Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for chorionic villus sampling (CVS).
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
Results are not usually available within 10 to 14 days. This is the time frame for the final result, not the preliminary one.
Results are usually available within 24 hours. This is known as the rapid CVS result. A more detailed set of CVS results will be available within 10 to 14 days, but may take up to 3 weeks in some cases.
Results are not usually available within 7 days. This is too long for the rapid result and too short for the final result.
Results are not usually available within 30 days. This is much longer than the usual time frame for both the rapid and the final result.
The correct answer is choice B. Results are usually available within 24 hours. This is known as the rapid CVS result. A more detailed set of CVS results will be available within 10 to 14 days, but may take up to 3 weeks in some cases.
Choice A is wrong because results are not usually available within 10 to 14 days.
This is the time frame for the final result, not the preliminary one.
Choice C is wrong because results are not usually available within 7 days.
This is too long for the rapid result and too short for the final result.
Choice D is wrong because results are not usually available within 30 days.
This is much longer than the usual time frame for both the rapid and the final result.