As Nursing Students Were Setting Up a Health Screening at a Local

question 13

Multiple Choice

As nursing students were setting up a health screening at a local community center,they reviewed the need to screen for heart disease and cancer.One student asked,"But colon cancer is prevalent;why aren't we setting up for sigmoidoscopy?" How would the instructor reply?

• A)"A sigmoidoscopy is expensive to perform and invasive."
• B)"Can you find adequate privacy for a sigmoidoscopy?"
• C)"What a great idea.Would you like to help arrange it?"
• D)"Would you like to administer that test for the screening?"

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