The nurse is caring for a patient who was overexposed to radiation during cancer treatment
The nurse plans care with the knowledge that which cells are most susceptible to this type of radiation injury? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Skin cells
2. Gastrointestinal tract cells
3. Bone marrow cells
4. Kidney cells
5. Muscle cells
1,2,3
Rationale 1: The cells most susceptible to injury are those that divide rapidly, such as skin cells.
Rationale 2: The cells most susceptible to injury are those that divide rapidly, such as cells of the gastrointestinal tract.
Rationale 3: The cells most susceptible to injury are those that divide rapidly, such as bone marrow cells.
Rationale 4: Cells of the kidney are not as susceptible because they do not divide as rapidly as cells of other tissues.
Rationale 5: Muscle cells are not as susceptible because they do not divide as rapidly as cells of other tissues.
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