A nurse teaches a client who is prescribed an unsealed radioactive isotope. Which statements should the nurse include in this client's education? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Do not share utensils, plates, and cups with anyone else."
b. "You can play with your grandchildren for 1 hour each day."
c. "Eat foods high in vitamins such as apples, pears, and oranges."
d. "Wash your clothing separate from others in the household."
e. "Take a laxative 2 days after therapy to excrete the radiation."
ANS: A, D, E
A client who is prescribed an unsealed radioactive isotope should be taught to not share utensils, plates, and cups with anyone else; to avoid contact with pregnant women and children; to avoid eating foods with cores or bones, which will leave contaminated remnants; to wash clothing separate from others in the household and run an empty cycle before washing other people's clothing; and to take a laxative on days 2 and 3 after receiving treatment to help excrete the contaminated stool faster.
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