The article that we are summarizing is called “Cardiac Diagnostic Testing: What Bedside Nurses Need to Know.” This article summarizes the importance of nurses being educated and aware of the different cardiac diagnostic testing. The main purpose of being knowledgeable of the different procedures is for the nurse to educate the patients on what they should expect during the procedure. They should also have the ability to educate the patients on what to do before and after the diagnostic testing. This article also provides you with a variety of common noninvasive cardiac diagnostic testing for patients who are at low risk or high risk for cardiac disease. The type of procedures that are discussed are Transthoracic echocardiography, stress test,
