An 18-year-old client is scheduling her first Pap smear exam. The nurse should provide which instruction to this client?
1. Schedule the exam for when your next menstrual cycle will just be starting.
2. Restrict alcohol intake 24 hours prior to the exam.
3. Abstain from having sexual relations for 1 week prior to the exam.
4. Avoid use of any vaginal medications 24 hours prior to the exam.
Answer: 4
1. The exam should be done when not menstruating.
2. No food or drink restrictions are necessary.
3. Sexual intercourse, douching, and vaginal medications should be avoided 24 hours prior to the exam, because they can interfere with tissue samples.
4. Sexual intercourse, douching, and vaginal medications should be avoided 24 hours prior to the exam, because they can interfere with tissue samples.
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