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NU 518 EXAM 2 INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
QUESTIONS COVERING ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE.
TOPICS MAY INCLUDE NURSING THEORY DEVELOPMENT,
CONCEPTUAL MODELS, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
INTEGRATION / QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS / EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
A 51-year-old cook comes to your office for consultation. She
recently found out that her 44-year-old sister with premenopausal
breast cancer is positive for the BRCA1 gene. Your patient has
been doing research on the Internet and saw that her chance of
having also inherited the BRCA1 gene is 50%. She is interested
in knowing what her risk of developing breast cancer would be if
she were positive for the gene. She denies any lumps in her
breasts and has had normal mammograms. She has had no
weight loss, fever, or night sweats. Her mother is healthy and her
father has prostate cancer. Two of her paternal aunts died of
breast cancer. She is married. She denies using tobacco or illegal
drugs and rarely drinks alcohol. Her breast and axilla
examinations are unremarkable.
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At her age, what is her risk of getting breast cancer if she has the
BRCA1 gene? - ANSWER-A) 10%
*B) 50%
C) 80%
A 14-year-old junior high school student is brought in by his
mother and father because he seems to be developing breasts.
The mother is upset because she read on the Internet that
smoking marijuana leads to breast enlargement in males. The
young man adamantly denies using any tobacco, alcohol, or
drugs. He has recently noticed changes in his penis, testicles, and
pubic hair pattern. Otherwise, his past medical history is
unremarkable. His parents are both in good health. He has two
older brothers who never had this problem. On examination you
see a mildly overweight teenager with enlarged breast tissue that
is slightly tender on both sides. Otherwise, his examination is
normal. He is agreeable to taking a drug test.
What is the most likely cause of his gynecomastia? - ANSWER-A)
Breast cancer
*B) Imbalance of hormones of puberty
C) Drug use
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A patient is concerned about a dark skin lesion on her
anterolateral abdomen. It has not changed, and there is no
discharge or bleeding. On examination there is a medium brown
circular lesion on the anterolateral wall of the abdomen. It is soft,
has regular borders, is evenly
pigmented, and is about 7 mm in diameter. What is this lesion? -
ANSWER-A) Melanoma
B) Dysplastic nevus
*C) Supernumerary nipple
D) Dermatofibroma
A 30-year-old man notices a firm, 2-cm mass under his areola. He
has no other symptoms
and no diagnosis of breast cancer in his first-degree relatives.
What is the most likely diagnosis? - ANSWER-*A) Breast tissue
B) Fibrocystic disease
C) Breast cancer
D) Lymph node
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Which of the following lymph node groups is most commonly
involved in breast cancer? - ANSWER-A) Lateral
B) Subscapular
C) Pectoral
*D) Central
When should a woman conduct breast self-examination with
respect to her menses? - ANSWER-*A) Five to seven days
following her menses
B) Midcycle
C) Immediately prior to menses
D) During her menses
Mrs. Patton, a 48-year-old woman, comes to your office with a
complaint of a breast mass. Without any other information, what is
the risk of this mass being cancerous? - ANSWER-*A) About 10%
B) About 20%
C) About 30%
D) About 40%
NU 518 EXAM 2 INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
QUESTIONS COVERING ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE.
TOPICS MAY INCLUDE NURSING THEORY DEVELOPMENT,
CONCEPTUAL MODELS, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
INTEGRATION / QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS / EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
A 51-year-old cook comes to your office for consultation. She
recently found out that her 44-year-old sister with premenopausal
breast cancer is positive for the BRCA1 gene. Your patient has
been doing research on the Internet and saw that her chance of
having also inherited the BRCA1 gene is 50%. She is interested
in knowing what her risk of developing breast cancer would be if
she were positive for the gene. She denies any lumps in her
breasts and has had normal mammograms. She has had no
weight loss, fever, or night sweats. Her mother is healthy and her
father has prostate cancer. Two of her paternal aunts died of
breast cancer. She is married. She denies using tobacco or illegal
drugs and rarely drinks alcohol. Her breast and axilla
examinations are unremarkable.
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At her age, what is her risk of getting breast cancer if she has the
BRCA1 gene? - ANSWER-A) 10%
*B) 50%
C) 80%
A 14-year-old junior high school student is brought in by his
mother and father because he seems to be developing breasts.
The mother is upset because she read on the Internet that
smoking marijuana leads to breast enlargement in males. The
young man adamantly denies using any tobacco, alcohol, or
drugs. He has recently noticed changes in his penis, testicles, and
pubic hair pattern. Otherwise, his past medical history is
unremarkable. His parents are both in good health. He has two
older brothers who never had this problem. On examination you
see a mildly overweight teenager with enlarged breast tissue that
is slightly tender on both sides. Otherwise, his examination is
normal. He is agreeable to taking a drug test.
What is the most likely cause of his gynecomastia? - ANSWER-A)
Breast cancer
*B) Imbalance of hormones of puberty
C) Drug use
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A patient is concerned about a dark skin lesion on her
anterolateral abdomen. It has not changed, and there is no
discharge or bleeding. On examination there is a medium brown
circular lesion on the anterolateral wall of the abdomen. It is soft,
has regular borders, is evenly
pigmented, and is about 7 mm in diameter. What is this lesion? -
ANSWER-A) Melanoma
B) Dysplastic nevus
*C) Supernumerary nipple
D) Dermatofibroma
A 30-year-old man notices a firm, 2-cm mass under his areola. He
has no other symptoms
and no diagnosis of breast cancer in his first-degree relatives.
What is the most likely diagnosis? - ANSWER-*A) Breast tissue
B) Fibrocystic disease
C) Breast cancer
D) Lymph node
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Which of the following lymph node groups is most commonly
involved in breast cancer? - ANSWER-A) Lateral
B) Subscapular
C) Pectoral
*D) Central
When should a woman conduct breast self-examination with
respect to her menses? - ANSWER-*A) Five to seven days
following her menses
B) Midcycle
C) Immediately prior to menses
D) During her menses
Mrs. Patton, a 48-year-old woman, comes to your office with a
complaint of a breast mass. Without any other information, what is
the risk of this mass being cancerous? - ANSWER-*A) About 10%
B) About 20%
C) About 30%
D) About 40%
