The nurse is admitting a female client who is to undergo a radioactive implant for cervical cancer. The nurse should assign the client to a private room because:
1. this is an embarrassing procedure.
2. radiation can transmit rays outside the body.
3. the family has requested a private room.
4. the hospital has only private rooms.
Answer: 2
1. The procedure might be embarrassing to the client, but it could be performed in a treatment room before returning the client to the room.
2. The reason for the private room is that radiation can emit rays outside the body and can be excreted through bodily fluids, posing a danger to another person in the room.
3. There is no evidence that this family requested a private room.
4. There is no evidence that this hospital has only private rooms.
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