A 35-year-old woman accompanies a neighbor to the clinic for a monthly diabetes checkup. It is 35 miles to the closest health clinic, and the patient does not own an automobile
On this occasion, the clinic intake nurse discovers that the woman has never had a Papanicolaou test because of lack of time and transportation. She is agreeable to the examination. Which of the following actions should the clinic nurse take?
a. Schedule the test for the next time she accompanies her neighbor for a diabetes checkup.
b. Encourage the gynecological clinic to perform the test today.
c. Give her the telephone number of the clinic and have her make an appointment.
d. Refer her to the community health nurse practitioner.
ANS: B
Because it may be difficult for the woman to return to the clinic, the test should be performed while she is there, if at all possible. A, C, and D risk further delay of an important test.
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