A home health patient diagnosed with cystitis has been prescribed the medication phenazopyri-dine (Pyridium). When providing patient teaching, what should the nurse caution the patient about?
a. Staying out of the heat
b. Nausea
c. Staining of clothing
d. Skin rash
C
Pyridium causes the urine to be a bright orange color, which can stain clothing.
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