A patient is scheduled for a lithotripsy for renal calculi. What should the nurse explain to the patient as the purpose of a bowel preparation prior to this procedure?
1. ensuring maximum visualization of the kidney and the stones
2. ensuring that there is no evidence of constipation prior to the procedure
3. increasing comfort
4. reducing postoperative pain
Correct Answer: 1
Fecal material in the bowel may impede fluoroscopic visualization of the kidney and stone. Constipation prior to the procedure has no bearing on the procedure if bowel preparation is completed. Bowel preparation would not contribute to patient comfort or reducing postoperative pain.
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