A client with cancer is transported to the radiology department for a bone scan to determine whether the cancer has metastasized to bone. While the client is in the radiology department, the client's wife arrives for a visit and asks what test is being performed on the client. What should the nurse tell the wife?
A. A bone scan is being performed.
B. She will have to discuss the prescribed test with the client.
C. The radiology department is not clear as to which test has been prescribed.
D. She can read the client's medical record to determine what the health care provider prescribed.
Answer: B. She will have to discuss the prescribed test with the client.
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