A hospitalized patient with renal insufficiency is scheduled to have an IVP. Which nursing action will be needed during this procedure?

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Patients with impaired renal function are at risk for decreased renal function after IVP because the contrast medium used is nephrotoxic, so the nurse should monitor the patient's urine output. Conscious sedation and retention catheterization are not required for the procedure. The contrast medium is given intravenously, not orally.

A Hospitalized Patient with Renal Insufficiency Is Scheduled to Have