The nurse is reviewing recommendations for screenings. Recommendations state that: (Select all that apply.)

Question

a. women ages 21 to 29 should have a Pap test every 3 years.
b. self-breast exams should be addressed with male and female patients.
c. adolescent males should perform monthly self-testicular exams.
d. women ages 30 to 65 should receive Pap tests every 10 years.
e. after a total hysterectomy, Pap testing should be more frequent.

Answer 1

ANS: A, B, C
All women should begin cervical cancer screening at the age of 21 years. Women between the ages of 21 and 29 years should have a Papanicolaou (Pap) test every 3 years. A priority assessment task for nurses in a variety of care settings is to ask female and male patients about breast self-examination. An adolescent male should be assessed for testicular self-examination habits, and older males should have an annual prostate examination. Women between the ages of 30 and 65 years should have a Pap test plus a human papillomavirus (HPV) test (i.e., co-testing) every 5 years. Women 65 years of age or older who have had normal results for previous Pap tests should no longer be screened. Women who have had a total hysterectomy (i.e., removal of the uterus and cervix) should not be tested, unless the surgery was done as a treatment for cervical cancer or precancer.