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Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Donna Ignatavicius , Linda Workman
Edition 8ISBN: 978-1455772551Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Donna Ignatavicius , Linda Workman
Edition 8ISBN: 978-1455772551 Exercise 1
The client receiving brachytherapy with implanted radioactive "seeds" for prostate cancer asks the nurse when these seeds will be removed. What is the nurse's best response?
A) "The half-life of radiation in these seeds is so short that it is not necessary to remove them."
B) "They will be removed only if their presence is painful or leads to an enlarged prostate gland."
C) "When we know for certain that all cancerous cells have been killed, the seeds will be removed."
D) "The seeds are small enough to be absorbed by your body and excreted in the urine or stool."
A) "The half-life of radiation in these seeds is so short that it is not necessary to remove them."
B) "They will be removed only if their presence is painful or leads to an enlarged prostate gland."
C) "When we know for certain that all cancerous cells have been killed, the seeds will be removed."
D) "The seeds are small enough to be absorbed by your body and excreted in the urine or stool."
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Hence, the options (b), (c), and (d) are...
Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Donna Ignatavicius , Linda Workman
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