Section: NCLEX

43) The nurse is caring for a patient one hour after a percutaneous liver biopsy. The nurse would be MOST concerned if which of the following was observed?

1. The patient is lying on her right side with a pillow under the costal margin
2. The patient frequently coughs after deep breathing.
3. The LPN obtains the blood pressure and pulse every 15 minutes.
4. The patient states that she has mild pain radiating to her right shoulder.