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The licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) is caring for another nurse's clients while he is on break. One of the client rooms has a radioactive material sign on the door and precautions listed for brachytherapy (radioactive seeds placed in the clients prostate). The nurse should intervene when who attempts to enter the client's room?

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The LP/VN should stop anyone not trained in radiation safety from entering the room with brachytherapy precautions, due to the presence of radioactive materials used for cancer treatment.

Step-by-step explanation:

The licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) should intervene when an individual who is not specially trained in radiation safety attempts to enter the client's room that has a radioactive material sign due to brachytherapy precautions. Brachytherapy involves placing radioactive seeds in the client's prostate that emit radiation to treat cancer. For the safety of everyone involved, only personnel with appropriate training, such as the treating interventional radiologist, radiation oncologist, or the direct supervision of a registered nurse knowledgeable in radiation safety, should be allowed access to the room. Those without this specialized training risk exposure to harmful radiation levels.

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