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1. Which of the following statements is Fibrous, glandular, and adipose
true regarding the internal structures of tissues
the breast? The breast is made up of
2. The nurse knows that examining the up- The location of most breast tu-
per outer quadrant of the breast is es- mors
pecially important. The reason for this
is that the upper outer quadrant is
3. In performing an assessment of a Central, lateral, pectoral, and
woman's axillary lymph system, the sub-scapular
nurse should assess which of these
nodes?
4. If a patient reports a recent breast in- Ipsilateral axillary
fection, then the nurse should expect to
find ____ node enlargement
5. A 14 year old girl is anxious about not The girl began to develop breasts
having reached menarche. When taking
the health history, the nurse should as-
certain which of the following? The age
that:
6. A woman is in the family planning clin- Because of the changing hor-
ic seeking birth control information. mones during the monthly
She states that her breasts change all menstrual cycle, cyclic breast
month long and she is worried this is changes are common
unusual. The nurse should tell her that:
7. A woman has just learned that she She can expect her areolae to
is pregnant. What are some things become larger and darker in color
the nurse should teach her about her
breasts?
8. The nurse is teaching a pregnant You may notice a thick, yellow flu-
woman about breast milk. Which state- id expressed from your breasts
ment by the nurse is correct? as early as the 4th month of preg-
nancy
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9. A 65 yr old patient remarks that she just The glandular and dat tissue at-
cannot believe that her breasts sag so rophies, causing breast size and
much. She states it must be from a lack elasticity to diminish, resulting in
of exercise. What explanation should breasts that sag
the nurse offer her? After menopause:
10. In examining a 70 year old male patient, Explain that this condition may be
the nurse notices that he has bilateral the result of hormonal changes,
gynecomastia. Which of the following and recommend that he sees a
describes the nurses best course of ac- physician
tion?
11. During an examination of a 7 year old Assess the girls weight and BMI
girl, the nurse notices the girl is show-
ing breast budding. What should the
nurse do next?
12. The nurse is reviewing statistics re- Black
garding breast cancer. Which woman,
aged 40 in the US, has the highest risk
of developing breast cancer?
13. The nurse is preparing for a class in Black women are more likely to
early detection of breast cancer. Which die of breast cancer at any age
statement is true with regard to breast
cancer in black women in the US?
14. During a breast health interview, a pa- I would like some more informa-
tient states that she has noticed pain in tion about the pain in your left
her left breast. The nurses most appro- breast
priate response to this would be:
15. During a health history interview, a fe- Ask the patient some additional
male patient states that she has noticed questions about the medications
a few drops of clear discharge in her she is taking
right nipple. What should the nurse do
next?
16. During a physical exam, a 45 year old
woman states that she has had a crusty,
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itchy rash on her breast for two weeks. LOCATION: where did the rash
In trying to find the cause of the rash, first appear: on the nipple, the
which question would be important for areola, or the surrounding skin?
the nurse to ask?
17. A patient is newly diagnosed with be- Makes it hard to examine the
nign breast disease. The nurse recog- breasts
nizes which statement about benign
breast disease to be true?
18. During physical examination, the nurse Whether the inversion is a recent
notices that a female patient has an in- change should be determined
verted left nipple. Which statement re-
garding this is most accurate?
19. The nurse is performing a breast exam- Slowly lift her arms behind her
ination. Which of these statements best head, and note any retraction or
describes the procedure to use when lag in movement
screening for nipple and skin retrac- Retraction = fibrosis in breast
tion during a breast exam? Have the tissue caused by growing neo-
woman: plasms, breasts should move up
symmetrically
20. A patient states that she noticed a new Palpate the unaffected breast
lump in the shower a few days ago. It first
was on her left breast near her axilla.
The nurse should plan to:
21. The nurse is discussing BSEs with On the same day every month
postmenopausal women. The best time
to perform BSEs postmenopause is:
22. During an examination, the nurse notes This variation is normal and not a
a supernumerary nipple just under the significant finding
patients left breast. The patient tells the
nurse that she always thought it was a
mole. Which statement about this find-
ing is correct?
23. Peau d'orange, suggests cancer!
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1. Which of the following statements is Fibrous, glandular, and adipose
true regarding the internal structures of tissues
the breast? The breast is made up of
2. The nurse knows that examining the up- The location of most breast tu-
per outer quadrant of the breast is es- mors
pecially important. The reason for this
is that the upper outer quadrant is
3. In performing an assessment of a Central, lateral, pectoral, and
woman's axillary lymph system, the sub-scapular
nurse should assess which of these
nodes?
4. If a patient reports a recent breast in- Ipsilateral axillary
fection, then the nurse should expect to
find ____ node enlargement
5. A 14 year old girl is anxious about not The girl began to develop breasts
having reached menarche. When taking
the health history, the nurse should as-
certain which of the following? The age
that:
6. A woman is in the family planning clin- Because of the changing hor-
ic seeking birth control information. mones during the monthly
She states that her breasts change all menstrual cycle, cyclic breast
month long and she is worried this is changes are common
unusual. The nurse should tell her that:
7. A woman has just learned that she She can expect her areolae to
is pregnant. What are some things become larger and darker in color
the nurse should teach her about her
breasts?
8. The nurse is teaching a pregnant You may notice a thick, yellow flu-
woman about breast milk. Which state- id expressed from your breasts
ment by the nurse is correct? as early as the 4th month of preg-
nancy
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9. A 65 yr old patient remarks that she just The glandular and dat tissue at-
cannot believe that her breasts sag so rophies, causing breast size and
much. She states it must be from a lack elasticity to diminish, resulting in
of exercise. What explanation should breasts that sag
the nurse offer her? After menopause:
10. In examining a 70 year old male patient, Explain that this condition may be
the nurse notices that he has bilateral the result of hormonal changes,
gynecomastia. Which of the following and recommend that he sees a
describes the nurses best course of ac- physician
tion?
11. During an examination of a 7 year old Assess the girls weight and BMI
girl, the nurse notices the girl is show-
ing breast budding. What should the
nurse do next?
12. The nurse is reviewing statistics re- Black
garding breast cancer. Which woman,
aged 40 in the US, has the highest risk
of developing breast cancer?
13. The nurse is preparing for a class in Black women are more likely to
early detection of breast cancer. Which die of breast cancer at any age
statement is true with regard to breast
cancer in black women in the US?
14. During a breast health interview, a pa- I would like some more informa-
tient states that she has noticed pain in tion about the pain in your left
her left breast. The nurses most appro- breast
priate response to this would be:
15. During a health history interview, a fe- Ask the patient some additional
male patient states that she has noticed questions about the medications
a few drops of clear discharge in her she is taking
right nipple. What should the nurse do
next?
16. During a physical exam, a 45 year old
woman states that she has had a crusty,
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itchy rash on her breast for two weeks. LOCATION: where did the rash
In trying to find the cause of the rash, first appear: on the nipple, the
which question would be important for areola, or the surrounding skin?
the nurse to ask?
17. A patient is newly diagnosed with be- Makes it hard to examine the
nign breast disease. The nurse recog- breasts
nizes which statement about benign
breast disease to be true?
18. During physical examination, the nurse Whether the inversion is a recent
notices that a female patient has an in- change should be determined
verted left nipple. Which statement re-
garding this is most accurate?
19. The nurse is performing a breast exam- Slowly lift her arms behind her
ination. Which of these statements best head, and note any retraction or
describes the procedure to use when lag in movement
screening for nipple and skin retrac- Retraction = fibrosis in breast
tion during a breast exam? Have the tissue caused by growing neo-
woman: plasms, breasts should move up
symmetrically
20. A patient states that she noticed a new Palpate the unaffected breast
lump in the shower a few days ago. It first
was on her left breast near her axilla.
The nurse should plan to:
21. The nurse is discussing BSEs with On the same day every month
postmenopausal women. The best time
to perform BSEs postmenopause is:
22. During an examination, the nurse notes This variation is normal and not a
a supernumerary nipple just under the significant finding
patients left breast. The patient tells the
nurse that she always thought it was a
mole. Which statement about this find-
ing is correct?
23. Peau d'orange, suggests cancer!
