The nurse is on a team charged with developing techniques to reduce the occurrence of serosal seeding during cancer therapy
Which procedures and interventions should be the focus of this team's work? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Biopsies
2. Tumor manipulation during surgery
3. External beam radiation
4. Brachytherapy
5. Use of pressure bandages postoperatively
1,2
Rationale 1: Biopsies can cause serosal seeding as needles are withdrawn through tissues.
Rationale 2: Seeding may occur when a tumor is manipulated during surgery.
Rationale 3: There is no indication that external beam radiation treatments increase the incidence of serosal seeding.
Rationale 4: There is no evidence that brachytherapy increases the incidence of serosal seeding.
Rationale 5: There is no evidence that the use of pressure bandages postoperatively increases the incidence of serosal seeding.
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