Question

A client receives a phone call from her gynecologist's office nurse and is informed that her pap test results identified mild dysplasia. the best explanation for the nurse to provide would be:

Answer 1

If a nurse is on the phone with a client who has just visited the gynecologist's office and had a pap smear where the results of the test identified mild dysplasia, the nurse could best explain this to the patient by stating that some minor types of dysplasia are generally associated with irritation and swelling, however, diagnostic testing would be required to confirm that this is, in fact, the diagnosis.