A female patient asks the nurse why she is always asked if she is pregnant before having an X-ray. What should the nurse explain to the patient?
A) "Radiation to a fetus can cause a malignancy.".
B) "It is just something that we are expected to do.".
C) "It identifies how much radiation your body can stand.".
D) "It determines how long you can be in the radiation room.".
A
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Radiation during intrauterine life is a documented cause of leukemia. Radiation of the thyroid in infancy is known to cause thyroid cancer later in life. Asking a female patient about pregnancy status is not something that a nurse is expected to perform. Asking a female patient about being pregnant is not done to determine how much radiation the body can stand or determine how long the patient can be in the radiation room.
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