The nurse knows the 40-year-old client understand risks associated with breast
cancer when this comment is made:
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"I know my risk for breast cancer is increasing."
Rationale: The risk of breast cancer increases with aging, especially after 35
to 40 years of age. After that age, a physical exam by a health care
provider and a mammogram is recommended on a yearly basis. All client's,
regardless of family history, should be aware of screening guidelines,
including monthly self-exams beginning at age 20, physical exams every 3
years between the ages of 20 and 39, and yearly exams after age 40.
How to observe for breast mass
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, move arm, if breast doesn't move with arm, may have mass
The nurse is examining the genitalia of a male child and notes that the urinary meatus
appears on the underside of the glans penis. The nurse would correctly document this
finding as which of the following?
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Hypospadias
Rationale: The normal position of the urinary meatus in the male is in the
center of the tip of the penis. Urinary openings above the area are noted as
epispadias and below this area is hypospadias, both of which usually
require surgical intervention. Paraphimosis is a condition in which the
foreskin of a circumscribed male tightens around the glans penis.
The nurse is interviewing a female client who reports absence of menstruation and
breast tenderness. The nurse would document these as which classification of signs of
pregnancy?
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cancer when this comment is made:
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"I know my risk for breast cancer is increasing."
Rationale: The risk of breast cancer increases with aging, especially after 35
to 40 years of age. After that age, a physical exam by a health care
provider and a mammogram is recommended on a yearly basis. All client's,
regardless of family history, should be aware of screening guidelines,
including monthly self-exams beginning at age 20, physical exams every 3
years between the ages of 20 and 39, and yearly exams after age 40.
How to observe for breast mass
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, move arm, if breast doesn't move with arm, may have mass
The nurse is examining the genitalia of a male child and notes that the urinary meatus
appears on the underside of the glans penis. The nurse would correctly document this
finding as which of the following?
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Hypospadias
Rationale: The normal position of the urinary meatus in the male is in the
center of the tip of the penis. Urinary openings above the area are noted as
epispadias and below this area is hypospadias, both of which usually
require surgical intervention. Paraphimosis is a condition in which the
foreskin of a circumscribed male tightens around the glans penis.
The nurse is interviewing a female client who reports absence of menstruation and
breast tenderness. The nurse would document these as which classification of signs of
pregnancy?
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