A Student Nurse Prepares a List of Teaching Topics for a Patient

question 27

Multiple Choice

A student nurse prepares a list of teaching topics for a patient with a new diagnosis of breast cancer.Which item should the charge nurse suggest that the student nurse omit from the teaching topic list about breast cancer diagnostic testing?

• A) CA 15-3 level testing
• B) HER-2 receptor testing
• C) Estrogen receptor testing
• D) Oncotype DX assay testing

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