Patient Data Exhibits After the physician orders the echocardiogram, the nurse educates the parents about the procedure. For each statement below, indicate whether it shows understanding or a lack of understanding by the parents.

- Choice A: No Understanding - Reason: An echocardiogram is a non-invasive procedure that uses ultrasound waves to create images of the heart. - Choice B: Understanding - Reason: Parents can indeed show their child a movie or read a book during the procedure as it helps keep the child calm and still, which is conducive for a transthoracic echocardiogram². - Choice C: No Understanding - Reason: An echocardiogram is generally not a painful procedure. It is non-invasive and involves placing a transducer on the chest to capture images of the heart². - Choice D: Understanding - Reason: The echocardiogram will indeed produce an image of the structure of the heart, which is essential for diagnosing and assessing conditions like VSD. - Choice E: Understanding - Reason: Echocardiography uses sound waves to produce images of the heart, which can show how well blood is moving through the heart and heart valves.