Laboratory Results Indicate That a Patient's Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR)

question 4

Multiple Choice

Laboratory results indicate that a patient's Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) test is positive. What intervention does the nurse anticipate?

• A) Surgery to evacuate an ectopic pregnancy
• B) Pap smear
• C) Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test
• D) Abdominal CT

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