A nurse teaches a client who is recovering from a urography. Which instruction should the nurse include in this client's discharge teaching?
a. "Avoid direct contact with your urine for 24 hours until the radioisotope clears."
b. "You may have some dribbling of urine for several weeks after this procedure."
c. "Be sure to drink at least 3 liters of fluids today to help eliminate the dye faster."
d. "Your skin may become slightly yellow from the dye used in this procedure."
ANS: C
Dyes used in urography are potentially nephrotoxic. A large fluid intake will help the client eliminate the dye rapidly. Dyes used in urography are not radioactive, the client should not experience any dribbling of urine, and the dye should not change the color of the client's skin.
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