NUR 201 Module F
- A 70 year-old client asks the nurse if she needs a Pap smear. Her last Pap smear was 3 year
- "Yes, you need a Pap test this year."
- "You are not due for another Pap smear until next year."
- "A Pap smear is not needed unless you are sexually active."
- "You may not need an annual Pap smear after 65 years of age"
ago, and it was normal. What is the correct nursing response?
Answer D
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test
Answer can identify many high-risk types of HPV infections associated with the development of cervical cancer
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Answer a virus that can cause genital warts or asymptomatic infection
- hysterosalpingography
Answer an x-ray that uses an injection of a contrast medium to visualize the cervix, uterus, and fallopian tubes
- mammography
Answer an x-ray of the soft tissue of the breast
- A client has undergone a breast biopsy. Which post procedure symptoms will the nurse
- tenderness around the biopsy site
- numbness around the biopsy site 1 / 2
teach the client to report immediately to the primary health care provider?
- heavy bleeding from the biopsy site
- slight edema near the biopsy site
Answer C
- The nurse is caring for these clients. Which client does the nurse recognize as having the
- 55 yo male w/ gynecomastia and obesity
- 60 yo female whose father died from colon cancer
- 65 yo male whose mother had ovarian cancer
- 75 yo female who was treated for breast cancer 5 years ago
highest risk for development of breast cancer?
Answer D
- The nurse is assigned to care for a client who has undergone a modified radial right
- "I'll irrigate the drainage tube after I empty it."
- "If the pt says she's in pain, I'll tell you right away."
- "It's important for me to take BP on the clients right arm."
- "When helping the pt walk, I'll remind her to stand straight."
- "I'll let you know if her surgical dressing is intact and dry."
mastectomy for breast cancer. When delegating care, which statements by the nursing assistant would require further teaching by the nurse? (Select all that apply)
Answer A C E
- total hysterectomy
Answer the entire uterus, including the cervix, is removed (the procedure could be vaginal or abdominal)
- bilateral sapingo-oophorectomy
- / 2
Answer removal of fallopian tubes and ovaries