The client is a 56-year-old woman receiving intracavitary radiation for cervical cancer. Which nurse should be assigned to provide personal care to this client during the time the radiation source is within the client?
A. 30-year-old nurse who is experienced with intracavitary radiation and efficient in her work
B. 35-year-old male nurse who has never worked with a client receiving intracavitary radiation
C. 60-year-old nurse who is also assigned to provide care to another client receiving intracavitary radiation
D. 28-year-old pregnant nurse who has special expertise in radiation oncology
A
The client is emitting radioactivity and poses a radiation hazard as long as the intracavitary radi-ation source is in place. Pregnant women should not enter the room. Individual care providers should wear a lead apron and should not spend more than 30 min/day in the room with a client receiving intracavitary radiation.
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