Question

Q13. At a health promotion fair, a reproductive age woman approaches the nurse and asks for information regarding cervical cancer prevention. What is the appropriate nursing response

A. Women should have routine Papanicolaou screening starting age of 21

B. Annual cervical ultrasound need to be performed you are on hormonal therapy

C. Unfortunate there are no effective vaccinations available at this time

D. Postmenopausal bleeding needs to be evaluated immediately

Answer 1

Answer. A. Women should have routine Papanicolaou screening starting age of 21

This is the most appropriate response that is relevant to the patient

Regular pap smear screening should be done at least once in 3 years and abnormal pap smears should be followed up.

B. This is false. TVS can be used to assess endometrial thickness and other factors

C. Cervarix and Gardasil vaccines are available for prevention against cervical cancer.

D. Rather than a single episode, persistent bleeding needs evaluation as it is abnormal.