What teaching is essential for a client who has received an injection of iodine-131?
a. "Do not share a toilet with anyone else or let anyone clean your toilet."
b. "You need to save all your urine for the next week."
c. "No special precautions are needed be-cause this type of radiation is weak."
d. "Avoid all contact with other people until the radiation device is removed."
A
The radiation source is an unsealed isotope that is eliminated from the body in waste products, especially urine and feces. This material is radioactive for about 48 hours after instillation of the isotope. Having the client not share a toilet with other people or allowing anyone to clean the client's toilet for a specific period of time ensures that the isotope has been completely eliminat-ed, and that the client's wastes are no longer radioactive.
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