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NCLEX-PN

Category - Physiological Adaptation

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A female nurse is assigned to care for a client who is being treated with a sealed radioactive implant. Which of the following actions of the nurse does not maintain the radiation safety guidelines?
  1. The nurse limits client care to no more than 30 minutes per shift
  2. The nurse informs the client’s visitor to stay at least 6 feet away from the client
  3. The client’s bed linens and used dressings are kept inside the client’s room until the implant is removed
  4. The nurse disposed of the client’s urine as a radioactive material
Explanation
Answer: D - The excreta of clients with sealed radioactive implants is not radioactive. They should be disposed of the usual way. The other options demonstrate actions that adhere to radiation safety.
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