The nurse obtains a health history from four patients. To which one should she give priority for teaching about cervical cancer prevention?
1. Age 30, treated for PID
2. Age 25, monogamous
3. Age 20, pregnant
4. Age 27, uses a diaphragm.
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Rationale 1: Exposure to sexually transmitted infections increases the risk of abnormal cell changes and cervical cancer.
Rationale 2: Practicing monogamy does not increase the risk of cervical cancer.
Rationale 3: Pregnancy does not increase the risk of cervical cancer.
Rationale 4: Use of a diaphragm does not increase the risk of cervical cancer.
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