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The nurse assesses a client with dimpling of the skin in the
left upper outer quadrant of the right breast and nipple
discharge. Which question should the nurse ask to learn if
the client is experiencing other clinical manifestations of
breast cancer?
"Have you been experiencing any night sweats or low-grade
fevers?"
"Does the skin in the left upper outer quadrant of the right
breast feel warm to touch?"
"Have you noticed any itching around the nipple or in the
area affected by dimpling?"
"Have you noticed a rash or skin irritation around the nipple
area?"
Ans: "Have you noticed a rash or skin irritation
around the nipple area?"
A client with metastatic breast cancer asks where the cancer
has spread. Which site should the nurse include in the
response? (Select all that apply.)
Bone
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Liver
Brain
Lungs
Kidney
Ans: Bone
Liver
Brain
Lungs
A client is diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the breast.
Based upon this diagnosis, where should the nurse expect
the source of the cancer to be?
Subcutaneous fat
Mammary layer fatty tissue
Nipple epithelium
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Breast Cancer NCLEX Style Latest
Questions and Graded Answers
The nurse assesses a client with dimpling of the skin in the
left upper outer quadrant of the right breast and nipple
discharge. Which question should the nurse ask to learn if
the client is experiencing other clinical manifestations of
breast cancer?
"Have you been experiencing any night sweats or low-grade
fevers?"
"Does the skin in the left upper outer quadrant of the right
breast feel warm to touch?"
"Have you noticed any itching around the nipple or in the
area affected by dimpling?"
"Have you noticed a rash or skin irritation around the nipple
area?"
Ans: "Have you noticed a rash or skin irritation
around the nipple area?"
A client with metastatic breast cancer asks where the cancer
has spread. Which site should the nurse include in the
response? (Select all that apply.)
Bone
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Liver
Brain
Lungs
Kidney
Ans: Bone
Liver
Brain
Lungs
A client is diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the breast.
Based upon this diagnosis, where should the nurse expect
the source of the cancer to be?
Subcutaneous fat
Mammary layer fatty tissue
Nipple epithelium
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