You are discharging a client after a cardiac catheterization. What would you include in your discharge teaching?
A) Eat only soft foods for the next 12 hours.
B) Report any numbness, tingling, or sharp pain in the extremity.
C) Restrict your intake of water until the dye is out of your system.
D) You can move around whenever you feel like getting up.
B
Feedback:
Instructions for the client and family include the following: Keep the extremity straight for several hours and avoid movement; report any warm, wet feeling that may indicate oozing blood, numbness, tingling, or sharp pain in the extremity; and drink a large volume of fluid to relieve thirst and promote the excretion of the dye. There is no need to eat only soft foods after a cardiac catheterization.
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