The nurse is teaching a patient scheduled for a colonoscopy. Which patient statement indicates a need for further teaching?
1. "The procedure will only take about an hour."
2. "It might be quite painful."
3. "I will likely have medications that will make me drowsy during the test."
4. "The physician might take tissue samples for further analysis."
Correct Answer: 2
The colonoscopy is not painful, as patients are given sedating medications. A colonoscopy takes approximately 1 hour to perform, and the physician may take a small tissue sample during the procedure.
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