ACE YOUR 2026/2027 NURS 6512 EXAMINATION:
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ In performing a breast examination, the nurse knows that it is
especially important to examine the upper outer quadrant of the breast.
The reason for this is that the upper outer quadrant is: Answer: ANS:
the location of most breast tumors.
The upper outer quadrant is the site of most breast tumors. In the upper
outer quadrant
⩥ In performing an assessment of a woman's axillary lymph system, the
nurse should assess which of these nodes? Answer: ANS:
Central, lateral, pectoral, and subscapular nodes
⩥ If a patient reports a recent breast infection, then the nurse should
expect to find _____ node enlargement. Answer: ANS:
ipsilateral axillary.
⩥ A 9-year-old girl is in the clinic for a sports physical. After some
initial shyness she finally asks, "Am I normal? Answer: ANS:
,"I understand that it is hard to feel different from your friends. Breasts
usually develop between 8 and 10 years of age."
Adolescent breast development usually begins between 8 and 10 years
of age
⩥ A patient contacts the office and tells the nurse that she is worried
about her 10-year-old daughter having breast cancer. What would be the
nurse's best response? Answer:
it is most likely normal breast development.
⩥ A 14-year-old girl is anxious about not having reached menarche. The
age: Answer: ANS:
she began to develop breasts
Full development from stage 2 to stage 5 takes an average of 3 years,
although the range is 1.5 to 6 years.
⩥ A woman is in the family planning clinic seeking birth control
information. She states that her breasts "change all month long" Answer:
ANS:
Tell her that, because of the changing hormones during the monthly
menstrual cycle, cyclic breast changes are common.
2
, ⩥ A woman has just learned that she is pregnant. What are some things
the nurse should teach her about her breasts? Answer: ANS:
She can expect her areolae to become larger and darker in colour.
⩥ The nurse is teaching a pregnant woman about breast milk. Which is
correct? Answer: ANS:
"You may notice a thick, yellow fluid expressed from your breasts as
early as the fourth month of pregnancy."
⩥ A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just can't believe that her
breasts sag so much. Answer: ANS:
After menopause, the glandular and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast
size and elasticity to diminish, resulting in breasts that sag.
⩥ In examining a 70-year-old male patient, he has bilateral
gynecomastia. nurse's best course of action? Answer: ANS:
Explain that this condition may be the result of hormonal changes
⩥ During an examination of a 7-year-old girl, the nurse notices that the
girl is showing breast budding. Answer: ANS:
Assess the girl's weight and body mass index (BMI).
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ In performing a breast examination, the nurse knows that it is
especially important to examine the upper outer quadrant of the breast.
The reason for this is that the upper outer quadrant is: Answer: ANS:
the location of most breast tumors.
The upper outer quadrant is the site of most breast tumors. In the upper
outer quadrant
⩥ In performing an assessment of a woman's axillary lymph system, the
nurse should assess which of these nodes? Answer: ANS:
Central, lateral, pectoral, and subscapular nodes
⩥ If a patient reports a recent breast infection, then the nurse should
expect to find _____ node enlargement. Answer: ANS:
ipsilateral axillary.
⩥ A 9-year-old girl is in the clinic for a sports physical. After some
initial shyness she finally asks, "Am I normal? Answer: ANS:
,"I understand that it is hard to feel different from your friends. Breasts
usually develop between 8 and 10 years of age."
Adolescent breast development usually begins between 8 and 10 years
of age
⩥ A patient contacts the office and tells the nurse that she is worried
about her 10-year-old daughter having breast cancer. What would be the
nurse's best response? Answer:
it is most likely normal breast development.
⩥ A 14-year-old girl is anxious about not having reached menarche. The
age: Answer: ANS:
she began to develop breasts
Full development from stage 2 to stage 5 takes an average of 3 years,
although the range is 1.5 to 6 years.
⩥ A woman is in the family planning clinic seeking birth control
information. She states that her breasts "change all month long" Answer:
ANS:
Tell her that, because of the changing hormones during the monthly
menstrual cycle, cyclic breast changes are common.
2
, ⩥ A woman has just learned that she is pregnant. What are some things
the nurse should teach her about her breasts? Answer: ANS:
She can expect her areolae to become larger and darker in colour.
⩥ The nurse is teaching a pregnant woman about breast milk. Which is
correct? Answer: ANS:
"You may notice a thick, yellow fluid expressed from your breasts as
early as the fourth month of pregnancy."
⩥ A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just can't believe that her
breasts sag so much. Answer: ANS:
After menopause, the glandular and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast
size and elasticity to diminish, resulting in breasts that sag.
⩥ In examining a 70-year-old male patient, he has bilateral
gynecomastia. nurse's best course of action? Answer: ANS:
Explain that this condition may be the result of hormonal changes
⩥ During an examination of a 7-year-old girl, the nurse notices that the
girl is showing breast budding. Answer: ANS:
Assess the girl's weight and body mass index (BMI).
