The nurse is teaching a student nurse about cancer screening guidelines. Which statement by the student nurse indicates the need for further teaching?

“All women should get a pap smear every year starting at 21 years old.”. Pap smear testing is recommended once every three years starting at 21 years old. Both breast cancer and colon cancer testing should be started at 45 years old, unless there are existing risk factors. Cancer screening may be done earlier in those with risk factors including family history of cancer.

The nurse is teaching a student nurse about cancer screening guid...

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Difficulty: 5

Topics: Disease Prevention Health Screening Communication & Documentation Gastrointestinal Health Care Quality Health Promotion Hematology/Oncology Sexuality and Reproduction

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