Author Question: The nurse is caring for a 30-year-old female who is suspected of having cervical cancer. The nurse ... (Read 73 times)

beccaep

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 535
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.



cswans24

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 317
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.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.

Did you know?

More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.

Did you know?

Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.

Did you know?

The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.

Did you know?

Today, nearly 8 out of 10 pregnant women living with HIV (about 1.1 million), receive antiretrovirals.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library