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The nurse is educating the 40-year-old female patient about the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommendations for early detection of cancer. Which information should she include when teaching?
 
  a. Obtain a Pap smear every year.
  b. Get an annual fecal occult blood examination.
  c. Plan a sigmoidoscopy every 5 years.
  d. Obtain a mammogram every year.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient immediately postoperative after a left pneumonectomy. How should the nurse position the patient?
 
  a. In high Fowler position
  b. In semi-Fowler position
  c. In a right side-lying position
  d. In a left side-lying position



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Answer to Question 1

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The ACS recommends that 40-year-old women have an annual mammogram and a Pap smear every 2 to 3 years. Yearly fecal occult blood studies and sigmoidoscopy are recommended beginning at age 50.

Answer to Question 2

D
Postoperative positioning after a pneumonectomy is on the operated side to prevent the threat of tension pneumothorax with mediastinal shift and leakage from the amputated bronchial stump. The physician's order should always be checked before turning the patient or raising the head of the bed.



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