Which Nursing Actions Can the Nurse Working in a Women's

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which nursing actions can the nurse working in a women's health clinic delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) (select all that apply) ?

• A) Call a patient with the results of an endometrial biopsy.
• B) Assist the health care provider with performing a Pap test.
• C) Draw blood for CA-125 levels for a patient with ovarian cancer.
• D) Screen a patient for use of medications that may cause amenorrhea.
• E) Teach the parent of a 10-year-old about the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil).

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Definitions:

Amino Acid

Small organic compound that consists of a carboxyl group, an amine group, and a characteristic side group (R), all typically bonded to the same carbon atom; monomer of proteins.

Introns

Non-coding sequences of DNA within a gene that are removed during RNA processing before translation into proteins.

Post-transcriptional Modification

The process of chemical changes to RNA transcripts after synthesis, affecting their stability, localization, and translation into proteins.

Poly-A Tail

A stretch of adenine nucleotides added to the 3' end of a newly synthesized pre-mRNA molecule in eukaryotic cells, protecting the mRNA from degradation and aiding in its export from the nucleus.