You are caring for a patient who is going to have an open renal biopsy. What would be an important nursing action in preparing this patient for the procedure?
A) Discuss the diagnosis with the family.
B) Bathe the patient before the procedure with aseptic soap.
C) Give antibiotics before sending the patient to surgery.
D) Keep the patient NPO.
Ans: D
Feedback: Preparation for an open biopsy is similar to that for any major abdominal surgery. When preparing the patient for an open biopsy you would keep the patient NPO. You may discuss the diagnosis with the family, but that is not a preparation for the procedure. You would not bathe an adult patient, who can bathe himself or herself; and a parent would bathe a child patient. Antibiotics for an open procedure are usually given when the patient is in surgery.
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