A school-age child is returning home after a renal biopsy. What teaching should the nurse provide to the patient and parents at this time? (Select all that apply.)
A) Remove the dressing in 2 hours.
B) Resume regular activity level at home.
C) Drink a glass of fluid every hour while awake.
D) Expect the first voided urine to be blood-tinged.
E) Teach how to keep serial urine samples for 24 hours.
C, D, E
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If a renal biopsy is done on an ambulatory basis, children can be discharged 2 to 4 hours after the procedure if vital signs are stable and they have voided. Encourage children to drink a glass of fluid every hour while awake during the first 24 hours to keep urine flowing freely and prevent blood from clotting in the kidney tubules and blocking urine flow. The first voiding after renal biopsy is invariably blood-tinged. Instruct parents how to keep serial urine samples, comparing each specimen with the previous one, to detect whether hematuria is becoming more or less marked. The dressing should not be disturbed. Parents should keep the child on restricted activity for 24 hours or until no more hematuria is present.
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