The nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a patient recovering from a cystogram. The nurse realizes that additional teaching is necessary when the patient states:
"After the procedure, I need to contact my primary healthcare provider if I experience
1. any bloody urine."
2. low urine output."
3. abdominal pain."
4. chills or fever."
Correct Answer: 1
Some blood is expected in the urine following the procedure. The nurse should provide more information regarding the monitoring of blood in the urine. The nurse should instruct the patient to immediately notify the physician if the urine remains bloody for more than three voidings after the procedure, or if bright bleeding develops. Low urine output, abdominal or flank pain, chills, or fever can occur and indicate that teaching has been effective.
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