A woman is sitting in a corner of the clinical waiting room, crying audibly. The nurse asks, "What's wrong? Can I help?" The woman responds, "They just told me I have a positive mammogram and I need to see my doctor for follow-up tests
I know I'm going to die of cancer. How can I tell my family?" Which of the following information does the nurse need to know in order to help the woman cope with this finding?
a. The negative predictive value of mammography
b. The positive predictive value of mammography
c. The reliability of mammography
d. The validity of mammography
ANS: B
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