A nurse teaches a client who is prescribed an unsealed radioactive isotope.Which statements should the nurse include in this client's education? (Select all that apply.)

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A client who is prescribed an unsealed radioactive isotope should be taught to not share utensils,plates,and cups with anyone else; to avoid contact with pregnant women and children; to avoid eating foods with cores or bones,which will leave contaminated remnants; to wash clothing separate from others in the household and run an empty cycle before washing other people's clothing; and to take a laxative on days 2 and 3 after receiving treatment to help excrete the contaminated stool faster.

A Nurse Teaches a Client Who Is Prescribed an Unsealed