A student visits the college health nurse and asks, I am ...

[luminitza]

A student visits the college health nurse and asks, I am concerned about when I should start getting Pap tests. What questions should the nurse ask?
 
  1. How old are you?
  2. Do you drink alcohol?
  3. Is there a history of cancer in your family?
  4. Do you use tobacco?
  5. Are you sexually active?

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client who has medications ordered to be given PO. The client asks the nurse what PO means. What is the best response by the nurse?
 
  1. PO medications are given orally.
  2. PO medications are given rectally.
  3. PO medications are given intramuscularly.
  4. PO medications are given vaginally.

[pikon]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: All women should start having Pap tests at age 21.
Rationale 2: Alcohol use is not a determining factor.
Rationale 3: Family history of cancer is not a determining factor.
Rationale 4: Tobacco use is not a determining factor.
Rationale 5: Women who are sexually active should have Pap tests earlier than those who are not.

Global Rationale: All women should start having Pap tests at age 21. Women who are sexually active should have Pap tests earlier than those who are not. Alcohol use, family history of cancer, and tobacco use are not determining factors.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: PO is the medical abbreviation for by mouth (oral).
Rationale 2: PO is the medical abbreviation for by mouth (oral).The abbreviation for rectally is PR.
Rationale 3: PO is the medical abbreviation for by mouth (oral). The abbreviation for intramuscular is IM.
Rationale 4: PO is the medical abbreviation for by mouth (oral).The abbreviation for vaginally is V or PV.

Global Rationale: PO is the medical abbreviation for by mouth or by the oral route. These medications are not given rectally (PR), intramuscularly (IM), or vaginally (V or PV).

[luminitza]

Excellent

[scottmt]

Great answer, keep it coming