A Client Is Having a Physical Examination and Asks the Nurse

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client is having a physical examination and asks the nurse if his father, age 76, should have the same prostate cancer screening that he is having. The nurse bases her answer on knowledge that

• A) a simple blood test is all that is required for prostate cancer screening.
• B) all men, regardless of age, need routine prostate cancer screening.
• C) men over age 70 generally do not need routine prostate screening.
• D) only members of certain high-risk ethnic groups need regular screening.

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