A patient is scheduled for an intravenous pyelogram (IVP). For this diagnostic examination the nurse needs to:
A. make no special preparations before the examination.
B. push oral fluids before the examination.
C. have the patient fast after the procedure.
D. assess the patient for an allergy to iodine before the examination.
D
Before an IVP procedure, bowel preparation is required. The patient is NPO after midnight. Af-ter the procedure the patient is encouraged to push fluids to reduce the nephrotoxic effects of the contrast material.
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