The nurse is caring for a 30-year-old female who is suspected of ...

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The nurse is caring for a 30-year-old female who is suspected of having cervical cancer. The nurse should prepare the client for which diagnostic test?
 
  1. X-ray of the pelvis
  2. Sigmoidoscopy
  3. Endoscopy
  4. Pap smear

Question 2

The nurse is admitting a female client who is to undergo a radioactive implant for cervical cancer. The nurse should assign the client to a private room because:
 
  1. this is an embarrassing procedure.
  2. radiation can transmit rays outside the body.
  3. the family has requested a private room.
  4. the hospital has only private rooms.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 4

1. The cervix is located in such a manner that an x-ray is not likely to give good visualization of developed cancer cells.
2. A sigmoidoscopy visualizes the sigmoid colon.
3. An endoscopy is a direct inspection of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
4. The Pap smear is tissue used to directly visualize changes in cervical cells.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2

1. The procedure might be embarrassing to the client, but it could be performed in a treatment room before returning the client to the room.
2. The reason for the private room is that radiation can emit rays outside the body and can be excreted through bodily fluids, posing a danger to another person in the room.
3. There is no evidence that this family requested a private room.
4. There is no evidence that this hospital has only private rooms.