The Nurse Is Talking with a Client Who Is Scheduled

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse is talking with a client who is scheduled for a computed tomography (CT) colonography. Which client statement would indicate to the nurse that the client needs additional teaching about this procedure?

• A) "I still need to do that all that bowel prep stuff."
• B) "My doctor will be able to remove any polyps he finds."
• C) "I won't need any sedation for this procedure."
• D) "The risk for complications is less than a regular colonoscopy."

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Definitions:

Capillaries

The smallest blood vessels in the body's circulatory system, connecting arterioles and venules, where gas, nutrient, and waste exchange occur.

Alveoli

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.

Oxygen

A chemical element essential for life, involved in cellular respiration and energy production, and a major component of the Earth's atmosphere.

Hypertonic

A solution with higher osmotic pressure (solute concentration) than another solution, leading cells to lose water.