D.Follow patient with a code cart in case of emergency.
